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Howdy... after my most recent upgrade, I thought it was about time to sit down and work out roughly how much my computer cost. As I suspected, I could now buy at least two decent computers for the money, but then I wouldn't have had the 3-4 years of usage I've had out of it... so I reckon I've done pretty well, all things considered.
My system currently stands at:
Duron 950MHz + sizeable heatsink
320Mb PC133 SDRAM (1 x 256, 1 x 64)
Wide midi tower Athlon ATX case (300W, 3x5¼, 3x3¼)
K7VMA mainboard (VIA VT8365, AC97 Audio Codec, 4PCI, 1AMR, 1AGP, 2USB)
floppy, 40Gb 7200rpm hard drive
Targa 15" monitor (800x600 @ 100Hz)
Microsoft IntelliMouse Optical, Busby speakers (2 sat + sub), Trust natural keyboard
16x Liteon CD-ROM, 8x4x24 LG CD ReWriter
Visioneer USB scanner, Canon BJC-4400, Waitec Caddy 22
Hauppage TV card, PCI modem, 100Mb external parallel Iomega Zip drive
Original specification:
6.4Gb 4200rpm HD
TX Pro II mainboard
64Mb PC66 SDRAM
15" Targa Monitor
Microsoft Basic Mouse
Ideal keyboard
QuickShot speakers
32x CD-ROM
3.5" floppy
AMD K6-233 processor
Iomega parallel port ZIP drive
= ~£700 October 1998
Upgrade history:
Creative SoundBlaster 16 PCI, £30* - went to 2nd box
Windows 98 Gold OEM, £65*
BioStar 4Mb PCI graphics card, £30* - went to 2nd box
SCSI card, £20 2nd-hand - currently spare
56K/V90 External Modem, £50 2nd-hand - given to parent
Philips 2x2x6 SCSI CD ReWriter, £100 - DECEASED
NE2000 Compatible Network Card (BNC/UTP), £8 second-hand - given to friend
Canon 4400 photo colour inkjet, £90*
300 x 600dpi Trust flatbed scanner, £40*
AMD K6-2 350MHz processor, £35 - went to 2nd box
Busby Sub-woofer speakers, £20 part-exchange
50x replacement CD-ROM, £40* - traded for better 48x - went to 2nd box
Trust natural keyboard, £8 part-exchange
Microsoft Office 2000 student license, £20 - (don't ask)
8x4x32 IDE LG CD ReWriter, £80
64Mb PC133 SDRAM, £20
Duron 950, fan, K7VMA mainboard, 256Mb PC133, ATX case, £200*
Logitech QuickCam Traveller webcam/era combi, £100 - sold to flatmate
54x CD-ROM, PCI modem, floppy, £47 (built 2nd sys) - CD currently spare
6.4Gb became spare, briefly
Got given a 15" monitor... thanks, Claire! - went to 2nd box
40Gb Maxtor DiamondMax UDMA 7200rpm harddrive, £83
Trust parallel flatbed scanner - to be sold with second box
Waitec Caddy 22 digital camera, £70
16x Liteon DVD-ROM, rapidly converted to RPC1, £56
Thus, I've just built and sold a second box... and the only original system components I have are my monitor, ZIP drive and floppy drive!
