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| Ginsu Victim:
--- Quote from: Jdurg on April 28, 2008, 11:59:50 pm ---Heh. Does "More than anticipated" count as an answer? :P ;D --- End quote --- No, because that goes without saying in damn near every single case. |
| Minwah:
I haven't added mine up but having come across a load of old receipts lately...more than I remember :o At a guess, somewhere around £1000, probably more. New arcade monitor and PC parts make up well over half of the cost (PC was 'overkill' in 2003 ;) ). Mind you, that is spread over 6 or 7 years, and I have ended up selling some of the stuff I've bought. It was these old receipts that made me realise I've had my trackball 6 years...and it's still not in a finished panel. I need to get on with it... |
| Ginsu Victim:
£1000? Ouch. Good thing that was spread out over time... |
| Minwah:
--- Quote from: GinsuVictim on April 29, 2008, 12:24:30 pm ---£1000? Ouch. Good thing that was spread out over time... --- End quote --- Yes indeed! Not sure where you are from, but stuff seems to be much more expensive in the UK than for example the US tho. We get ripped off for everything :( That said I bought some parts which I knew were expensive, such as a 'silent' PSU for £80...even still that would probably have cost more like $80 in the US. Most of the controllers and stuff I have got cheap on ebay. With the exception of the PC and monitor, the only other very expensive things I can think of are various spares from Happ...who once again rip off UK customers by adding on some kind of mystical 'duty' (even tho they have a UK division). That plus their now £100 minimum order fee means I will never order from them again. |
| CrazyKongFan:
I don't have a total written down or anything, but off the top of my head, $13 for the cabinet (gutted Robotron that was converted to Final Fight, at an auction) $200 or so for a motherboard, 21" monitor, 1 gig RAM, HD, other misc computer parts $20 for 2 used Wico joysticks $5 for a couple extra buttons, probably another $30 for misc, power strip, wire, connectors, etc. |
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