5000 bucks

[imported_Zeke]

If you had five grand to build a pc what would you get?

 

[mechBgon]

For $5000? 3D Studio Max and Lightwave, some training materials and maybe a 6800GT for my A64 rig if there were any money left over. And a pizza.

< / secret ambition >

 

[gururu]

best alienware laptop with latest ati mobile gpu (m28) and all wired for wifi. but I'd rather invest such a large chunk of change.

 

[Sunner]

A good S939 rig(say an 3800+, 6800GT, 1 GB of RAM, etc), then I'd spend the $3500 left on something useful.

 

[imported_Zeke]

Originally posted by: mechBgon
For $5000? 3D Studio Max and Lightwave, some training materials and maybe a 6800GT for my A64 rig if there were any money left over. And a pizza.

< / secret ambition >

Thats alot of pizza

 

[n7]

What we are trying to say is that $5,000 is too much for a PC...

 

[oogabooga]

do you have 5k to give me?

I would get some nice displays (Dual 2001fp's perhaps), Nice high quality speakers (probally midrange home theater with that budget) and get a decent system (a64, 6800ultra, etcetc). Then stick in three PVR-250's and let the tv flow endlessly

 

[mechBgon]

Originally posted by: Zeke

Originally posted by: mechBgon
For $5000? 3D Studio Max and Lightwave, some training materials and maybe a 6800GT for my A64 rig if there were any money left over. And a pizza.

< / secret ambition >

Thats alot of pizza

You haven't priced 3D Studio Max or Lightwave, I take it :evil:

 

[xSnowblindx]

Processor: Athlon FX-55
Mobo: nForce 4 SLI
Vid Cards: 2x(ASUS 6800 Ultra)
RAM: 4x(1GB Corsair XMS)
PSU: Thermaltake PurePower (560W)
Hard Drives: 2x(Seagate 73GB 15k) (RAID 0)
Sound Card: Audigy 2 ZS Platinum Pro
CD-Drives: Plextor CD-RW, DVD-RW
Case: Mini-Fridge

 

[Elvis2]

FX55
Nforce4 SLI
2 6800 Ultra's
1 gig of OCZ 3700EB ram
2 x 74gig Raptors
Audigy2 ZS Platinum Pro
Prometia MachII
H2O Computers full Tower case (to watercool both Ultra's, NB, and Hd's)
OCZ Power Stream 520 p/s
CD rom, DVD rom, CD/DVD rw

$4600.00+

 

[imported_Zeke]

Originally posted by: mechBgon

Originally posted by: Zeke

Originally posted by: mechBgon
For $5000? 3D Studio Max and Lightwave, some training materials and maybe a 6800GT for my A64 rig if there were any money left over. And a pizza.

< / secret ambition >

Thats alot of pizza

You haven't priced 3D Studio Max or Lightwave, I take it :evil:

Lightwave is $250 if you can prove you go to school
thers a similar deal out there for 3d studiomax I'm just too lazy to look

 

[imported_Zeke]

Originally posted by: xSnowblindx
Processor: Athlon FX-55
Mobo: nForce 4 SLI
Vid Cards: 2x(ASUS 6800 Ultra)
RAM: 4x(1GB Corsair XMS)
PSU: Thermaltake PurePower (560W)
Hard Drives: 2x(Seagate 73GB 15k) (RAID 0)
Sound Card: Audigy 2 ZS Platinum Pro
CD-Drives: Plextor CD-RW, DVD-RW
Case: Mini-Fridge

I have a minifrige I am considering turning into a case once I solve the condensation problem

 

[bigal40]

Originally posted by: Zeke
If you had five grand to build a pc what would you get?

AMD Athlon 64 FX-55
http://www.newegg.com/app/View...=19-103-496&amp;depa=0
$850

2x in SLI eVGA nVIDIA GeForce 6800 Ultra Video Card, 256MB
http://www.newegg.com/app/View...=14-130-196&amp;depa=0
$1100

Kingston HyperX Series Dual Channel Kits 184-Pin 2GB(1GBx2) DDR PC-3200
http://www.newegg.com/app/View...=20-144-145&amp;depa=0
$732

Thermaltake Silver Xaser V Damier Full-Tower Case
http://www.newegg.com/app/View...=11-133-129&amp;depa=1
$175

Antec 550 Watt Power Supply With 2 Fans 5.25 Control Panel
http://www.newegg.com/app/View...=17-103-922&amp;depa=1
$+100

2x in RAID 0 Western Digital Raptor 74GB 10,000RPM SATA Hard Drive
http://www.newegg.com/app/View...=22-144-160&amp;depa=1
$306

2x in RAID 0 Maxtor 300GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive
http://www.newegg.com/app/View...=22-144-359&amp;depa=1
$416

2x Sony Internal 16X DVD+/-RW / Double Layer Drive
http://www.newegg.com/app/View...=27-131-239&amp;depa=1
$142

Innovatek CMS Water Cooling Kit
http://www.frozencpu.com/cgi-b...ozencpu/ex-wat-34.html
$350

Sony® CPD-G520P 21" CRT Monitor
http://www.officedepot.com/ddS...;id=710080&amp;afsrc=1
$1000

That comes to $5171 but if i shopped around more i could get it down to 5k.

EDIT: i forgot a mobo but it would be NF4 SLI +$150

brings the total to $5323

 

[Lonyo]

Originally posted by: mechBgon

Originally posted by: Zeke

Originally posted by: mechBgon
For $5000? 3D Studio Max and Lightwave, some training materials and maybe a 6800GT for my A64 rig if there were any money left over. And a pizza.

< / secret ambition >

Thats alot of pizza

You haven't priced 3D Studio Max or Lightwave, I take it :evil:

$3,495

 

[Tiamat]

2x 30" Apple Displays and... nothing

 

[imported_Zeke]

Originally posted by: Tiamat
2x 30" Apple Displays and... nothing

mmmm apple displays, the graven idol of the pc world

 

[KoolDrew]

Originally posted by: Tiamat
2x 30" Apple Displays and... nothing

That is probally what I would do. I would spend most of the money on a nice display.

 

[LordPhoenix]

What a waste of money on useless sh1t it would be.

 

[lobadobadingdong]

newegg wish list ~ $4600
this fan in the back of the case
original rear fan in the front of the case
this fan on the processor with one of these to adjust the fan speed
psu noise killer
and for the front and rear fans
and sleeving for what little unruly cabling might exist inside.

This would fit my specific needs of course. decent gaming card with vivo (silent zalman heatsink to add to it), 5.1 surround sound, 21" LCD panel with 25ms response time, uber quiet case and system with more than adequate air cooling, 800GB Raid-0 SATA array, 2GB of pc3200, Athlon FX53 (I didn't spend too much time on the mobo, just realized it's a kt800, I'd really rather have this mobo, and a high quality photo scanner.
given the money, I could quickly build best bang for the buck scenarios.

 

[flexy]

i would buy/build the comp i am building NOW, eg. socket 939 Nforce, maybe add some money for SLI - AMD 3500/3800....

and use the rest of the money for a GIANT TV/monitor.

No need to spend $5000 on a computer

 

[The Internal]

3ds Max 7 and a new graphics card.

 

[Gurck]

Duallie rig with 6800Us/GTs in SLI and as big an LCD (or two) as I could afford with what was left.

 

[Frew]

a new car

 

[pennylane]

Spend $1000 of it on PC crap. Invest the rest. Spend the rest later.

 

[Mik3y]

invest all of it on amd and hope dell adopts them.