DislikedHow high tech do you want to go?
My system I built cost $7.2k...
Boots up in 0.5 seconds, boots down in 0.3 seconds... loads photoshop CS5 in about 0.4 seconds, 32GB of DDR3 RAM @ 1866 Mhz, running of a i7 Quad Core Extreme 3.6Ghz Intel Processor, Mobo's FSB (Front Side Bus) runs at 1866 Mhz, 6 Hard drives set to Raid 0. 3 Readon ATI 1GB video cards. Thermaltake Liquid Cooler system, Thermaltake tower made out of Aluminum; weighs 80K... CPU heat is around 27 degrees, approx 62% cooler than most machines... 2000 WATT Power supply to...Ignored
Besides, a rig like that should only cost about $2500 (if you build it yourself).
EDIT: On second thought. You may be right about the booting times. Didn't see the 32GB RAM there. Damn, what do you need that for? For
DNA folding?
Still it would still cost waaay less than 7.2k