*for console gamers only - What do you think is the cost of a decent gaming PC

My PC is worth about £1,000, but I actually spent £800 for parts since I recycled the parts from my previous PC.

PC hardware is clearly expensive in the first place, but when you recycle parts towards an upgrade and the fact that PC games are cheaper (Steam sale *cough*) - it doesn't really hurt your wallet as much as console gaming with insanely priced games.

100,000,000.

Exactly. It's a well known fact that every console gamer buys all their games at full price and PC gamers buy every game at 5 or less. All you have to do is buy approximately 200 or so games on Steam sales and then compare that to full priced console games and it's really eye opening to how much money you save by switching to PC gaming.

and here I thought this thread might actually be half decent for a change. More fool me I guess

but the vote results seem to be about accurate, $1200 is where I'd say you start seeing proper benefits of PC gaming over a console. It does indeed cost a fair bit more but hey, that's PC gaming

The rig I run cost me well over $4000 at this point

Your impression is wrong. you can do it with a $700 budget.

i built my pc early 2011..and it would play every game out..it cost me 700$..I didnt have to buy a case as i had one. i went in 1/2 on w7 with a friend.

chose $1200 because you'll need a keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers maybe, power supply and fan maybe

I'd say to get a mid range PC you're talking about £800 or so. The problem is not the initial cost, rather how much the next round of upgrades will cost to keep the system relevent.

$600 - Mid

$800 - High/mid

$1000 to 1200 - High end

+1200 - Enthusiasts (mostly non-gamers)

Assuming you have all the accessories + monitor and desk. About.. 600 for a pretty good PC W/o an SSD.

Ive built a gaming PC in the past for my brother. It was $950

I continually price one for myself and it always ends up being around $1200

Of course Im using parts that will give it a 4-5 year lifespan before anything needs to be upgraded.