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merlin704

merlin704

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Well my B-Day is Sunday. Yes July 4th and I will be turning 26. I have the oppurtunity to get something new for my PC but I dont know what to get. So help me out guys/girls.:)


Current Specs:
P4 3.2C@3.84Ghz
2x512mb Kingston HyperX PC2700@240Mhz.
Abit IC7
Gigabyte 9800 Pro flashed to 9800XT@440/780
Maxtor 120gb 7200RPM 8mb Cache
Lite-On 48/24/48
Lite-on 16x DVD Drive
SB Xgamer Live.
Realtek 10/100NIC
Viewsonic P95F+ 19in Monitor
Logitech Z540
MS Intellimouse Explorer 3.0

Thats pretty much it. So help me with some ideas please.:)
 
I like my accessories and tools and as infrastructure investments they dont age much
a Post Card? I use a PC Gieger for that, would be nice if your overclocking too
Gigabit NICs? if you have a few older computers to network
KVM? same
a 2nd Monitor

you have all the important stuff covered? a UPS? or Power Conditioner?
the little stuff, ESD wriststrap, pad, grounding plug

cross part platform? backup PSU? or a really Good PSU?
really good cables? dual BIOS? (BIOS Savior)

an AC?

or the ever popular more RAM :p
 
Ice Czar said:
I like my accessories and tools and as infrastructure investments they dont age much
a Post Card? I use a PC Gieger for that, would be nice if your overclocking too
Gigabit NICs? if you have a few older computers to network
KVM? same
a 2nd Monitor

you have all the important stuff covered? a UPS? or Power Conditioner?
the little stuff, ESD wriststrap, pad, grounding plug

cross part platform? backup PSU? or a really Good PSU?
really good cables? dual BIOS? (BIOS Savior)

an AC?

or the ever popular more RAM :p
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I wish there was some new games out. *cough*D3 and HL2*cough*. Those are good suggestions though.:)
 
Need more HD space???

A new sound card, the Live series isnt cutting it anymore IMO...

Nothing ever wrong with getting the latest and greatest vid card..

Do LCDs stike your attention??
 
what about the klipsch 5.1 ultra?

I have them, and they are superb

:D
 
a nice 17" LCD or a 74GB Raptor come to mind

what is your budget?
 
Not really looking for a LCD. I like being able to run my desktop at 1600x1200@85Hz.

A new sound card does sound like a good idea. Any reason why the Live isnt that great? And what should I get?
 
I would get myself a new dvd burner - but that's cause I always have a lot of data I need to backup
 
how about a new graphics card or sound card.
what ever turns you on
 
how about getting some 15k SCSI action? Or maybe a raptor or 2?

And my personal favorite: WATER!!
 
Well I went out and bought an APC 800VA . Probably the best investment I have made considering that any time it rains here, guaranteed power loss.:)


Thanks for all the suggestions everyone.:)
 
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