What was your first computer?

[jamese669]

just over £1300 included the system 3 monitorsspeakers  mouse keyboard and all the cables i need as well as an external audio interface

[lufihengr]

Upwards of 3000 euros all in I believe ~$4000

[Gachr]

I was too small to remember the first one, but the second one was about 700$ with a 400$ monitor

[KPZ211997]

770 ~ 800$ rig + 179$ for U2312HM

 

It rocks, nearly max setting even such unoptimized WD with mods can go ultra with FXAA for about 45 ~ 52 fps

[PixelPips]

Eh, I built a pile of overpriced shit. Cost like $2k back 5 years ago.

[Viking Kong]

0$, gifted to me.

E7600, with 9600GT

Played BFBC2 on a 1280x1024 monitor and shit my pants.

[Wesley219]

Mine was $1,600 including mouse and keyboard.

[TymmVonD]

8350/7970 with SSD, 8GB RAM was $900+/- for just the PC almost 2 years ago.

[loccilucas]

with peripherals about £1300 

[NoctHorn]

My first gaming PC, which I built 2 weeks ago, cost $930.

[razor767]

First gaming PC was around £800 including peripherals.

[Thogert]

$2500 for mine(in my sig.) I probably wouldn't do it again, not that it's not really nice, I just don't ever use it to its full potential.

[SatoshiNan]

$1000 rigs and around $500 of peripherals.

would be adding some SSD , HDD and CPU cooler soon.

[aidenrelkoff]

it was $601.64

 

BUT then i built the new case, and got some fans and stuffs, so its like $700

 

Link to pic: http://i1348.photobucket.com/albums/p734/aidenrelkoff/DSCN6285_zps8a5ac941.jpg

[minimoose]

In 1997 my HP pavilian was right at $2,998.99, with taxes, if I can remeber corectly it was somewere in the ball park of $3,400.

daym.

[AlwaysFSX]

In 1997 my HP pavilian was right at $2,998.99, with taxes, if I can remeber corectly it was somewere in the ball park of $3,400.

We had a Compaq that was $3,400 That thing was baller. It really was.

[ericlee30]

We had a Compaq that was $3,400 That thing was baller. It really was.

Oh I know bro, i loved that machine, when i retired it, I kept it for a long time after that, tell I lost it in one of my moves .

[AlwaysFSX]

Oh I know bro, i loved that machine, when i retired it, I kept it for a long time after that, tell I lost it in one of my moves .

Ours caught on fire because of lightning... :lol:

[ericlee30]

Ours caught on fire because of lightning... :lol:

LOL ouch, thats a good way to go out with a bang.

[AlwaysFSX]

LOL ouch, thats a good way to go out with a bang.

It was more hissing than anything I'm guessing a few caps blew up and that was the extent of the damage but I never found out.

[emachado99]

Around $1200

[Brightlight]

my first was 540€ it was good but now its shit

 

 

single core amd cpu with gt 450

[Swndlr]

some $500 prebuilt with components that were worth no more than $300. now i know at least to always build your own too bad i had to learn it the hard way

[acrain92]

i used the upgrade over time method (imo if done right can yield satisfying results) (i made it work by using amd's am2+ at first then am3 then am3+ the backwards compatibility allowed for using the old cpu while changing mobo and so on)

everything is in USD (no peripherals including monitors were included in price)

 

started with a $600 budget gaming build back in 2010

by the end i had spent $3400 and my main rig i would value at around $1600 finished it up in a few months ago when the cooler master HAF stacker 935 hit the shelves

 

but wait i spent $3400 to get a $1600 pc hows that satisfying you might ask?

well by the end of it all i had 2 pcs capable of 1080p at mid to high settings in even some of the latest games.

on top of that for my main i have yet to find a game i cant run at max at 1080p and have buttery smooth frame rates and a very playable 3x1080p eyefinity at mid to high details, oh and a workhorse when i need it

 

so now i have 2 extra pcs so i can keep the wife and kids off my main and when i want i can hold lan party's for friends and have systems ready to go if they don't feel like lugging theirs over or if we are trying to release the force choke grip of console ecosystems on our other friends we invite 

 

i say it was my first build even tho it includes three separate builds because every single part was recycled from my main rig to build the others even the cases this is why i didn't include peripherals even tho most of it was also recycled from the main rig they were all purchased recently mainly so i could have my eyfinity back

 

plus while not in use the other 2 do FoldingAtHome for me since i don't pay for electric and i cant stand my apartment manager\owner (my little way of getting back at her i guess lmao)(well that and the two BTC miners in the bedroom closet )

 

ps... i know its bad but take my word for it she is a horrible person even when it doesn't have to do with her job.

[TTurnerdudEE]

My first gaming pc cost $1600.00 (AUS) about $1498.55 (USD)