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''Pipe Dreams'' Computer Desk System, $30,000

By - Source: Tom's Hardware US | B 34 comments

There's a computer desk system for sale on ebay costing $30,000

Looking to go extreme with a new PC? Look no further than this monster up for bidding on eBay, costing the lucky winner a whopping $30,000. Called "Pipe Dreams," this is actually a PC integrated into an interesting desk constructed with pipes and neon lights. The setup looks impressive enough just in appearance alone, however the winning bidder may need to dedicate a room specifically for this wacky pipe dream.

According to the specs listed on eBay, the PC uses an i7 Intel Quad Core Extreme processor running at 3.2 GHz, 6 GB of RAM, a 1.6 TB HDD, a Blu-ray/DVD/CD writer, WiFi card and router, and more. But wait... that's not all. Like one of those annoying infomercials, the company has thrown in another PC into the mix for the same price. This one offers Intel's Pentium Dual-Core processor, 2 GB of RAM, a 1 TB HDD, an additional 300 GB HDD (serving as the master drive), and more.

"The second computer also functions as added security to the main computer because all the downloading can be accomplished with # 2 computer as the primary source for downloading," said Out of the Box Technologies. "Once the download is verified to be safe you can transfer download to main computer stress free."

The eBay page also says that the entire Pipe Dreams rig is 9-feet wide and 4-feet deep, and is constructed of aircraft-type aluminum squares, plates, and round structural tubes, non-structural aluminum tubes, hand-milled oak wood, and more hand crafted material. Both computers come packed with Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit, Norton 2009 Internet Security, and whatever else the customer requests.

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    spanspace , October 21, 2009 5:12 PM
    rip off
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    sstym , October 21, 2009 5:16 PM
    oooh they throw in another pc that is worth at least $400? Then it's totally worth it.

    or you could repay your credit cards, student loans and car loan with your $30,000.

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    ominous prime , October 21, 2009 5:26 PM
    30k is overpriced. I'd rather buy Batman's MV Agusta.
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    dlux , October 21, 2009 5:32 PM
    Snazzy sure, but if you look closely at the pics on the ebay page, the table top with the keyboard on it doesn't look like it overhangs the bottom assembly at all. There's no room to put a chair! So unless you want to sit with your keyboard on your lap further away from the screens then they already are, I'd save yourself $30k.

    Who am I kidding, that thing isn't even worth 1/4 of that amount.
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    eilersr , October 21, 2009 5:34 PM
    Not only is it overpriced, but very ugly.
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    Toddosan , October 21, 2009 5:45 PM
    gah its fugly!
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    krazynutz , October 21, 2009 6:07 PM
    That's whole big mess of "WTF"
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    camerone222 , October 21, 2009 6:24 PM
    sstymoooh they throw in another pc that is worth at least $400? Then it's totally worth it.or you could repay your credit cards, student loans and car loan with your $30,000.


    Exactly what I was going to say. Funny thing is my cc, student loans and car loan add up to almost exactly that amount...let's see computer that looks like crap or get out of debt.
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    jellico , October 21, 2009 6:31 PM
    Yeah, I can't really say I find this setup all that exciting. If I had that kind of money to spend on something like that, I'd just get a nice red oak, solid wood desk ($1500), and put together a nice water-cooled, i7, Radeon HD5870 X4, triple-display system ($3500), then put the other $25000 in my pocket.
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    virtualban , October 21, 2009 6:35 PM
    NegativeXVideo card(s)?

    But can it run ... I forgot the name of that game :p 
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    jonyah , October 21, 2009 6:37 PM
    so about 2k (maybe) worth of actual harware, with an ugly desk for 30k? am i missing something?
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    kdbrier , October 21, 2009 6:44 PM
    I wonder if he'd ever get it out of his moms basement.
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    porksmuggler , October 21, 2009 6:59 PM
    first thing that came to mind is the wifey said that POS had to go. we all know it's not worth 30k, must be the 25k for the shipping and "handling"
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    dtm4trix , October 21, 2009 7:10 PM
    jellicoYeah, I can't really say I find this setup all that exciting. If I had that kind of money to spend on something like that, I'd just get a nice red oak, solid wood desk ($1500), and put together a nice water-cooled, i7, Radeon HD5870 X4, triple-display system ($3500), then put the other $25000 in my pocket.



    Zackly!! There is no way in hell I would pay 30k for that POS when I could build a sweet a$$ computer for 1/3 the price including dual 30" monitors. And if I wanted a second computer to do all my downloading then that could be built for 4 to 5 hundred dollars. That thing is just a complete waste of money.
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    w4ffles , October 21, 2009 7:58 PM
    I don't need $30,000 to run Crysis.
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    porksmuggler , October 21, 2009 8:04 PM
    vvildcardLOL @ Wall of Fans Technology... This thing is gonna run you about 80 dB at idle. At least you won't hear the hard drives spinning...


    lol, I saw the 24 fans, and wondered where the disco ball, and 22" spinner rims were.
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    endif , October 21, 2009 8:13 PM
    Where do you put your feet.... it looks uncomfortable.
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    ravewulf , October 21, 2009 8:14 PM
    It looks cool to me. The monitors could be bigger though, and nothing is said of the video cards.
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    lifelesspoet , October 21, 2009 8:16 PM
    DANGER WILL ROBINSON DANGER!!!
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    zads , October 21, 2009 8:35 PM
    Who the hell wrote this blurb?
    They deserve to be fired, or at the very least, beaten ruthlessly with their own keyboard.
    Is this toms hardware, or is it
    /offtopic forum/useless waste of time stories/ ???
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