How much have you spent on building your whole computer

[MadMaxData]

I try to avoid tallying up the cash I've dumped into the rig in my specs. If I started out with the RAM, there's at least $400.00 right there. I got those OCZ platinum modules when they first hit the market. They were a hundred bucks a pop. This is where I like to stop, because I don't really want to go further....LOL

Software is even worse than the hardware. I don't even want to go there.

 

[Joshatdot]

on a whole on this system .. $800 to mebby $900

 

[Jonathan_King]

I believe I payed $650 for my original rig. Since then, I have added $40 in RAM, $160 in hard drives, $20 for a wireless card, $20 for a video card, and about $50 in other expenses (cables, a RAID card, a webcam etc).

I've gotten a lot of my hardware for free. I use old 17" CRT monitors, kindly "donated" to me by friends and picked up by the side of the road. Someone gave me a SATA CD burner, and I have numerous IDE hard drives laying around.

 

[pparks1]

Software is even worse than the hardware. I don't even want to go there.

Yeah, I have become quite happy in the days here of open source and freeware software. I am 100% legit on my computers and the only thing that I use that is paid for licensing is Windows and Acronis True Image. And I've started using Macrium Reflect Free and EaseUsToDo (which are both free alternatives to Acronis) lately, so I probably won't have a need to upgrade or pay more for Acronis in the future.

 

[Techguystu]

amazing how the prices have gone down considering the quality of the technology

 

[Casca]

I have spent exactly more than my wife thinks is reasonable.

 

[thefabe]

With mine around $1450.00 with about $400.00 of it being just the video card and the SATA BDRW. Now this is for everything listed in my specs except the over priced Bose headphones which I got as a present. Fabe

 

[Scotteq]

I had some of the parts on hand, and moved my monitors from the older rig to the new... Into this one around US $2500, or thereabouts. I try not to dwell on it, to be terribly honest.


Intel Core i7 960 - Currently at 3.8GHz
EVGA E758 X-58
6GB OCZ DDR3 1600
Powercolor AX5870 (ATI 5870 w/improved cooling)
HT Omega Claro+
Microsoft Natural keyboard 4000
Microsoft Sidewinder
Corsair CMPSU-850HX
Lian Li PC-K60WB
Thermalright Venemous-X
Hard Drives: (1) 128GB Kingston SNVP325-S2 SSD for OS/Games (2) 500GB Seagate 7200.11 - Storage

 

[Techguystu]

how do u get so much money to build the computers

 

[Jonathan_King]

how do u get so much money to build the computers

Hard, diligent work.

It's also a matter of priorities. A high performance machine is worth more to some people than others.

 

[pparks1]

how do u get so much money to build the computers

Well for me, I have a full time job and have been working professionally for 13 years. It takes me some time to save up my pennies after mortgages, car payments, insurance, groceries, gas, daycare, etc. And my wife works full time as well...so that helps cover the bills.

 

[smarteyeball]

holy crapola, I can't belive it
$10,578

Which is why it's not wise to add up the totals. It hurts a lot less when kept as piecemeal amounts

how do u get so much money to build the computers

It's also a matter of priorities. A high performance machine is worth more to some people than others.

Very true.

Going without certain things and not having any kids also helps. Having an understanding and tolerant girlfriend is also beneficial.

 

[ThePizzaMan]

hm.... about $1,500 a couple years ago

 

[blackroseMD1]

For the system in my specs...it cost me $685 to build it originally, but I have upgraded the mobo, CPU and graphics card since then. My guess would be around $1300...with more money going into it this week.

 

[Prisoner]

$45 USD for my entire system. That $55 going to a gigabyte of RAM. The rest was free.

Currently working on a system that might run me about ~$2000 USD if I ever get the rest of the money I need. :|