approximately $400 to spend on something nice . . . suggestions?

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Joecheng

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ok, so instead of presents this year, my family decided to give me some money and let me decide what to get. . . so here i am with about 400 dollars to spend and not knowing what to spend it on. Any suggestions? I want something cool in relation to computers. . . .herez my specs
AMD XP 2000+
ECS K7VTA v 3.1 MB (I know there are better mbs out there but this one gets the job done and hasn't crashed yet. ) *knock on wood*
786 MB pc 2700 Kingston DDR
Geforce 4 ti 4200 Gainward
Pioneer DVD-115
Liteon 40X burner
Creative SB live 5.1


I don't think there is any component in here that desperately needs upgrading . . . should i juss wait for the Geforcefx? any ideas? it doesn't have to be hardware. . anything .. . . thanx
 
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everman

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New mouse? The Logitech mx 500 and 700 are awsome. You have a pretty nice setup there really, no need for any major upgrade. You could add a window and lights to your case if you want.
 
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chizow

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Originally posted by: amdskip
Save it or get an lcd.
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Yah, that all looks fine, as amdskip said, what are you actually staring at when you use your computer? If you don't have at least a 17'' LCD or a 19'' Flat CRT, you should be looking to that as your first and foremost upgrade.

Chiz
 
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Rand

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Perhaps get a nice speaker set or a better monitor depending on what you've got now, otherwise I'd just save it as you have a solid setup right now.
Then again, if you have a crappy mouse/keyboard then it would definitely be nice to buy a new setup. Your using both peripherals constantly, it pays to invest in a very nice efficient and comfortable mouse/keyboard with all of the little accessories you may care for.
 
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ElDonAntonio

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What everybody else said is very true. I'd recommend going for other peripherals that really bring you something new, not some boring upgrade that gives you 5 more fps or so...
What about a scanner? a digital camera? an external HDD for backups? just go and tour your local computer super store, you'll get ideas :)
 
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John2583

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definitely get an LCD display. I found an old bank account my family set up for me when I was much younger wit h 400 in it and I got this: Dell E171FP It's very very nice. I found some 15% off deal which brought it down to about $415, it was $440 including shipping and tax. I'm very happy with it.
 
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Joecheng

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Where would i be able to find more deals like that? thanks for all the input. . i am thinking of maybe a 17 inch lcd or nice PDA. I already have a canon digital camera. . .
 
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Whohangs

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LCD would be nice, PDA if you already have a good monitor, otherwise invest it in the stockmark... er, bonds.
 
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axia55

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My specs are pretty close to yours, my next upgrades are an LCD and good 5.1 speakers (Z-680, Megaworks, Klipsch 5.1).
 
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BZeto

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If you're going to get an LCD I say save it and wait for the LCD's with faster response times.....
 
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