If you had $500, $1000, $2000, what would you spend it on?

lyndonguitar · Apr 6, 2017

I'm just curious guys, If you were given $500, $1000, or $2000, what would you spend it on?
Better if PC related ofcourse but I guess you can spend it whereever you want

e.g.
$500
I'll upgrade to GTX 1080

$1000
I'll save it and wait for more money

$2000
Sell my PC and build a new one
Buy games with the rest

azngreentea01 · Apr 6, 2017

Pay off my bill and debt. but if i dont have debt then bill, if i dont have bill then i spend on vacation travel. But not upgrade to computer. hheehehe

If i got all of that done:
Then i would spend on gtx 1080ti. new cpu. motherboard. Ram, SSD

FreedomEclipse · Apr 6, 2017

+1 to paying off debt.

The struggle is real

P4-630 · Apr 6, 2017

LFaWolf · Apr 6, 2017

Pay my utilities bills, mortgage, mortgage.

Derek12 · Apr 6, 2017

Save it.
Get a ~~new~~ car
Travel

If it has to be PC-related, then I would get a 1050Ti/1060 and PSU and if enough remains then a better CPU but upgrading my computer is currently my last priority

GeoDragon · Apr 6, 2017

Mortgage if the wife know to. Otherwise new motherboard, cpu, and ram. Video card to if there is enough money left but I can live with my 970 if I have to.

jboydgolfer · Apr 6, 2017

Seeing as how that amount of money would make no difference to any debt of mine (real difference),I'd do something that I would enjoy.

Take kids out for fun night(dinner too, mini golf, fun in general)

Then, spread the rest around.
Buy a nice CPU or GPU. And hold a giveaway Here on tpu, or maybe a gift card that way the money could go to someone who might really need some help.

Speaking of windfall money, the above is basically what I already do anyway.fortune is meant to be shared in my opinion. Whether it's good or bad, that's what friends are for

arnold_al_qadr · Apr 6, 2017

500 usd:
ryzen 5 1600
msi b350m mortar
2x8gb corsair vengeance 3200

1000 usd:
add zotac 1070 mini to 500 usd build

2000 usd:
intel i7 6850k
msi x99a gaming 7
2x16 corsair vengeance 3200
zotac 1080 mini
seasonic prime 650

TheoneandonlyMrK · Apr 6, 2017

I would pay someone to fix my car instead of me doing it the time expensive wtf way at 500
1000 well I'd get Vr and beer
2000 Vr and most of a new PC and beer

I can just about afford a beer now so all good , Today

alucasa · Apr 6, 2017

Save half of it and spend rest on my Project Boobs.

BarbaricSoul · Apr 6, 2017

I'm currently looking to get a motorcycle, so......

natr0n · Apr 6, 2017

Buy some fancy high end pc parts.Then make a thread here like I dont know what I'm doing to brag about it. Also, I will act like I'm better than everyone.

P4-630 · Apr 6, 2017

natr0n said:
Buy some fancy high end pc parts.Then make a thread here like I dont know what I'm doing to brag about it. Also, I will act like I'm better than everyone.

Example: https://www.techpowerup.com/forums/...-a-gtx1080-fe-1080p-60hz-gaming.232084/unread

chaosmassive · Apr 6, 2017

$ 2000?
Pay debt
Pay mortgage
I have any leftover, buy a new SSD/CPU+mainboard, keyboard+mice and call it a day

jboydgolfer · Apr 6, 2017

Cinco sleep watching chair = $5,000.00. I want one ,but an item of this importance costs $$,but its worth it.

TheoneandonlyMrK · Apr 6, 2017

Wtf people why are people watching people sleep on a shitter with a Taser attached, is that a joke???

hat · Apr 6, 2017

If I had that kind of money laying around I'd be in fantasy land, so here's a fantasy answer:

$500:
Ryzen 5 1600x
AsRock x370 Killer
16GB DDR4 2666

$1000:
same as the above
512GB SSD
GTX1060

$2000:
same as the above, save the rest/spend it on things I need more than PC hardware. At this point I've exceeded the limit of what I can reasonably spend, even in fantasy land.

JATownes · Apr 6, 2017

1.) $500? New stereo for the car;
2.) $1000? High end Vega when it arrives
3.) $2000? Pool table for the game room.

At least the first two are tech related.

JAT

yogurt_21 · Apr 6, 2017

saving for a house atm. If my vga dies I'd toss in a 480/580 (depending on when it happens) but that would be about it.

IceScreamer · Apr 6, 2017

$500 I'd get a 750ti, and an i7 3770 or 2600 to upgrade my brothers PC

$1000 Well, I need to replace two windows on the house, so 2 PVC ones would be around 1k+, so that and the above

$2000 Above, and Creative A250 speaker set, been eyeing them for a while, and GTA V, been intrigued with online

neatfeatguy · Apr 6, 2017

$500 - pick up a couple of 4TB drives, copy of an OS and case to assemble the HTPC I want to finish. I got everything else, just lacking these few things.

$1000 - kill credit card debt by half

$2000 - kill entire balance of CC debt

I hate owing money...trying to kill off all my debt left on my CCs so I can easily save my money for future things (upgrading/building computer, saving for new car, saving for vacation and so on).

Darkleoco · Apr 6, 2017

500: GTX 1070 and a niceish dinner.

1000: GTX 1080 TI and save the rest when I feel guilty.

2000: Save for a down payment on a new car/save it since it's 3 months rent.

flmatter · Apr 6, 2017

$500 Glock 19
$1000 AR15/M4
$2000 Craft Beer and Scotch

jaggerwild · Apr 6, 2017

flmatter said:
$500 Glock 19
$1000 AR15/M4
$2000 Craft Beer and Scotch

The struggle is real!!!!

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If you had $500, $1000, $2000, what would you spend it on?

lyndonguitar

I play games

azngreentea01

FreedomEclipse

~Technological Technocrat~

P4-630

LFaWolf

Derek12

GeoDragon

jboydgolfer

arnold_al_qadr

TheoneandonlyMrK

alucasa

BarbaricSoul

natr0n

P4-630

chaosmassive

jboydgolfer

TheoneandonlyMrK

hat

Enthusiast

JATownes

The Lurker

yogurt_21

IceScreamer

neatfeatguy

Darkleoco

flmatter

jaggerwild

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