What Do You Do With Your Tax Refund?

"Victorious Secret" (victorioussecret)
04/04/2014 at 15:57 • Filed to: None

You buy a giant case and a RAID card. Because... things .

DISCUSSION (28)

deekster_caddy > Victorious Secret
04/04/2014 at 16:00

If I were getting a refund, I would probably not put it into a computer. New brackets for a supercharger, maybe! Nope, I would put it into our house. Damn.

TurboSloth > Victorious Secret
04/04/2014 at 16:00

Kinja'd!!!

dat ram.

Where the hell is the video card in this thing? I don't see any water cooling on that little card on that PCI slot

707Miata > Victorious Secret
04/04/2014 at 16:02

:o is this yours? 900D is massive!

Jagvar > Victorious Secret
04/04/2014 at 16:03

I don't get a refund. In my last job, I'd owe an extra ~$1,000 come tax time. Now I only owe an extra ~$200.

Timmy - MINI With a Big Blower > Victorious Secret
04/04/2014 at 16:03

I bought a shitty mustang that has done nothing but give me problems, the computer is a better choice.

hike > Victorious Secret
04/04/2014 at 16:03

Mine was spent on an alignment and new tires. It didn't last long, but was totally necessary.

Manuél Ferrari > Victorious Secret
04/04/2014 at 16:06

Replace my cracked tail light and have the bumper repainted

spanfucker retire bitch > Victorious Secret
04/04/2014 at 16:06

I just have no need for a case that big. My Corsair Air 540 is already more than large enough, since I have all my main storage located on my NAS.

I hope it was a good RAID card like LSI or Areca though. Those shitty ones like Syba aren't worth the plastic their PCBs are printed on.

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > Victorious Secret
04/04/2014 at 16:07

NEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERD!! ;)

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Victorious Secret
04/04/2014 at 16:08

You make a compelling argument. My desktop hasn't been refreshed since 2010, my laptop is unmodified from 2009. My refund (positive fed, negative state) = ~$600.

OTOH, Ranchero warrior needs bellhousing badly.

ddavidn > Victorious Secret
04/04/2014 at 16:09

Back when I used to get a refund, it's what I used to build my desktop PC. Those were good times.

CAR_IS_MI > Victorious Secret
04/04/2014 at 16:11

I bought a new Bike-cycle.

Saracen > Victorious Secret
04/04/2014 at 16:11

Continue investing in the Porsche 911 fund.

GRawesome > Victorious Secret
04/04/2014 at 16:15

Refund? Not this year, I owed 4K… Ouch

D > Manuél Ferrari
04/04/2014 at 16:17

Hey, you and I are on the same page. I used my refund (all $100) to help buy a new front bumper cover for my Miata. Should be installing it tomorrow.

Manuél Ferrari > D
04/04/2014 at 16:18

There should be a law. Tax refunds must be spent on car repairs.

Meatcoma > Victorious Secret
04/04/2014 at 16:21

Refund? HA!

Eutropius > TurboSloth
04/04/2014 at 16:22

It's the thing that says Asus on it right there below the CPU, visible in your post. You'll often see dudes with a real world budget do water CPU/air GPU because you can get a nice little closed-loop CPU kit like this Corsair for $80 but because nothing's standardized in GPU land the blocks alone are fucking $100 and will be worthless if you ever upgrade.

Dunnik > Victorious Secret
04/04/2014 at 16:24

I'm going to throw it towards the purchase of a W124 :D

LuczOr > Victorious Secret
04/04/2014 at 17:48

I got $4700 back from the Fed and $800 from state. I bought an LS1 for my 4runner.

vorspringing > Victorious Secret
04/04/2014 at 17:51

Unless I come to my senses sometime between now and the time the refund arrives, a project car.

Victorious Secret > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
04/04/2014 at 18:09

I finally finished my build in Christmas but I'm already itching for abuse.

Victorious Secret > 707Miata
04/04/2014 at 18:10

In 5-8 business days, it will be

Bubbles22 > Victorious Secret
04/04/2014 at 18:11

Spent it on new tires, brakes, and speeding ticket.

Victorious Secret > TurboSloth
04/04/2014 at 18:17

I've already made up my mind that I will go full water cooled.

Just gotta pick a single GPU for it. No more SLI nonsense. A single Quadro too, for dat colour output.

And at school of all places, I came across a LGA2011 board I want to use. Researchers clearly know how to spec their gear.

liquid_popcorn > Victorious Secret
04/04/2014 at 18:31

I paid down credit cards, and also bought new exhaust, hood, headlights/grille/corners and some bits for the 244, and a shift knob and lowering springs for the GTI.

707Miata > Victorious Secret
04/04/2014 at 22:52

:D I have the 750D. It's a beautiful case

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Victorious Secret
04/04/2014 at 23:01

New pedals and shift knob. Woo!