What to buy for less than $200?

03-04-2007, 11:33 AM

$$$ - $(car insurance) - $(nintendo DS+R4) = $200 + gas money.

So, with the $200 I was thinking...
an i-ram by gigabyte (posted here)
or a nice monitor from newegg (Linkage here)
ooor <your suggestion here>?

i got a decent compy but elimination HDDs would be nice. my CRT monitor blows nuts, especially for moving (LANs, etc) so does anyone have any useful suggestions?

**IceBlade** · 03-04-2007, 11:37 AM

Save it? lol. I'd go for the monitor but that's just me.

Spin · 03-04-2007, 12:01 PM

yeah i'd go for the monitor also....i went from a crt montior that was pretty old...and few weeks ago bought this montor http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16824009100

the difference is amazing..you will be nothing but pleased.

03-04-2007, 12:43 PM

my laptop had a 15" widescreen and i liked it better than this 19" or my 17" LCD (4:9).

hmmmmmmmm

Hekkensn · 03-04-2007, 12:48 PM

monitor no doubt man. samsung ftw

03-05-2007, 03:48 PM

ah alright! monitor is it.

thanks for the feedback :D

thescreensavers · 03-05-2007, 04:33 PM

Monitor.

With the Iram your going to need to buy the Ram to put in it which adds to the cost unless you already have the ram but thats only 4gb thats nothing.

03-05-2007, 05:18 PM

it's something alright, plus i can get/have ram. but i do believe a monitor would go further for my situation ^__^

SacredTbag · 03-11-2007, 06:15 AM

save it up for a bit longer. skip the 19" and get a 22". i just got an Acer 22" AL2216W. it's friggin AMAZING!

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16824009094

03-12-2007, 01:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SacredTbag

save it up for a bit longer. skip the 19" and get a 22". i just got an Acer 22" AL2216W. it's friggin AMAZING!

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16824009094

isn't that a little large for gaming? (<--non-rhetorical) my 15 made my eyes jump a lil for the edges, so, i'm thinking 19" widescreen would be about right.