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Guess who just won... the Lottery!

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KillaKilla

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Well, it finally happened. After buying a weekly IL lotto ticket, I finally won!

I know what your thinking. But, unfortunately, it's not worth $10,000,000. It's $5,000. Even so, that's a helluva lot of money for me.

For those moderators out there that are about to move this thread to Off Topic, please wait. There is a reason I put this in GH. I'm planning on spending about 1/2 on a new computer. However, I was wondering: what should I get? And so, here I am, asking this: What should I get?

Requirements:

  • CRT monitor. I have room to spare, and I prefer the sturdiness of a CRT's screen agains projectiles. Don't ask why.

    Many, many case fans. My computer is to me what a car is to others. Case Fans's are like hood scoops.

    A really sturdy case. Something that has some weight. Something that will withstand atleast a tennis ball hitting it. Definetally a full tower atleast.
Do not need/want:

  • Quietness. I already have really good noise cancelling headphones + a subwoofer, so I can't hear anything else anyway.

    Space-saving anything. I got room.

    Power savings. Come on. an extra $5 a month just doesn't really set me off.

That's it.
 
Well I'd say save your money for hearing aids, ear doctors......excessive noise, un-needed fans=pain. Maybe not right now, but down the road, bank on it.
 
You might have won the lottery, but I won a trip to BFG's HQ to play games, eat pizza, and tell them how to sell video cards 😛🙂.
 
side question: do they charge taxes on that or can you consider it a gift of less that $10k? if they do, congrats on winning $2500!
 
Congrats! $5000 is a nice chunk of change. If I were you I'd splurge and buy a plasma screen to hang on your wall. 🙂


California lottery jackpot minimum is $7 million but the odds are crap, like 1 in 40 million.
 
Lottery winnings are federal taxable income and are probably taxed as income by your state as well. So there is how you will be spending ~$1,500.


From your description I would say get a steel server case. I think the Enermax FS2000BB has about 12 fans.
 
That's an awesome feeling winning the lottery, I know I felt it to im 1988 when I won $45,000 in the Wisconsin lottery.
Spend it wisely, you lucky Dog.
Congratulations
 
Personally, I don't think extra fans look cool. Extra fans are just loud clutter. Most people go for stuff like window cases with lights and stuff.
 
Originally posted by: JBT
Why don't u go for water cooling? Thats what I would do if I had extra cash...
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Never really thaught about that... and nobody I personally know has it. Of course, there's got to be a 1st for everything. What would you suggest?

BTW: It is taxable under state law of 3%, however the idea of a %50 federal tax is not there. For prizes > $5000 there is a %25 tax. Luckily, I won exactly $5000, not more than. BTW, if anybody cares my numbers were 8-0-2-8... saw a lot of 8-0-x-x numbers so I figured, why not?

Also, unless SBC suddenly fails miserably (IMO it's a bit large for that, and as far as I know, there are no financial schemes up in the cowboys' coffers) I should continue to have a steady job. Also, the amount I'm saving is $4850 - the cost of the new computer.

EDIT: Thanks for the congrats guys.

With regards to water cooling, does it matter what I use as a resovor(SP)? I have an old 55 gallon drum that came with the condo (It was in the closet- don't people ever check to see if they're leaving anythinng behind?) that might work... I assume the bigger the tank the better? Dunno, never done water cooling.
 
I'd go with a quality Antec case... they're VERY sturdy, and they make some of the best power supplies.
I'd get a nice big monitor, like a 21 inch so you could comfortable watch a DVD or divx movie on it if you felt like it.
With all that money, you may as well grab an Athlon-64 too 😀 Although you might want to wait and see what that new Sis chipset is like when it's released to the public... AnandTech's engineering sample looked pretty impressive.
 
Originally posted by: iluvdeal
Congrats! $5000 is a nice chunk of change. If I were you I'd splurge and buy a plasma screen to hang on your wall. 🙂

California lottery jackpot minimum is $7 million but the odds are crap, like 1 in 40 million.
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But they also have smaller awards. Getting the Super number and one other number right is worth something like $3. He didn't win the jackpot in the IL lottery, he won one of the smaller awards.
 
Originally posted by: Booja555

BTW: It is taxable under state law of 3%, however the idea of a %50 federal tax is not there. For prizes > $5000 there is a %25 tax. Luckily, I won exactly $5000, not more than. BTW, if anybody cares my numbers were 8-0-2-8... saw a lot of 8-0-x-x numbers so I figured, why not?
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There is no 25% tax. It is a 25% withholding which requires a W2-G to be filed for credit. The winnings are taxed as federal taxable income.
 
Originally posted by: Mloot
Well, if you wanted to stick with air cooling and you don't mind some noise (I'm assuming it's a little noisy), then you might want to take a look at this shiny-flashy-pimp daddy-whoa!!-that's-alot-of-fans-case.
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Wow. I like the thickness of it (2mm is pretty thick IMO). Even for $350, that is pretty nice... Not to mention all the fans... *drools*

Originally posted by: Viper96720
Go Prometia for some really cool cooling
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$800 for a case?! Wow... um... no.

Originally posted by: Acanthus
$5000 will get you prometia or even a go-l system
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I want to get a decent computer for a decent price. looking at those, I see some pretty bad prices... also I only want to spend about $2500 at most...


On watercooling:
How much better than air is it? Is it worth the money? Any suggestions on a specific watercooling model/kit?

On CPU/Motherboards:
What MB would you suggest with an A64-FX?
 
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