Help me upgrade a little!

fiveub

fiveub

fiveub

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I would like some recommendations for this system, this is what I have:

Asus T3-P5G31 Barebones System - Intel Core 2 Duo (LGA775) (I have the same as this one, but does not support Quad Core)

Corsair XMS2 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 PC2-6400C5 TwinX Dual Channel (TWIN2X4096-6400C5)

Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB Sata-ll 16MB Cache (Not sold on OcUK any more)

Pioneer DVR-216DBK 20x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM

Intel Core 2 Duo E7400 LGA775 'Wolfdale' 2.80GHz (1066FSB) - Retail

SteelSeries QcK Mini Gaming Surface

Things I am looking to upgrade are:

My mouse, I was thinking of getting this:

Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer 3.0 Optical Mouse - Retail (B75-00115)

Keyboard... Not sure, I don't want a gaming one as such, but a nice one which is nice looking and worth the money, wired would be nice.

I would like new speakers, I am a big fan of Logitech and I was thinking of replacing my 2.1 speakers to a 2.0 to give myself more room.

Also what parts could I add or change in my system which would give a nice improvement?

Any advice is appreciated.
 
I was thinking of getting this graphic card for my system it should be fine as OcUK use it in their systems for the same barebones as what I have.

Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 4350 512MB "Low Profile" DDR2 TV-Out/DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail

Also thinking of upgrading my monitor, which one would you go for out of this list, and why?

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/productlist.php?&groupid=17&catid=948&sortby=priceAsc

Basically the list of things I would like to upgrade is:

Optical Drive
Speakers
Graphic Card
Monitor
Mouse
Keyboard
 
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Monitor wise, that'd be your best bet, good res, its between that n the dell, the other one (sammy) with the higher res just has built in freeview which I take it youre not bothered about, so either this sammy or the dell, either would do, I like the glossy finish on the sammys though
re the rest, what are you actually wanting the system for?
 
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The system is just for media, office, internet and personal use really. Not a gaming machine obviously :)

But I would like to use it for mainly for office use,
 
If its for office work, I would stick with what you have and just go for the recommended monitor, it will run well :)
 
Have you condidered an mx1100 I've got one of these and it is an understatement to sayt a comfortable mouse can make using a computer less of an arduous task, find a mouse that suits you, personally I like a large highly sensitive mouse that is heavy
 
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