If you had $5,000...

T4C Fantasy · Jun 11, 2012, 01:33 AM

If you had $5,000 to spend and all of your bills are payed.. basically 5,000 dollars of spending money.... what would you buy....

I would buy .... a Z77 sabertooth mobo... gotta love that thermal armor... 2x 1200 PSU AX1200i's and 3 more HD7970s...
which all of this equals $2349.94

then ill invent a cooling system that can generate an infinite supply of liquid nitrogen

Goodman · Jun 11, 2012, 01:36 AM

It wont be anything PC , i would rather buy an used Stang or old Camaro or something RWD FTW!!

brandonwh64 · Jun 11, 2012, 01:37 AM

three letters...... D......S.......M...... /END THREAD

potanda · Jun 11, 2012, 01:39 AM

Id take my girlfriend on Vacation

T4C Fantasy · Jun 11, 2012, 01:42 AM

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Originally Posted by potanda

Id take my girlfriend on Vacation

i would let her go by herself to get some peace and quite

Aquinus · Jun 11, 2012, 01:44 AM

I would put it towards a down payment on a house. The sooner I'm not living in an apartment the better.

potanda · Jun 11, 2012, 01:46 AM

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Originally Posted by T4C Fantasy

i would let her go by herself to get some peace and quite

Nah I'm lucky she's pretty badass I probly nag her more then she nags me

T4C Fantasy · Jun 11, 2012, 01:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Aquinus

I would put it towards a down payment on a house. The sooner I'm not living in an apartment the better.

i would think staying in an apartment would be cheaper overall... depending on your budget if you can live cheap you can buy more....

Goodman · Jun 11, 2012, 01:48 AM

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Originally Posted by T4C Fantasy

i would let her go by herself to get some peace and quite

Nice thought & i sure hope you know your girl friend well enough if not she probably wont be coming back or not alone & kicked your out , nice 5K spend...

T4C Fantasy · Jun 11, 2012, 01:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Goodman

Nice thought & i sure hope you know your girl friend well enough if not she probably wont be coming back or not alone & kicked your out , nice 5K spend...

hahaha

Aquinus · Jun 11, 2012, 01:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Goodman

Nice thought & i sure hope you know your girl friend well enough if not she probably wont be coming back or not alone & kicked your out , nice 5K spend...

I would never send my wife on a trip by herself. Someone needs to make sure she isn't spending more than that 5k.

AsRock · Jun 11, 2012, 01:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Goodman

It wont be anything PC , i would rather buy an used Stang or old Camaro or something RWD FTW!!

Was thinking the same and no chance in hell i would spend 5k on a system in one. I get me self a HPI BaJa Buggy and get out and have some fun :P..

These days would not spend over $1500 it's just not worth doing so for gaming at least.

But more to your question i would get to what i had now or the equivalent of.

NinkobEi · Jun 11, 2012, 01:51 AM

$5,000? Hello, rich people, ninkobei is joining you. Yes I'll hold.

Goodman · Jun 11, 2012, 01:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Aquinus

I would never send my wife on a trip by herself. Someone needs to make sure she isn't spending more than that 5k.

Yeah! that too... so you just buy her some ticket (one way trip) & not credit cards or cash & have a life for yourself...

just kidding

Kantastic · Jun 11, 2012, 01:54 AM

I'd make it rain.

Aquinus · Jun 11, 2012, 01:54 AM

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Originally Posted by AsRock

Was thinking the same and no chance in hell i would spend 5k on a system in one. I get me self a HPI BaJa Buggy and get out and have some fun :P..

These days would not spend over $1500 it's just not worth doing so for gaming at least.

But more to your question i would get to what i had now or the equivalent of.

It was hard to justify spending 1,800 USD on my last upgrade, which was practically a new rig, which is all fun and good until you realize that you're practically never using the computer because your wife has hijacked it.

hat · Jun 11, 2012, 01:55 AM

I wouldn't spend it all at once. I would replace some parts in my other machines... For both my server and guest/media center machines, I would make them up with i3-2100s, those Samsung memory kits everyone was going nuts for, whatever a good 1155 board is, and any fast hard drive... they don't need to be huge, just fast. Not an SSD either, too pricey. I would also replace the power supplies with something like the Corsair AX750... modular, single rail, 80+ Gold efficiency rating, plenty of connectors to go around. I'd also stuff the server full of whatever the best ppd/watt folding card is.

For my main machine, I'd probably just drop a BD in it and call it a day.

T4C Fantasy · Jun 11, 2012, 02:11 AM

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Originally Posted by hat

I wouldn't spend it all at once. I would replace some parts in my other machines... For both my server and guest/media center machines, I would make them up with i3-2100s, those Samsung memory kits everyone was going nuts for, whatever a good 1155 board is, and any fast hard drive... they don't need to be huge, just fast. Not an SSD either, too pricey. I would also replace the power supplies with something like the Corsair AX750... modular, single rail, 80+ Gold efficiency rating, plenty of connectors to go around. I'd also stuff the server full of whatever the best ppd/watt folding card is.

For my main machine, I'd probably just drop a BD in it and call it a day.

i modified my main post on what i would buy

Easy Rhino · Jun 11, 2012, 02:17 AM

ok obviously most of us would do a lot of other things with 5 grand. but lets say we have done all of that. now is time for spending it on the PC! i am pretty sure i would go with 5 monitors in eyefinity, one of those mechanical keyboards, a butt ton of gpu and cpu power. basically just go balls to the wall with it. oh also, save like $1000 and put it toward a couple of years worth of UBER bandwidth from verizon.

BarbaricSoul · Jun 11, 2012, 02:19 AM

COCAINE AND HOOKERS/ END THREAD

jk about the coke, been clean for some years, but the hookers, well..........

T4C Fantasy · Jun 11, 2012, 02:21 AM

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Originally Posted by BarbaricSoul

COCAINE AND HOOKERS/ END THREAD

jk about the coke, been clean for some years, but the hookers, well..........

adderall will do... ^.^

Goodman · Jun 11, 2012, 02:40 AM

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Originally Posted by BarbaricSoul

COCAINE AND HOOKERS/ END THREAD

jk about the coke, been clean for some years, but the hookers, well..........

That is just retarded

BarbaricSoul · Jun 11, 2012, 02:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Goodman

That is just retarded

I actually think I'm serious BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Goodman · Jun 11, 2012, 02:46 AM

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Originally Posted by BarbaricSoul

I actually think I'm serious BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

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Originally Posted by BarbaricSoul

but the hookers, well..........

With today sexual disease you have a better chance of dieing faster from it then going to war...

Outback Bronze · Jun 11, 2012, 02:49 AM

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Originally Posted by BarbaricSoul

COCAINE AND HOOKERS/ END THREAD

jk about the coke, been clean for some years, but the hookers, well..........

$5000 not enough......

Jun 11, 2012, 01:33 AM	#1
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Jun 11, 2012, 01:37 AM	#3
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Jun 11, 2012, 01:39 AM	#4
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Jun 11, 2012, 01:55 AM	#17
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Jun 11, 2012, 02:17 AM	#19
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Jun 11, 2012, 02:19 AM	#20
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