Text message from my son:
Hey Dad, I was thinking about modding and Skyrim and my computer, and how its slow and doesn't have all the best stuff and there's a lot of folders and games and more junk. So I was thinking of building my own computer. If we could get together and build the best PC it would be like father-son bonding time and I have some cash to throw in there for some parts that we would need in order to build this. Plus, since we don't have a Lotus to work on together, we can work on this instead. I want to know what you think about this and let me know because I think it would be fun to do.
A cursory glance reveals an 8-way 5.0GHz AMD chip is within budget...