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Antec Silver Mid Tower Case P-160WF $119
Antec 480 Watt NeoPower $121
Asus A8V $133
AMD FX53 $849
BFG 6800 Ultra OC Water Block $588
Corsair XMS PC3200XLPRO 512x2 $314
Adaptec PCI 29320A-R SCSI Controller $195
Seagate 73GB 15k Cheetah SCSI ST373453LW $535
SB Audigy2 ZS $86
Pioneer DVR-108 $88
Teac 1.44 (the floppy lives) $10
Koolance Exos-AL $200
Koolance CPU-300-H06 Water Block $49
Microsoft Natural Keyboard $22
Logitec Blue MX510 Mouse $43
Shipping = $50
Grand total ~ $3402

Already have a monitor and use headphones.
 
A64 2800+- $130
Thermalright XP-120- $50
DFI LANPARTY UT- $109
2x512MB - $110
1x1024MB- $155
WD SE 100GB/8MB- $10
WD SE 120GB/2MB- $40
SB Live 5.1- $15
Leadtek Win2000XP- $4
ATI Radeon 9800 Pro- $180
Pioneer 16x DVD-ROM- $25
Plexar DVDRW- $65
Floppy- $2
Thermaltake Tsunami Dream- $129
Thermaltake 420w Silent Purepower- $10
Altec Speakers- $20
Logitech Wireless Keyboard/Mouse- $35
19" KDS CRT Flat Screen- $105

Total: $1196

Keep in mind that I'm a poor college student who is on a budget and such and basically bought these one at a time and shopped around A LOT.

Over paid on the 2800+ only because it came as a combo with a generic white case and a 500W generic PSU. Trying to sell the PSU, so that will subract from the grand total. But still, I think I have an awesome gaming rig for the price I paid. And I plan to OC my 2800+ when my DFI comes in.
 
i got 2 rigs side by side,

Duron 1800 @ 2GHz = $45
512MB PC2700 = $50
ASUS A7V8X-X = $45
Powmax w/ 400w PSU = $30
9200 = $35
Maxtor 160GB = $75
WD 80GB = $50
8X DVDRW = $40
fans + lights = $20
yamaha 2.1's = $20
samsung 19" = $80
cable router = $free
KB+Mouse = $30

Rig1 Total = $520

Palomino 1900+ = $30
512MB PC2700 = $50
Shuttle AK31A = $25
350W PSU = $free
9200 VIVO = $70
WD 120GB = $65
Maxtor 80GB = $40
4x CDRW = $free
Case + cables + fans = $30
viewsonic 19" = $free (birthday present)
KB + Mouse = $10
NIC = $free

Rig2 Total = $320

I got a wacom tablet, scanner, kvm and printer that cost $100 altogether

Total = $940 and most of this was bought on FS/FT forums.
 
Lol, yeah, check out the 6800s and the X800s price. There's no way I could afford one of those. Too bad there isn't a midrange between the 9800s/fx5900s and the 6800s/x800s that are AGP and NOT PCI-E.
 
Dell Dimension 8400 total price shipped = $1048

Pentium 4 3.2 Ghz
1 Gb 533 mhz DDR2
160 Gb SATA 7200 HD
16X DVD+/- RW dual layer
Radeon X800SE 128 mb
onboard 5.1 sound
onboard ethernet
keyboard
mouse
modem
19-inch LCD Flat Panel dislplay 16 mx refresh 500:1
 
Originally posted by: stickybytes
video cards are way too overpriced. seems like the cost of the video card accounts for 1/3 of the cost of the entire pc.
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Videocards sort of are a PC all in one card. Processor (newer GPU's have more than twice the number of transistors than a P4 does), with integrated cache and memory controller, a high speed memory bus, very fast RAM, and a high speed RAMDAC.
 
Enermax Case - 100
Samsung 955df Monitor - 200
DFI Lan Party UT NF3 Mobo - 135
AMD64 3000+ cpu - 170
1 gig Patriot 3200 (2-3-2-5) - 160
4 HDDs - ~350
2 SATA adapters - 40
SBLive 5.1 - 30
2 Aardvark DP 2496 soundcards - 800
MSI 9800pro - 200
Logitech Elite KB - 20
Intellimouse Exp - 30
NEC DVD-RW - 70
Plextor CDRW - 100
Floppy Drive - 10
Zalman AlCu7000 - 30

Total - $2445

Holy crap! Didn't know it was that much!
 
I typically spend 200-250 on CPU, 130 on mainboard, 230 on RAM, 40 on harddrive. Case and power supply gets reused, lets say 120 for both. Video cards 180.

That makes about $1000.
 
i built my rig in september but i already had the software, monitor, keyboard/mouse and an ati 9600xt. here goes.....
Thermaltake tsunami case w/window $110
thermaltake 480w butterfly psu $89
amd athlon64 3400 $280
corsair value select 2.5 2x512 $148
asus k8n-deluxe mobo $124
maxtor 200gig sata drive $121
nec 8x dvd burner $68

for a total of $940 pretty good gaming rig but then i bought......
ultra 500w x connect psu $100 (to replace Tt that burnt out a month after build, just received replacement Tt, will use as spare)
and bought the ati x800pro at compusa for $399, when i could not find a 6800gt (i was not leaving empty handed)

the total has now jumped to....... $1,439 not including tax (on some items) or shipping

yet....... i do plan on getting the nec 16x burner and a multi-reader/floppy to complete my rig...... another $100.
 
