How Expensive Was Your PC?

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I aimed for a great comp (basically, all components have favorable reviews and are not the cheapest parts available) that would be ready for 64-bit Windows, but under $1,000. I spent slightly over $1,000. Partly that was because I decided to include a floppy (not necessary anymore these days) that was name-brand/good reviews, and because I selected a dvd that matched my case.

The "budget" keyboard and mouse were next to worthless, so I had to change plans on those parts and pay more than just a few bucks.

I am resisting the urge to upgrade (more ram, faster vid card, do a raid setup), since my goal is to just enjoy a fast, stable comp at a good price.

Got mine last year for about $2200 CAD after taxes. (OMG stuff are so expensive over here, and the tax is 15%!! This is what happens when you have lots of land but no one living in it, lol, 1/10th population of the USA)

Specs:
MOBO: DFI Lanparty NF4 UT Ultra-D
CPU: Athlon 64 3000+ Venice
RAM: OCZ PC4000 EL VX Gold 2x512MB
GPU: XFX GeForce 6800GT 256MB
HD: Seagate 160GB SATA
DVD: LG 16X Dual Layer DVD burner
PSU: EasyMedia 480W dual fan, blue LED
MONITOR: BenQ FP72G+S 8ms 17" LCD
CPU FAN: Thermaltake Venus 12
CASE: Thermaltake Tsunami Dream (silver w/ side window)
I/O: M$ wireless keyboard+mouse combo
SPEAKERS: Creative Inspire P5800 5.1 speaker system
Extras: 1x80mm fan

The speakers are pretty terrible, but oh well, I practically never listen to music on my computer (iPod). :grinthumb

Gameing System:
Processer: Intel Pentium 4 extreme edition 3.4 ghz $1010
CPU Cooler Thermaltake CL-P0030 $40
Motherboard:Intel 915G BTX formfactor $ 225
Video Card:ATI Radeon 800XT $320
RAM:4 GB corsair pc 3200 $660
Sound Card:Turtle Beach Montego $80
Hard Drive 1: Western Digital Raptor 150GB $300
Hard Drive 2:Western Digital Caviar RE 250GB $115
DVD-/+RW:NEC Dual Layer 16x $50
DVD-ROM: Hatachi 16x $35
Case:Thermaltake Kandalf VA9000SWA Silver in BTX config $230
TV tuner card:AVerMedia MTVPVR15P $65
Power SupplyC Power&Cooling Turbo-Cool 510 $230
OS:Windows XP Media Center Edition$150
Floppy Drive:SONY Black Internal Floppy Drive Model MPF920 $10

Total: $3520


Server
Processer: AMD Athlon 64 3200+ (socket 754 Claw Hammer core) $120
CPu Cooler: ARCTIC COOLING Silencer64UltraTC $18
Motherboard: MSI K8MM-V $69
Memory: 1GB Kingston PC 3200 $100
Video Card:MSI GeForce FX 5200 $50
Sound Card:Seal 32 bit 6 CH $30
DVD-rom:Teac 16x $40
Hard Drive1: Seagate Barracuda 500GB $380
Hard Drive 2:Seagate Barracuda 500GB $380
Tape Drive:SONY SDX-700V/R 260GB AIT-3 $1360
Rev Drive:Iomega 90GB $280
Case:Antec Solution 1650 Beige $75
Power Supply: PC Power & Cooling Silencer 470 $99
OS:Redhat Enterprise Linux $1115
Floppy Drive:Alps electric co. Beige Floppy Drive $10

Total: $4126

Mine's a frugal computer
MOBO: Gigabyte GA-K8NS-Ultra-939 S939
CPU: Athlon 64 3200+ S939
RAM: Kingston 256x2 Dual Channel
GPU: Gigabyte X600 Pro 128MB TVOut DVI PCIE16x
HD: Seagate 200GB 7200RPM 8MB, Seagate40GB 5400RPM
CD-ROM: Samsung 52x52x32 CD-RW
PSU: 400W P4 PSU
MONITOR: Hitachi 17" CM615 CRT

Total Price: $600AUD
It was a bit of a rip off of about $100 when I realised a computer shop down the road from where I usually buy my computer parts was cheaper >.<

My System:

Monitor: Sony SDM-S94 Flat Pannel- $600(already owned so $0 for this comp)
Speakers: Altec Lansing 2-Channel-$30
Mouse/Keyboard- Logitech Wireless EX110-$36.50
Case- Aspire X-Dreamer w/400watt PSU-$50
CPU- AMD Athlon 64 3200+ (venice core)-$161.40
HD-Maxtor Diamond Max 200GB 7200RPM-$88
RAM- 2x512mb Ultra PC3200 running DC- $55(already had a stick)
MOBO- Asrock 939Dual-SATA2- $80
Video Card-Sapphire X1300 pro PCIE 16x 256mb-$101
PSU- XG Vigor 450watt-$47
DVD/CD- NEC 16x DVD burner-$50(from another comp also)
Case fan-120mm Aspire-$7

Total(everything): $1360.90
Total(only new stuff):$649.90

All purchases from Zip zoom fly and New Egg (both had awesome shipping 2days!)

