I've always heard the term "life project" but never really understood it until I got my own. You see it all the time, guys talking to friends about a car they are building, and they mention how much they've put into it. I've always just thought it weird; after all, why not just buy a new car instead of sinking a bunch of money into a car that probably won't be used much.

And then I got my computer. And suddenly, my whole perspective on those changed.

Heck, look at my purchases lately! I just got a new job, and the first thing I buy? A Fractal Design Define R5. The next thing I plan on buying? A R9 390. Probably there I'll stop for a while, but then again, when I built my pc almost a year ago (parts purchased on Black Friday 2014) I told myself that I wouldn't be upgrading it for a while. After all, that was the whole point of upgrading.

It took me a while, but I realized even if I had the most badass rig, even if I had 4-way Titan SLI and a i7 5960X overclocked to hell and back with a custom waterloop, I'd still probably find a way to spend money on it regardless.

Weird.