02-10-2016, 06:40 PM
(02-10-2016, 03:37 PM)gstanford Wrote: BoFox, everyone has their own way of spoiling themselves. Mine is to get two sweet spot video cards every two years or so. I don't care about their eventual resale value - I don't resell them. They lose 100% of their value the day I buy them.
This is hardly extravagance in the grand scheme of things, and is absolutely nothing compared to Rollo's extravagances. Not even the two times I purchased high-end graphics cards (8800 GTX & GTX 280's) counts as extravagant.
You could however argue that the 30" 2560x1600 monitor I bought was extravagant given the amount of GPU power required to drive it well. This is something I have since corrected.
If the worst criticism/accusation of extravagance people can level at me is possession of SLI'd sweet spot cards I will rest very easily indeed.
You will never get it, never be able to understand that one man's extravagance is another man's every day purchase.
I can envision you driving through the neighborhood with the big houses in your town thinking, "Yep, I bet there's a Yaris in the garage, but probably the one with satellite radio and leather seats! Probably some HiSense TVs as well! Those rich folks know the value sweet spots, and would never waste money on bigger cars or more upscale tvs."
Hey GStan, if I'm so "crazy" or "extravagant", or "in a small minority", how do you explain:
http://autocontentexp.com/20-best-sellin...e-edition/
Three best selling vehicles in America are full size pickup trucks that cost $30K-$50K?
Don't they know about the sweet spot?!