Under $1,000 Computer Upgrade

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cr00mz said:

jefforange89 said:

cr00mz said:

Mummelmann said:
I simply cannot fathom people who say they can buy a high end complete rig for 600$, here in Norway that barely gets you a decent GPU and RAM.

I bought a new computer just last year, 1 month ago. 8000 SEK and it got me a low-high end computer. 8000 SEK translated to USD is about 1150. USD 600 wouldnt last very long here in Sweden, for that price i would get an above average Home PC

Parts must be extremely expensive in Europe then. =

I just spent 10 minutes grabbing stuff on Newegg, and put a mid-tower with 4 GB DDR2, a tri-core Athlon II and a 5770 together for 537.93$.

Could probably shave off a few more dollars if I spent more time on it, too.

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Less the 75$ mail-in rebates.

i can't say for rest of Europe, but sweden has one of the highest VAT in all of Europe, a video game that would cost you USD 50 in america would here in sweden depending on store cost you between USD 70-90

yeah 25% in Sweden versus 19% in Germany.

Still here is what I payed for my PC half a year ago:

Cooler	Xigmatek Red Scorpion S1283	29€
CPU	Intel Core 2 Duo E8400	137€
RAM	Corsair DDR2-800 2x2GB	60€
GPU	Radeon HD4890 1GB	189€
Power	Be Quiet BQT E6-550W	79€
HDD	Samsung SpinPoint F1 1TB	73€
Mainboard	Gigabyte GA-EP45-DS4	140€
Drive	LG GH22LS30	30€
Shipping		13€

= 750€ ($1088)

I used my old case btw.