What would you build if you won the lotery and had 20000$?

[CorsairMaksis]

Just wondering... I would build this:
[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/7cV3sY) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/7cV3sY/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Core i7-5960X 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80648i75960x) | $1039.99 @ SuperBiiz
**Motherboard** | [Asus X99-E WS SSI CEB LGA2011-3 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-x99ews) | $519.00 @ Amazon
**Memory** | [Corsair Dominator Platinum 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-memory-cmd32gx4m4a2666c15) | $850.98 @ Newegg
**Memory** | [Corsair Dominator Platinum 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-memory-cmd32gx4m4a2666c15) | $850.98 @ Newegg
**Storage** | [Samsung 850 Pro Series 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz7ke1t0bw) | $671.72 @ Amazon
**Storage** | [Samsung 850 Pro Series 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz7ke1t0bw) | $671.72 @ Amazon
**Storage** | [Samsung 850 Pro Series 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz7ke1t0bw) | $671.72 @ Amazon
**Storage** | [Samsung 850 Pro Series 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz7ke1t0bw) | $671.72 @ Amazon
**Video Card** | [Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-video-card-gvn980g1gaming4gd) (4-Way SLI) | $629.98 @ NCIX US
**Video Card** | [Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-video-card-gvn980g1gaming4gd) (4-Way SLI) | $629.98 @ NCIX US
**Video Card** | [Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-video-card-gvn980g1gaming4gd) (4-Way SLI) | $629.98 @ NCIX US
**Video Card** | [Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-video-card-gvn980g1gaming4gd) (4-Way SLI) | $629.98 @ NCIX US
**Case** | [Silverstone TJ11B-W ATX Full Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/silverstone-case-tj11bw) | $586.80 @ Amazon
**Power Supply** | [Corsair AX1500i 1500W 80+ Titanium Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cp9020057na) | $439.99 @ Micro Center
**Operating System** | [Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit)](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-885370635003) | $129.94 @ OutletPC
**Monitor** | [Dell UP3214Q 60Hz 31.5" Monitor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/dell-monitor-up3214q) | $1524.97 @ B&H
**Monitor** | [Dell UP3214Q 60Hz 31.5" Monitor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/dell-monitor-up3214q) | $1524.97 @ B&H
**Monitor** | [Dell UP3214Q 60Hz 31.5" Monitor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/dell-monitor-up3214q) | $1524.97 @ B&H
**Fan Controller** | [Aerocool Touch 2000 Fan Controller](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/aerocool-fan-controller-touch2000) | $58.99 @ SuperBiiz
**Keyboard** | [Logitech diNovo Edge Bluetooth Wireless Mini Keyboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/logitech-keyboard-9676850403) | $412.53 @ Amazon
**Mouse** | [Logitech G9x Wired Laser Mouse](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/logitech-mouse-910001152) | $201.30 @ Amazon
**Headphones** | [Sennheiser HD800 Headphones](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/sennheiser-headphones-hd800) | $1489.95 @ Amazon
**Other**| Corsair Professional Invidually Sleeved DC Cable Kit Type 3(Generation 2), RED| $79.99
**Other**| XSPC Full Custom Water Loop, Red Tubing| $1999.00
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $18441.15
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-04 11:13 EDT-0400 |

 

[USAFRet]

What would *I* build?
1. A $1500 PC
2. Vacation with $5,000
3. Bank the rest.

 

[anti-duck]

Something along the lines of 2 14 core Xeons, 128GB of DDR4 RAM, 2 R295X2's, all with a crazy watercooling loop 😀

 

[TechCIDLC]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($235.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H80i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste ($6.74 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($204.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($440.83 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($88.97 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($629.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($629.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 500R White ATX Mid Tower Case ($129.98 @ OutletPC)
Power Supply: Corsair AX1500i 1500W 80+ Titanium Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($449.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($102.98 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus PB278Q 27.0" Monitor ($459.99 @ Amazon)
Wireless Network Adapter: Asus PCE-AC68 802.11a/b/g/n/ac PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($96.99 @ Amazon)
Keyboard: Corsair Vengeance K70 Wired Gaming Keyboard ($111.99 @ Amazon)
Headphones: Logitech G930 7.1 Channel Headset ($109.01 @ Amazon)
Total: $3860.39
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-04 11:26 EDT-0400

Wouldn't spend more.

 

[aldan]

id do the renos on our house and keep my old phenom triple.

 

[g-unit1111]

I would be tempted to post a $20K build but if I won the lotto, I'd just get this:

It has my dream motherboard and it has some seriously kick ass custom liquid cooling in it.

 

[akula2]

While searching for "Asus X99-E WS SSI CEB" case, bumped on this URL!!

I've built some machines worth more than that without winning any lottery. Example:

Teraflop-grade Xeon-Tesla Hybrid Cluster in 2012 (Rmax ~150 TFlops).

Currently I'm pondering to scale it up to ~400 TFlops by mid-2015. But I got no more Solar power left; first I must lay more panels and augment the battery bank to power that beast. Hence, a lot more new investment (compared to 20K) will go in the next two quarters...

Well, if particular about extreme PCs, I'm in the process to build ten X99 ultra workstations with a high budget during the holidays season to cater the computational requirement of my employees. It appears I might not have a good vacation...sigh!

Yes, those builds will be based on five 5960Xs, five Xeons, ten Asus X99-E WS boards and with a mix of many upcoming Maxwell cards (Titan Black II if it comes, Quadro and Tesla). Yet to choose a lot of hardware, say closing on SSI CEB cases is becoming a PITA!

Purpose (R&D): Design, Modeling and Simulation tasks; heavy Computational apps (double precision); couple of VMs on host OS; each build with 27" 1440p professional-grade triple displays; WD REd Pro based NAS with at least 32TB storage (eight drives or more).