Hey, what a coincidence...Mine began life as a Compaq too (don't remember from where, got it for my 14th birthday, almost 7 years ago :grinthumb)

Was:
Compaq Presario 5150
K6-2 350
8gb Quantum Bigfoot (Bigslow)
Integrated ATI Rage LT 4 mb

Now: (Prices when I bought the components..I'd be sad if I compared to current prices)
Antec SX1200: $120
Antec Neo HE 500: $140
Gigabyte GA-K8N-SLI: $80
Athlon 64 X2 3800+: $350
2gb OCZ PC3200 2-3-2-5 ram: $240
Geforce 7800 GT: $400
Memorex 16x DVD DL burner: $130
Optorite 48x CD burner: $50
WD Raptor 740GD (74gb SATA): $150
Maxtor 6B300S0 (300gb SATA): $180
Linksys WMP54G: $50
Soundblaster Live: $40
Logitech Cordless Desktop: $130
KDS 19" CRT: $300
Klipsch Promedia v.2-400: $200?

Total: $2560

Although the grand total is far more than that since basically I've just upgraded the computer instead of building a new one time after time.

My last biuld;

Athlon 3200+ Venice $154
AsRock DualSATA2, $68
OCZ Gold VX 2x512 $148 (refurbished)
Radeon 9200 (had already) $60
FSP 450w PSU $49
Case and fans were free, old drives, keyboard, monitor...
-$479 +shipping

Time for some upgrades. PCI-E video comming soon.

Biuld before that;

Intel 540, $118 off Ebay.
Asus P5P800, $46 (refurbished)
OCZ Gold R2 2x256 $80
Rosewill radeon 9600 $39 (refurbished, with coupon)
Sky Hawk/Eagle Tech Alunimum case $18 (on sale) alot like a Lian-Li
old Cooler Master 350w PSU I had from another case, old drives, keyboard, monitor...
-$301 +shipping

need more upgrades...I swaped the 540 with my 530j and added a silver NEC DVD/RW for $40.

I feel cheap. :grinthumb

I bought a dell and modified it a lot sot here r the prices:

Original Dell - $470
-2.26 ghz
-512 mb
-40 gb hdd
-**** mobo
-**** power supply (185 watts)
-very sturdy but a bit too small case

-ASUS P4P800E Deluxe $140
-All-in-wonder 9800PRO $250
-512 stick $40 (boxing day sale)
-DVD-ROM $30
-New Case and PSU $80
-Fan controller $60
-Cyber Acoustics 2.1 68 watts speakers $60
-Logitech MX 510 $25
-Slim Keyboard $40
-Webcam $35

Thats $1200 Exactly... Remember i live in Canada so prices are higher

Antec P180 case $140
Antec Phantom 500 PSU $175
AMD 64 X2 4400 $490
2x1gb Mushkin Red Line PC4000 Ram $348
Asus A8N-SLI Premium $229
Asus EN7800GT TOP SILENT $449
SoundBlaster Audigy2 ZS Platinum $229
ATi TV Wonder Pro $79
300gb Maxtor SATA HDD $179
4x80gb WD HDDS RAID 0 $359
Sony DRU710A DL-DVD $99
Plextor PX-716SA/SW $139
Klipsch ProMedia DD-5.1 Preamp $167
Klipsch ProMedia 5.1 Speakers $399
Dell 2405FPW 24" Widescreen Monitor $800

$4281 Plus tax/Shipping

Upcoming changes;

Scrap the Asus mobo for a DFI
Scrap the Asus GPU for a BFG
Scrap the ATI TV Tuner for a FusionHDTV
Replace the 4x80gb WD for 4x150GB WD Raptors

Then I will just have to wait for Lexicon or Meridian to make a REAL sound card.

Adding up all my upgrades since I got my PC custom-built, I've spent around Dhs. 18000 thats around $5000, including my latest X1900XTX I ordered from Amazon :approve:
Of course, the fact that I have a job and I live with my parents helps...

Yeah I'm from Australia as well and i got most of my parts from eBay:

(All AU Prices)
Celeron 2.6Ghz CPU w/heatsink - $95
1GB Generic 400Mhz PC3200 DDR RAM - $100
MSI PX-8 Neo-V MOBO - $89
16x Dual Layer DVD Burner - $69
Black Floppy Drive - $12
200Gb Samsung IDE HD
GeForce FX 5500 256-bit 256Mb DDR Graphics Card - $85
Yellow Alienware look-alike case w/two fans and lights - $110 (Pic Attached)
Microsoft Black Leather Wireless Intellimouse - $65
Matching Microsoft Spill-Proof comfort curve keyboard - $40
Soloman 5.1 home theatre system - Bargain at $55
And My 17" acer monitor which i already had

All up that is AU$848 which is US$637

Attached is a pic of my case

i did buy a ready made system costing £1000 including monitor etc. i then added several new parts.

original spec is

AMD 64 3400+ 2.4 ghz socket 754
Nvidia Geforce FX5500
200GB Seagate Baracuda HDD
1024Mb Samsung PC3200 RAM
Windows XP Home

they are the main bit to it, i did come with wireless keyboard, mouse etc. it is a Hewlett Packard PC.

