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by tryten

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I gotta find something to buy myself.
Looking to spend about $250 and there are
2 Fry's, a Best Buy, Circuit City, about 8 local PC shops and a Mac store within 10 minutes of my house.
What should I get... I was thinking another BFG 128 GeForce 6600 GT/OC PCIexp for some SLi action. Or maybe some games, or a gadget.
Hmmm maybe a new computer case to toy with.
I dont know ARRGGGG any ideas?

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by gralfus

You might hold on to the money until you have something specific that you want to get.

by tryten

I have money for buying specific things that I want to get. Like a PPU after they are out for a while.

The $250 is just to buy something random that I can toss if I dont like it.

by mjd420nova

The BFG sounds good, if you don't have one yet.
How a bout a nice top end sound card??
or - - maybe a nice 19 inch LCD display..

by tryten

I have a BFG already, thats why I wanted a twin for the SLi option. I usually wear headphones so there is no need in a super high quality sound card but that is a good suggestion. I currently have the onboard Realtek 7.1 that came with the AN8-Sli board, it works but an Sound Blaster Audigy would be nice. Fry's had a 19" Sony on sale for about $350 that my father-in-law bought. Games look real good on it. It doesnt seem to have the issue that most LCDs have with high FPS games.

New sound card and monitor, nice suggestions.

by oz_media

Go buy a couple of OZ's, sell them and buy yourself a new PC instead.

Oh, yeah, you are State-side, sorry.

P.S. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, do you FEEL old or are you just looking old?

by nees

Have a good one. Take your $250 to Best Buy and/or the other stores and browse. Knowing that you can get whatever you want is fun. It's a nice surprise. It's like a treasure hunt--what will you get--and you'll always win. Something will call out to you from the shelves. It will jump out and you'll know you want it. Have a great day. Enjoy! : )

by gsg

I'd avoid best buy like the plague. They have terrible markup (USB 2.0 cable, $39 at BB, $12 online and at the local tech shop).

I'd take the $250, buy some cool gadgets, a nice dinner, 12 pack of cold ones, and relax.

by jkaras

I would avoid using SLI. It's great on paper but not a real performance boost. You will have a higher power strain and louder fan and higher heat problems as a result. It's more cool than practicle.
some suggestions;
a good mp3 player if you dont already have one.

a plethora of new games since you like to pc game

get out of town, maybe Vegas?

rent a Harley for a day and go cruising

front row seats to a favorite sporting event or concert.

thrill seek like sky diving?

a night out with the fellas to a boobie bar!

rent a sailboat

go skiing at Colorado if its still good that is

invest the money in a top of the line receiver for a kick butt entertainment center.

rent an exotic car for the day and cruise around town like a bigshot.

improve your tool collection

buy a musical instrument you have always been interseted in learning or lessons for it.

bribe the missus for a little something something extra, wink wink.

a couple of expensive bottles of alcohol, like something aged for special occaisions to savor.

by tryten

a good mp3 player if you dont already have one.
Got one.

a plethora of new games since you like to pc game
More games may be the way to go...

get out of town, maybe Vegas?
Vegas...been there...done that

rent a Harley for a day and go cruising
Borrow from co-worker *grin evilly*

front row seats to a favorite sporting event or concert.
No UFC or pride f/c fights close to me =(

thrill seek like sky diving?
Did enough of that in the Air Force.

a night out with the fellas to a boobie bar!
Wife will meet me there with an axe....

rent a sailboat
Sea sick....guh

go skiing at Colorado if its still good that is
Cant ski, bad ankles due to accident in Air Force

invest the money in a top of the line receiver for a kick butt entertainment center.
I am already quite def, this could help or hurt

rent an exotic car for the day and cruise around town like a bigshot.
I am a lead foot, not a good Idea to tease the cops in Houston. Damn there vette is fast.

improve your tool collection
If I do this my wife will hand me a honey-do list

buy a musical instrument you have always been interseted in learning or lessons for it.
Just bought a new Fender Acoustic... but excellent Idea

bribe the missus for a little something something extra, wink wink.
refer to the axe comment

a couple of expensive bottles of alcohol, like something aged for special occaisions to savor.
Bought some Crown Reserve 2 days ago for the birthday celebration. I do need more...

by jkaras

Wow, sorry to hear that. Is marriage that bad? Dont answer that. Well at least some suggestions have merit.
pc games to play;Rome Total War, Civilizations4(the latest one, its Simms on steriods), Metal of Honor Spearhead/Pacific Assault (my clan is the 5307th, great fun, great bunch of guys, Axis and Allies (based of the popular board game, heard many great things about this game, Star Wars Empire (I played the free download, it has great potential. As you can see I love command and conquer games and first person shooters.

Damn the fuzz, show them whose boss!!!

Get out of town, there is no better feeling that a change of pace/scenery.

No UFC in Texas? Really?

You cant go wrong in investing in a home theater system. I use mine everyday and it enhances my viewing pleasure. I am going deaf and happy to having a blast. Nowadays receivers have all the basics at really low prices. Granted the top end are better, but most dont really hear the difference. You can however hear the difference in really quality speakers. $250 wont get you far in any aspect but it makes something rather expensive affordable being that much cheaper.

Tools or no tools, there is always a list.

I'm not the drinker I was, I drink beer, but people seem to drool over 50 year old scotch. People say there is a difference, not elitiest bragging. I dont know Crown Reserves, but it sounds tasty.

Seriously, an axe? You can cure that with a copy of the Shinning, then just grin at her, lol.

by tryten

Just got a phone call from my father-in-law.....
Went home to check it out. None of the harddrives are being recognized. Looks like I got some fun ahead of me.

by tryten

Got another BFG GeForce 128MB 6600 GT OC PCIexp.
Also got a new M/B, power supply and case. (Seeing that the power suply was the cause of the failure of 2 Abit A8N SLi boards) I got a Gigabyte K8N SLi Pro w/ dual bios for free since the other boards were under warranty. I got the case because it came with a 420w p/s for 70$. My last p/s cost $90, why not get a new case with your p/s. Oh and i bought some Warsteiner Dunkel to wash it all down. = )

by oz_media

I just found out last night that it was my Birthday yesterday. Had no idea all day, even after writing the date repeatedly, just too focused on other things I guess.

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