i didnt pay anything for it, i made the computer for my dads cousin (by made i mean ordered) for when she got out of the hospital. she ended up dieing and left it to us in her will. i had a limit of 5k (USD) to spend on it, and i got it to 4,997$. the thing that cost the most was the screen though. and at the time of ordering, everything was the best that dell offered for the XPS except for the graphics card.