i have added a new PSU as the previous one was only 250Watt lol, i got an

Antec TrueBlue 430W PSU £50

i also added a new gfx card

HIS ATI Radeon X850XT PE 256mb costing £330

im currently building a new system keeping my PSU and GPU

im buying a

AMD 64 4000+ £230
2 x 512mb Dual Channel Crucial Ballistix Memory PC3200 £85
DFI Lanparty UT Nf3 Ultra mobo £65
Cheiftec Dragon Case - £50
WD Raptor HDD 74GB 10,000rpm - £120

thats it for now anything i havnt mentioned ive already got lol

Can't be asked to write out my system specs and what they cost but my main PC cost: £2,100.00 GBP which is to this day $3,698.26 USD. If you want to see my specs have a look at my profile :angel: .

My other specs for my other PC that I built myself cost £3,400.00 GBP which is $5,988.89 USD. Again, have a look at my profile .

Thermaltake Soprano : $80
OCZ Powerstream 520w: $120
Opteron 146: $225
2x256mb KHX BH5: $80
2x1gb g skill NT: $140
Thermaltake XP90c w/ delta: $60
watercooling: $150
singlestage phase change:$450
samsung 712n monitor:250
PCI-MX440: $40
DFI NF4 ultra-d: $130

Oh boy, I've never actually done this before, and I bet I'm gonna be shocked

(All Prices in $CAD - some current Prices, not what i neccessarily paid)

Athlon64 3200 - $189.00
Asus A8N-SLI - $142.00
2 Gb Corsair Twinx XMS (2x $160.00) = $320.00
200Gb WD CaviarSE 8Mb - $105.00
16x LG DVD-Burner - $49.00
Radeon X800GTO2 - $254.00
Enermax SLI 535W PS - $135.00
Coolermaster Cavalier - $119.00
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System Total - $1313

Logitech G5 - $73.00
Compact Keyboard (noname) - $20.00
Klispch Promedia 4.1 - $499.00
Dell 2405WFP - $899
NEC Multisync 1700+ - $199 (just a guess, I paid > $1k when I got it in '01)
XBox Controller - $39.00
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Peripherals Total - $1629

Total = $2942 CAD Roughly for my system, not as bad as I thought...

But if you notice, it's not complete, the mobo and PS indicate what is to come when the 7900 hits store shelves.

I just got a new system.

Generic Case and PSU: Free.
Athlon XP 2400: Free.
1.25GB DDR2700 Ram: Free.
120GB Maxtor Hard Drive: $30.
eVga 6600GT: $120.
Generic CD-RW: Free.
Sound Blaster Live! 24bit: $30.
External 8X Iomega Super DVD: Free.
Sony 17in Flatpanel Display: Free.
Floppy Drive: Free.
IBM Keyboard and Logitech Mouse: Free.

Ability to run Far Cry at 75FPS: Priceless.

Lol, thought that looked like a visa ad!

Total Cost: $180.

Runs Like a dream!

one of mines was $50 for asus mobo
some body i know was throwing away a p4, so i :hotbounce jumped on in.

1gb memory (i still have 3 512memory memory sticks)
250g hd
P4 HT
CD-RW: Free.
Dvd ROM
Sony 19 CRT Display okay you thinking it's a crt but igot it for free and it's 19
Floppy Drive

i ma post the spec of my main pc on the next post

This is my main rig, folding for 11413:

Asus P5P800 mobo, $94
530j cpu, $1859 (swaped with my 540 - runs 3.8ghz 24/7)
Freezer 7 HSF, $32
Antec TruePower 430w PSU, $100
2xpqiPOWER 512mb PC3200, $80
Cooler Master Cavalier Black Case, $65
x800gto, $150 (over 5100 on 3dmark05)
Viewsonic VA2012wb 20in widscreen, $400(AWESOME)
Samsung DVD-RW, $40 - better tham my NEC!
Samsung DVD-ROM, $25
Samsung Floppy, $9
Western Digital SE16 250gb SATA2 hard drive, $105
Logitech wireless keyboard and mouse, $25
Speakers(homemade/w HT receiver) $250(keyboard is great, mouse is just okay)
TV wonder, $85
120mm fan, $20(replaced the Cooler Master one for more CFM)

$1685 - sure I missed something... :giddy:
Soon to be replaced with a E6700 Conroe! Was going to put a x1900 on my Asrock, but it's kinda on the fritz and need to save for that $530 FX beater, mobo, and DDR2!

Say what you will about Intel. I own both, and this is my best rig. Beats my Venice at anything. It ismore stable, faster and quieter.

AMD Sempron 2800+ $83
ASUS K8N-E $94
ASUS V9520 $54
Seagate 120GB 8MB $32
NEC ND 3550 $43
Creative SB Live! $32
Antec 350W $51
Samsung 4.1GB free
Western Digital 1.3GB free
HP CD burner free
POST screen Priceless!

$389

.....and $349 for the 19" ViewSonic LCD with 3ms refresh rate