What PC can you buy for the price of your first PC?

[ET3D]

When I moved from the Amiga to the PC in late '94 I spent quite a few on that PC. Just the 16MB of RAM cost me the equivalent of $700. So I took a look at one of the local PC chains for a pre-made PC with about the same price.

Not adjusted for inflation I could buy today: Core i7 3770K, 16GB RAM, GeForce 660 Ti, 120GB SSD + 2TB HDD, IPS 1080p monitor, decent gaming keyboard and mouse.

[LEFT]Adjusted for inflation:[FONT=arial][FONT=arial]Core i7 3930K, 16GB RAM, GeForce 680, 120GB SSD + 2TB HDD, two IPS monitors, decent gaming[/FONT][/FONT] keyboard and mouse.[/LEFT]

Of course if I chose the components myself I'd choose differently, but then, I'd never spend that kind of money on a PC these days.

 

[hood6558]

Don't forget $500 CD burners (2x speed), now 52x are $20 and they also burn DVDs. We've come a long way in 20 years - I'm sure that people looking back to 2013 from 2033 will laugh at how slow our PCs were. If they still make PCs after the World Financial Wars of 2014, 2018, & 2020.

 

[LinkedKube]

My first pc was a Gateway(keep the peanut gallery quiet.) Its was around $1700 back in 99'

 

[hellokitty[hk]]

Mine cost about $600 four/five/six years ago.