What would you do with $5000?

[d_stilgar]

I'll just start by saying that I don't have $5000 and I won't have a spare $5000 to spend for a long long time.

But . . . I was wondering what you guys would do with $5000. For the sake of fun, don't just say 'pay off student loans, car, etc.' That's what I would also do realistically. I'm wondering, down to pennies, how you would spend all $5000 on things that you would normally not get because your money goes elsewhere. Stuff like video cards, monitors, comics, art, fancy paint jobs on your motorcycle, candy, travel. Be specific. No estimating.

I'll post later. I've got to go finish roofing my shed.

[AmEv]

I'd get a quad-socket motherboard for my case. It can handle it, little to no problem.
Then 4 16-core server processors.

Then get 2 GTX690s.

Then I'd get a 3-to-6-loop watercooling system.

Then I'd get a 1500W PSU to handle it all.

Then see what I had left, go from there.

[Technochicken]

I doubt $5000 would cover all that:

2x GTX690 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130781) = $2000
4x 16 core CPU's (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113033) = $2200 +
Motherboard (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813151219): $800

There's your $5000 already, without RAM, storage, cooling or PSU.

[AmEv]

Dang it...


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....Sponsorship for part of it???

[d_stilgar]

Alright, I'm not sure if I have $5000 worth of small things on my want list, but I can always add more since that's the game.

Monitor Stand: $70
Livelight Project PCBs: $20
Benchtop Router: $100
Stereo Tube Amp Kit: $225
SNES Powerpak: $145
64drive Retroactive: $200
Walking Dead Books 4-7: $80
Razer Hydra PC motion controller: $117
Electro-Harmoni​x 2880 Super Multi-track Looper: $400
Scissor Boom Mic Stand: $50
Lego Minifigures: $120
Last Night on Earth expansions: $200
Native Instruments Maschine: $600
Heil PR40: $325
Logitech C920: $75
Fire Pit Ring: $130
Radeon HD 7970: $480
Sun Shield Sunglasses: $8
Cheap Slave Flash: $10
Fostex 4" Full Range Drivers: $80
Old Geezer Art Print: $30
4x Portal 2 Turret Flashlight: $64
Blue Canary in the outlet by the Lightswitch: $13
Cave Johnson Portrait: $40
2 Tier Add on stand for my 2nd keyboard: $24
30" Bending Brake: $65

Okay, so I'm only up to $3671. Shipping would kill a lot of that. I would say something like . . . build a new front deck/porch or something like that to kill off the remaining $1300, but that would be breaking my own rules. I'll add more later I guess. This is harder than I thought, or maybe just tedious to list. There are certainly more books I would like, but I don't want to list them. I could also add something like a tablet, but it's hard to say what one I would want to get. Windows Surface? Ipad? Android something?

[crenn]

3D Printer, Laser Cutter, Reflow Oven, PCBs, build my file server (probably the cheapest thing on my 'list' xD), more electronics stuff and a DSLR. All that would probably cost more than the $5k.

[CorsePerVita]

I'd buy AT&T stocks and spend the dividend checks once a quarter. Or maybe let it compile a while and put the money back in AT&T stocks and then enjoy more money later :)

[TLHarrell]

CNC machine. Definitely a CNC machine. And start working on parts for a larger laser cutter.

[Stonerboy779]

A new build

CPU - Core i7 3770k
Mobo - ASUS P8Z77-I Deluxe Mini ITX Motherboard
RAM - Corsair Dominator LED 1.5V 1866 cas 9 16GB (2x8GB) (Not out just yet but are just perfect)
SSD - SanDisk Extreme Solid State Drive 480GB x2 (in Raid 0)
PSU - Corsair AX650 Gold Power Supply
GPU - ASUS GeForce GTX 690 4GB

The Case and cooling to go with, to be modded of course for windows on both sides and a few more bits and pieces.
Case - BitFenix Prodigy Mini-ITX Case White
Rads - XSPC RX240 Radiator x4
Fans - GELID Wing 12 120mm UV Blue x18 (one to go in the PSU too)
Tubing - PrimoChill PrimoFlex Pro LRT Tubing UV Blue 1/2ID 3/4OD
CPU Block - EK Supreme HF Plexi
GPU Block - EK GTX 690 Plexi
RAM Block - EK 2 DImm RAM Waterblock Plexi
(All blocks to be properly nickle plated bu RRtech and made to match the Bitspower fittings that will be everywhere)
Pump - Swiftech D5
Res - EK D5 top
Dye - UV Blue

Some other stuff to go in too.
Mouse - Saitek Cyborg R.A.T. 7 Contagion Gaming Mouse
Keyboard - Ducky DK9008 Shine Mech Keyboard Blue LED (Cherry Brown)
Monitor - ASUS VG278H 27in Widescreen 3D Monitor

[farlo]

id get another 60 ledlcd for my living room, so i can dual monitor my HTPC, plus a bunch of random stuff.