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How should I spend my stimulus check?
Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 10:55 am
by locknload
I'm thinking about buy a new rigg. I currently own a Dell 420. Do you think this is a good or bad buy?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... RK:MESE:IT
Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 11:13 am
by yaler
Build your own. That thing looks nuts.
Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 11:16 am
by jonlumb
The Raptor is incredibly loud for a HDD, plus the whole "test" XP and the no returns statement make me decidedly sceptical.
Love the look of the case though...
Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 11:21 am
by protellect
That sort of looks like "I want a new computer, so lets see if I can sell my old one to some poor sap for as much as I paid for it 6 months ago"
I'd rather put something together myself. You can pay less and get as much/more. Look at a new rig breakdown:
E8400- 200 [Best gaming processor for the price, much faster than the E6600, I've seen this for 180 shipped]]
Motherboard- 110 [Highly rated Gigabyte motherboard, I've seen this at the egg for 90]
8800GT - 150 [Best card for the money, seen a similiar 9600GT for 130]
2GB memory - 35 [Memory is dirt cheap. Seen 2GB at 20$ before]
Case/PS- 100 [Antec cases with earthwatts PSU, look for sites with MIR]
WD 640AAKS - 115 [As fast as the raptor in tranfers, slightly slower access times. This often has a code that makes it cost 100ish]
= 700$, or if you shop, 600ish. I use
this site a lot to shop.
Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 11:59 am
by jhhoffma
You shouldn't spend it. Pay down your debt and don't be a "slave to the lender".
That's the only responsible post you'll see out of me this week, I hope you all enjoyed it. Maybe I'm just bitter because I didn't get to see mine. The wife had it spend before it arrived.
Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 4:35 pm
by Bluefront
If my check ever arrives....new set of tires. The prices for this sort of thing will be rising swiftly, along with everything else. I've already got a life-time supply of computers...
Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 5:22 pm
by Lawrence Lee
Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 6:23 pm
by Sizzle
Porn.
We paid off some debt, put some aside for Christmas, and are using the rest of yard projects.
Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 7:37 pm
by NeilBlanchard
Greetings,
jhhoffma wrote:You shouldn't spend it. Pay down your debt and don't be a "slave to the lender".
Right on! And if you don't have any debt -- shred it and save us all the interest on the national debt...
Ours will replenish the bank account that we paid our taxes from -- it's just a money-go-round.
Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 8:16 pm
by xan_user
I will be donating $100 of mine to SPCR, thats for sure.
The rest will probably go to help pay for kids snowboard summer camp.
Posted: Sat May 17, 2008 12:19 am
by tyeh26
Apple stocks right before 3G iphones
Posted: Sat May 17, 2008 8:16 am
by Aris
I paid bills with my $1200 check. With a recession looming overhead, and a possible depression on the horizon, i dont wanna be that poor sap caught with huge credit card debt and possibly loosing my job and being SOL for the next 5-10 years of my life because my credit is worthless now.
Recession has already caused my wife to lose her job, she's been out of work for 6 months now.