$419.00 - BenQ FP931 19" LCD (just got it today 🙂)
$137.00 - ASUS K8V motherboard
$236.00 - AMD Athlon 64 3000+ 2.0 GHz
$232.00 - PC3500 Kingston HyperX
$60.99 - LeadTek TV Tuner
$62.00 - Santa Cruz
$129.00 - Chieftec case
$95.00 - LiteOn 32x12x40
$40.00 - DVD-ROM
$300.00 - DVD +/-/R/W
$310.00 - 15k Seagate w/ controller card
$310.00 - 9700 Pro
$160??? - Klipsch Speakers

Total:
2,490.99

All prices were at time of purchase up to 3 years ago.
 
^^mine looks pretty similar...

Tsunami /w 480w psu - 180
Newcastle 3400 - 280
DFI LP - 130
Corsair XMS 1g- 220
WD 120gb - 100
NEC 3500 - 80
Radeon 9800 pro - 200
Logitech Elite and mx510 - 80


$$1270... not bad... I am seriously considering dropping another 400-500 on a 6800...
 
My oddball media server,


(All prices are Canadian)


AMD Sempron 2800+ @ $180

MSI K7N2 Delta-ILSR @ $110

LG 16X DVD-ROM @ $40

LG 16X DVD+/-RW Burner @ $130

3X 512MB DDR400 Hynix chips @ $408 ($136 each)

4X WD2000 7200RPM HDD @ $692 ($173 each)

2X WD2000 SATA HDD @ $394 ($197 each)

1000MB/S PCI controller card. @ $50

Soundblaster Audigy2 ZS Platinum @ $200

MSI GeForce 5900 XT @ $323

3.5" Floppy Drive @ $15

Thermaltake Silent Boost @ $40

Lian Li PC-V1000 @ $250

Thermaltake 560W Silent PS @ $160



Total cost: $3201.44 CAN

With Employee discount: $2721.23 CAN

(7% Taxes included, Shipping included)


 
Originally posted by: blodhi74
Originally posted by: AnotherGuy
My sig rig which is still on its way... cost me 750 without the vidcard and no monitor.
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wanna trade 🙂 .... are you planning to update the vid card ( if you are a gamer ) ????
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🙂 not relle... intend to keep this card for a while... n then when prices go down look for a 6800gt or a 6600gt AGP hopefully... not getting another last generation card.
 
Lets See..

$289 - AMD Athlon 64 3400+
$388 - eVGA GeForce 6800GT 256MB
$135 - ASUS NForce 3 250GB Motherboard
$95 - Samsung 160GB SATA HD
$156 - 1 Gig Corsair Value Ram 2 x 512MB
$38 - Samsung CD Burner and DVD Drive
$80 - Enermax 420W SilentPower
$72 - Logitech MX Duo
$135 - Cooler Master WaveMaster TAC
$100 - Creative Audigy 2 ZS
$52 - Zalman 5.1 Headphones
$609 - Dell 2001FP 20.1 LCD


About one month ago
 
£1700.....probably the same figures for u but with a $ sign in front

but converted 1700 GBP = 3,133.50 USD

Antec P160 £90
AMD 64 3200 OEM £142
ASUS K8N-E Deluxe $90
LEADTEK 6800GT £305
IIYAMA Prolite E431s £298
Logitech Z-3 2.1's £70
Avermedia DVBT £70
Enermax Noisetaker 475watt
Samsung Spinpoint sata drives 80gb and 120gb £60 and £80

few other things ie keyboard mouse, TV antenna

rough prices
 
Sony FD Trinitron 21' Monitor $2300
PC Power and Cooling 500 True Watt PS $200
WD 80 GB Python $145
2 WD 120 HD (primier series) $400
Inwin Tower $100
Athlon fx-55 $850
1 Gig OCZ Platinum Memory $280
NEC Duel Level DvD $80
Custom Mods to case and airbrushed paint job $700
Logitech MX 1000 Laser Cordless Mouse $100
Plantronics DSP500 Headphones $40
fUnc 1050 mouse Pad (black) $20
Plextor CDRW (think was $80)

Still waiting on Nvidia 6800 GT PCIe cards (2) for SLI and a Nforce4 Motherboard.

I am assuming the cards will be $400 a piece and the MB 200. Give or take a few bucks.

I should be set for a while after that.

 
Well I'll take a stab at this....

$100 - Antec PlusView1000AMG
$40 - Thermaltake Purepower 420W
$120 - Abit AN7
$100 - AMD XP 2600+ Mobile
$240 - Corsair PC2700 512MBx2
$350 - X800 Pro
$245 - ViewSonic P95F+
$200 - Audigy ZS Plantium Pro
$70 - NEC 3500A 16X DL DVD
$80 - Seagate SATA 80GB
$105 - Seagate ATA 120GB
$137 - Logitech Cordless Desktop MX
$350 - Kllipsch Promedia 5.1 Ultra
$53 - Dangerden TDX waterblock
$50 - Dangerden Maze4GPU waterblock

Total without shipping $2240

 
My current system is a hair over 2k. I will be updating soon... but my new case alone will be worth over 1k. Tee hee.... Still trying to stomach that one. Who needs crack... I'm addicted to upgrading my PC!
 
heh, second-hand for $500 AUD (peanuts in yank dosh i suspect 🙂 ):

xp2000+ (running at 2600+ on stock hsf)
256MB RAM
ASUS A7V8X
CD-RW
Nice black aluminium case
380w PSU (dodge tho)
IBM E74 17' CRT
GF4 MX440
20GB Seagate 5400rpm drive

but since then i've dropped in 512MB RAM, 9800 pro, DVD, 160GB WD and 2 case fans, which all up would have cost me ~$800 AUD 🙂
 
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