Desktop Calculator Cost Estimator
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font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Geneva, Verdana, sans-serif;
background-color: #f8f9fa;
color: #333;
line-height: 1.6;
margin: 0;
padding: 20px;
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max-width: 800px;
margin: 30px auto;
background-color: #fff;
padding: 30px;
border-radius: 8px;
box-shadow: 0 4px 15px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
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padding: 25px;
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width: 100%;
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color: white;
padding: 20px;
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border-radius: 6px;
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font-weight: bold;
box-shadow: 0 2px 10px rgba(40, 167, 69, 0.3);
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flex-direction: column;
align-items: stretch;
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margin-bottom: 10px;
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Desktop Calculator Cost Estimator
Estimated Total Desktop Cost
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Understanding Your Desktop Build Costs
Building a custom desktop computer involves selecting individual components, each contributing to the overall performance and price of your system. This calculator helps you estimate the total cost of your build by summing up the individual expenses of essential parts. Understanding these costs allows for better budgeting and informed purchasing decisions.
Key Components and Their Impact:
- Processor (CPU): The "brain" of your computer. Costs vary significantly based on core count, clock speed, and integrated graphics. High-end CPUs for gaming or professional workloads can be a major expense.
- Motherboard: Connects all components. Compatibility with your CPU and RAM, along with features like Wi-Fi, audio quality, and the number of expansion slots, influence its price.
- RAM (Memory): Crucial for multitasking and application performance. Factors like capacity (GB), speed (MHz), and latency affect cost and performance.
- Storage: Where your operating system, applications, and files are stored. Options range from faster but more expensive NVMe SSDs to larger, more budget-friendly SATA SSDs and HDDs.
- Graphics Card (GPU): Essential for gaming, video editing, and graphically intensive tasks. This is often the most expensive component in a gaming PC.
- Power Supply Unit (PSU): Provides power to all components. It's important to choose a PSU with sufficient wattage and a good efficiency rating (e.g., 80+ Bronze, Gold) for stability and reliability.
- Case: Houses all your components. Aesthetics, airflow, size, and build quality contribute to its price.
- Operating System (OS): Typically Windows or Linux. A license for Windows is an additional cost for most builders.
- Peripherals: These include your monitor, keyboard, mouse, speakers, and webcam. While not part of the core PC build, they are necessary for usability and should be factored into your total budget.
How the Calculator Works:
The Desktop Calculator Cost Estimator simply adds the costs you enter for each component. The formula is straightforward:
Total Cost = Processor Cost + Motherboard Cost + RAM Cost + Storage Cost + GPU Cost + PSU Cost + Case Cost + OS Cost + Peripherals Cost
By inputting realistic prices for each part, you can get a comprehensive estimate of how much your custom-built desktop will cost. This tool is ideal for anyone planning a new PC build, whether for gaming, work, or general use.
Example Scenario:
Let's say you're building a mid-range gaming PC:
- Processor: $250
- Motherboard: $150
- RAM (16GB): $70
- Storage (1TB NVMe SSD): $100
- Graphics Card (Mid-range): $350
- Power Supply (650W Gold): $80
- Case: $70
- Operating System: $120
- Peripherals (Monitor, Keyboard, Mouse): $200
Using the calculator with these inputs would yield a total estimated cost of: $1,390.00.
function calculateDesktopCost() {
var processorCost = parseFloat(document.getElementById("processorCost").value);
var motherboardCost = parseFloat(document.getElementById("motherboardCost").value);
var ramCost = parseFloat(document.getElementById("ramCost").value);
var storageCost = parseFloat(document.getElementById("storageCost").value);
var gpuCost = parseFloat(document.getElementById("gpuCost").value);
var psuCost = parseFloat(document.getElementById("psuCost").value);
var caseCost = parseFloat(document.getElementById("caseCost").value);
var osCost = parseFloat(document.getElementById("osCost").value);
var peripheralsCost = parseFloat(document.getElementById("peripheralsCost").value);
var totalCost = 0;
if (!isNaN(processorCost) && processorCost >= 0) {
totalCost += processorCost;
}
if (!isNaN(motherboardCost) && motherboardCost >= 0) {
totalCost += motherboardCost;
}
if (!isNaN(ramCost) && ramCost >= 0) {
totalCost += ramCost;
}
if (!isNaN(storageCost) && storageCost >= 0) {
totalCost += storageCost;
}
if (!isNaN(gpuCost) && gpuCost >= 0) {
totalCost += gpuCost;
}
if (!isNaN(psuCost) && psuCost >= 0) {
totalCost += psuCost;
}
if (!isNaN(caseCost) && caseCost >= 0) {
totalCost += caseCost;
}
if (!isNaN(osCost) && osCost >= 0) {
totalCost += osCost;
}
if (!isNaN(peripheralsCost) && peripheralsCost >= 0) {
totalCost += peripheralsCost;
}
document.getElementById("result").innerText = "$" + totalCost.toFixed(2);
}