Yeah, wages are definitely not higher out here in Euroland, and not even in the UK where they tend to be higher than the continent. Not only that, we also tend to get taxed a lot more. Some Euro countries have as much as 40% on income tax for people on moderate salaries (and even higher for the wealthy).
If you save money in cheaper components, you can put a 660 ti OC or a 670, but it must have the cooling system of the pny i posted (due to the case). You can save a lot with the cpu, mobo and psu and ssd. I put the samsung ssd cuz is one of the best. Another thing is that i put the z77 platform for the latest i5/i7. A…
Oh I agree, you can build a powerful desktop pc for pretty cheap these days...but thats not the point. The desk top I build uses a ton of electricity, its powerful as hell and cost under $1000 to build...but the electric bill for us is high enough where the computer alone probably adds $50-150 extra per month (depending on…