Poll: What is a midrange price for a build?

[neiloggy]

realistically people like me cant afford 1000s on a rig

so ill ask again is 16275 a good score for 395 pound

i only just built this rig and have only been into pcs for about 6 month

core2duo e7400 2.8 ocd to 3.4

4 gb ocz gold edition

asus p5kpl-am

geforce 9800gtx+ palit

sonic gamers case

300gb hitachi

600w ocz power supply

dvd writer

all for 395 oh can ne 1 give me advice on what better motherboard to get for about 100 smackers
cheers fellas neiloggy.

 

[neiloggy]

realistically people like me cant afford 1000s on a rig

so ill ask again is 16275 a good score for 395 pound

i only just built this rig and have only been into pcs for about 6 month

core2duo e7400 2.8 ocd to 3.4

4 gb ocz gold edition

asus p5kpl-am

geforce 9800gtx+ palit

sonic gamers case

300gb hitachi

600w ocz power supply

dvd writer

all for 395 oh can ne 1 give me advice on what better motherboard to get for about 100 smackers
cheers fellas neiloggy.

 

[Tweaker_McCharles]

I agree with neiloggy.

realistically people like me cant afford 1000s on a rig

I guess it's a matter of definition (midrange is just a word, after all), but I'd say it's around $900. My current PC I built a month ago cost 1,100 (see specs below), but could be built for about 900 with current prices.

 

[scatrdfew]

I'd shoot for $1500 and try to get within $100 +/- depending on what I wanted the PC to do as a MID-RANGE performer.

 

[uncle fred]

Maybe it's just me, but tech prices have have fallen through the floor. Now would be the time to build the dream computer for what every one was spending on a mid range PC.

 

[auntemame59]

$850 complete with OS + LCD

 

[nipipapa]

I built one last nov for about 1200 with no monitor
q6600
8gb ram ddr2
2x 9800gtx GPU
650i SLI mobo
750W PSU
110$ case
windows vista 64bit

 

[xthekidx]

I'm compiling a quick survey of every "rate my build" and "this is my build" thread for the past year or two. I also wanted to put up a direct poll. This will be up for only a few weeks.

Why is this still a sticky? It should be taken down to make room for more useful threads. I don't think this is useful to anyone building a new system. Seeing as how the anniversary of this thread was last week, I think its time for the TH admins to do a little housecleaning...

 

[mrbunny]

I built a alright system for 500$ that can run fallout 3, crysis, WIC, and other high end games.

 

[r_manic]

I built a alright system for 500$ that can run fallout 3, crysis, WIC, and other high end games.

Specs? And if possible, prices at purchase?

 

[sswiss3000]

Hi Guys,

I am not sure where you are taking your numbers from, I just got done building a pretty descent system and I ended up spending $679. The Following are the Specs:

CPU: * AMD 7750 X2 AM2+
Case: Thermaltake V9 Black Edition
PSU: Kingwin Mach 1 700Watt
Graphics: ATI 4670 Turbo HIS
MOBO: Gigabyte MA790FX-UD5P (AM3 compatible)
Memory: OCZ Reaper PC9200 (2x2GB) DDR2 1150

*Phenom II X4 940 would add another $172 to total ($851)

I would say this is easily an average system if not more

 

[thingieing]

CPU $300
RAM $150
GPU $300
PSU $150
MB $200
HDD $200
Case $100
Cooling $150
Optical Drive x 2 $60

total with tax probably over $1700

 

[r_manic]

Hi Guys,

I am not sure where you are taking your numbers from, I just got done building a pretty descent system and I ended up spending $679. The Following are the Specs:

CPU: * AMD 7750 X2 AM2+
Case: Thermaltake V9 Black Edition
PSU: Kingwin Mach 1 700Watt
Graphics: ATI 4670 Turbo HIS
MOBO: Gigabyte MA790FX-UD5P (AM3 compatible)
Memory: OCZ Reaper PC9200 (2x2GB) DDR2 1150

*Phenom II X4 940 would add another $172 to total ($851)

I would say this is easily an average system if not more

Good point... the last system I had built was a bit over $500 (sorry came from a retailer so I can't list component prices). Has an Intel E6750, NVIDIA 9600 GT, 2GB DDR RAM. Will add the other specs when I remember 'em. Yes, this isn't the ultimate rig by any standard, but I still get to play games decently.

 

[justinblue]

This topic has been desticky in top of the forum by Justinblue

 

[CHRISTLUBAS]

Cant Speak Price Drops Affect it and New Releases(phenom II)

 

[drescherjm]

In November I paid around $400 for my Intel Q9550 + P5Q PRO + 6GB of Quality DDR2 (Corsair XMS2) + an Antec 650W 80 power supply. I then added a $30 nVidia 8400GS card and also a few accessories that totaled less than $200 for a $600 upgrade. I kept the case I already had and downgraded the dual processor dual core to a 10+ year old $500 18 bay case I had bought back when I had 10 SCSI hard drives in my system. I am also still using the 22" CRT monitor (Viewsonic P815) that I bought over a decade ago for $350 refirb.
Anyways I would say this is at least a midrange to high end system for software development. Although I may spend another $200 for a 300GB velociraptor bringing the total to $800

 

[nashlofer]

I guess mid range PC's should be less than 1K, special branded ones are way too expensive than customize ones. So try to maximize that by doing your own research.
Anyway, by midrange PC means that you don't engage on too much high demanding PC games and graphic softwares, so 1 grand is more than enough.

 

[chmcke01]

I just did what I consider to be a good build for less than $700. I know its not great, but I would say it was at least midrange:

Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 - $60
Fans: 4 pack Cooler Master fans - $15
PSU: OCZ 550W 80 Plus modular - $40 (after MIR and being on sale)
Mobo: ASRock Extreme4 B3 - $170 (after shipping and everything, I bought it before Newegg got it back)
CPU: i5 2500k - $200 (Newegg did a partial price-match)
RAM: 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1600 G.Skill - $75 (on sale on Newegg)
GPU: Sapphire Vapor-X Radeon 5770 - $70 (after MIR and instant $40 off for signing up for Amazon.com credit card)
HDD - Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB - $55 (after instant $10 off)
DVD drive - ASUS DVD combo drive - $20

I think thats it. Total comes to $705. But, I signed up for a Newegg Preferred account at checkout which gave me an additional $15 off my Newegg total.

So, actual total cost of build:

$690

I would say my build qualifies at mid-range. So, I would say mid-range is about $700.