What is the most expensive single component in your setup now and ever?

I am talking about the price you paid and not the current market value. For me it's my monitor which cost around $320.

The most money I have burned on a single computer component is $480 on a factory OC'ed 8800GTS 640MB back in 2007. I guess technically my GPU is still the most expensive component of my current PC because the GTS 250 was merely a replacement for a dead 8800GTS and not meant to be an upgrade.

So what is the most expensive component in your setup right now? And what is the most money you ever spent on something?

Monitor, $700 and I dont regret 1 cent of it, its brilliant.

GTX 480's. 550 bucks a pop each. Quite the investment, but I'm hoping to get quite the run out of them :)

My monitor. Which was £150 (LG L225WS)

Most expensive internal component is the graphics card, which was £130ish (GeForce 9800GTX+)

My graphics card, which set me back $279.00 AU

GTX 580 ...... 500$ and getting another one soon .

Monitor, Dell U2711 @ ~$1100 US

1) GPU = GTX560Ti = 250$

2) Monitor = VH222H = I got this for 180$

3) Headset = Megalodon = 150$

4) KB = Blackwidow = 130$

The rest are below 100$.

In my current system, the most expensive bit is the processor...about £200 odd for that.

My most expensive component EVER was an 8800GTX rolling in at some £400 about 5 years ago. Great piece of kit, but these days I think I'll skip the top level GPU and stick to the level just below.

I think it's a draw between an Intel i7 950 and Evga 8800gts 320mb Superclocked, both cost me arround 210GBP

My monitor at $590. I lucked out with a refurbished NEC LCD2490WuXi. Its normally $1,000+ retail.

1) GPU = GTX560Ti = 250$

2) Monitor = VH222H = I got this for 180$

3) Headset = Megalodon = 150$

4) KB = Blackwidow = 130$

The rest are below 100$.

trastamad03

years ago was my 8800 GTX ultra on release day, $550.

I am talking about the price you paid and not the current market value. For me it's my monitor which cost around $320.

The most money I have burned on a single computer component is $480 on a factory OC'ed 8800GTS 640MB back in 2007. I guess technically my GPU is still the most expensive component of my current PC because the GTS 250 was merely a replacement for a dead 8800GTS and not meant to be an upgrade.

So what is the most expensive component in your setup right now? And what is the most money you ever spent on something?

Gambler_3

$750 on a 17" NEC CRT about 15 years ago.

My graphics card (s). Well worth it.

My 15" 1024*768 LCD monitor/TV bought in 2003 for $400.

My HD 5850 PSC+ for about $320 dollars (CAD) whcih I got about 1 year ago. First high end component i ever bought, everything else is sub $200

My cpu cost me around 225

GPU was around 165 a piece

Monitor, $700 and I dont regret 1 cent of it, its brilliant.

GTR12

Linkage. I'm just curious. I got a dead pixel a couple of weeks ago, but it's at the upper-right hand corner of the screen where I barely notice it. I'm just preparing for the worse. Perhaps, it'll be time for a new monitor soon. :)

On topic: GTX 580. $460, no tax, and free shipping. Worth every penny.

I guess that would be my video card... $190. It would have been my monitor @ $240 but I paid a lot less for it :P

The all time highest I paid for a component would be my Athlon 64 X2 which was $400

If you count both of my 470sthen about $360, other then that around $260 for my I7.

GPU Sapphire AMD HD6970 430$, unfortunatelly where I live everything is just so expensive. :(

My gpu. It was a little over $300.

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Monitor, $700 and I dont regret 1 cent of it, its brilliant.

Elann2008

Linkage. I'm just curious. I got a dead pixel a couple of weeks ago, but it's at the upper-right hand corner of the screen where I barely notice it. I'm just preparing for the worse. Perhaps, it'll be time for a new monitor soon. :)

On topic: GTX 580. $460, no tax, and free shipping. Worth every penny.

I got a link for you, but you should note, the monitor is 5yrs old, so its not in production and I dunno why I said $700, I think I was tired cos its $1500 when it released, and after bargaining got it for $1200 AUD.

http://www.atomicmpc.com.au/Review/69281,benq-fp241w.aspx

600 for the 8800GTX. Meh won't be doing that again, upgrading from the mid-range section twice would be alot cheaper and yield better performance.

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1) GPU = GTX560Ti = 250$

2) Monitor = VH222H = I got this for 180$

3) Headset = Megalodon = 150$

4) KB = Blackwidow = 130$

The rest are below 100$.

robertoenrique

Not counting monitor/projector. Hmmm...that might be a Quadro4 750 XGL from back in the day (2002 if I 'member correctly). Ill see if I can find the box but Im pretty sure it was right around $1150. great rendering card.