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That was the point as was specifically stated in you read the whole thread:
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BTW, definition was from the National Institute of Standards and Testing
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I just built a system which i would consider midrange from the Price point of view..But the components arent what i would say Cheap either. |
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After oberving this thread for a while, I know that the limit for midrange is different from person to person, but I can see that the most mentioned value is around $1000-$2000.
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You can built a pretty decent mid end machine for around 1000-1200 $. Especially if you don't mind you're case too much, I think that's one area that you can save money. As long as you have enough space and at least 2 x 120mm fans, you're pretty much in business. --------------- Gigabytes 35C-DS3R | C2D 6850 | Antec 900 | 4 X 2 Gig of DDR2 1000 G. SKill Sapphire 4870| Corsair 620 Thermalright Ultima 90 + panaflo |
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Around $1000 seems reasonable, $500 + for a budget. Glad to see that Tom's is taking members comments into consideration. |
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yeah, but what about real work, not just games? |
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I have to say, I'm starting to think my $1250 was a little off the mark. My new build (as in last 2 weeks) cost just under $1000 with shipping, and could have cost much less (I went with a better case and PSU than I needed). I'm still in the overclocking stability testing, but it looks like 3ghz cpu and 1066 ram is nice and stable.
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Does this price include monitor, and other items of just the box?
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A side note: Since I'm monitoring this thread anyways, here's also a good place to propose ideas for future System Build, or System Builder Marathon articles.
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to : Ombudsman
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1100 with monitor and decent speakers. If you pay more than that you are not getting much for the extra $$$ spent! It might benchmark higher on tests, but in reality when you are using "real" world programs/games, you wouldnt know the difference.
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a thousand dollars got a big vote....
Message edited by bgd73 on 04-28-2008 at 04:26:37 AM |
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US prices so cheap compared to UK...
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i think its 2000$. |
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