Ok, like every year, I only get a cap of $100 from my folks for my Christmas gift this year. Here are some of the items I'm thinking of choosing. I could use some help here because I'm really undecided as to which is the best to get for myself.
17" CRT Moniter ($83) - I've been needing a moniter for a very long time now. My current moniter is like 6 years old, 13 inches in size, and can't go above 1024x768. It also seems to have a refresh rate of only 75 hertz. Also, it has this glitch where I have to slap the side of the moniter repeatedly when I first turn it on in order to get rid of a yellow shade that the display sometimes goes into. It's quite annoying and really shows that this moniter is a POS. I considering upgrading it to a 17" moniter with a minimum of 1280x1024 or so. I found such a moniter on pricewatch.com for only $83.
AMD Athlon XP 2.0ghz CPU - ($76) - I could really use a new CPU right now. My current CPU is a AMD Duron 1.3ghz. A lot of the new games that come out are getting quite sluggish and I think a CPU upgrade would be good. I insist on getting a CPU that is at least 2.0ghz - anything less would seem like not much of a upgrade.
Geforce FX 128mb or Radeon 9200 - Like I mentioned in the CPU description, games have been running sluggish and I think that it could be due to my Geforce4 MX card as well as the CPU. I'm undecided as to which Card I should get - should I stick with the Geforce series or switch over to Ati's Radoen series?
-- SavageX
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"...and if you don't like that, then you need to be slugged in the face repeatedly, until my hands are soaked in blood. Have a nice day!"
http://www.savagex.net
17" CRT Moniter ($83) - I've been needing a moniter for a very long time now. My current moniter is like 6 years old, 13 inches in size, and can't go above 1024x768. It also seems to have a refresh rate of only 75 hertz. Also, it has this glitch where I have to slap the side of the moniter repeatedly when I first turn it on in order to get rid of a yellow shade that the display sometimes goes into. It's quite annoying and really shows that this moniter is a POS. I considering upgrading it to a 17" moniter with a minimum of 1280x1024 or so. I found such a moniter on pricewatch.com for only $83.
AMD Athlon XP 2.0ghz CPU - ($76) - I could really use a new CPU right now. My current CPU is a AMD Duron 1.3ghz. A lot of the new games that come out are getting quite sluggish and I think a CPU upgrade would be good. I insist on getting a CPU that is at least 2.0ghz - anything less would seem like not much of a upgrade.
Geforce FX 128mb or Radeon 9200 - Like I mentioned in the CPU description, games have been running sluggish and I think that it could be due to my Geforce4 MX card as well as the CPU. I'm undecided as to which Card I should get - should I stick with the Geforce series or switch over to Ati's Radoen series?
-- SavageX
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"...and if you don't like that, then you need to be slugged in the face repeatedly, until my hands are soaked in blood. Have a nice day!"
http://www.savagex.net
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