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bit of an odd one:

Got a friend who turning 18 soon, and he absolutely loves his computers, so i was thinking about getting him something computer related, except he seems to have ... well everything. can someone think of a nice peripheral or something computer related in the region of £20-40 that would go with:

dell XPS 630 (q6600, 4gb ram, 2x 500gb raid, SLI'd 8800GT, sound card, 20" monitor, 2.1 speakers, dell keyboard and mouse)

custom built 17" laptop (core2 2.6ghz, 4gb ram, 320gb hdd, 8600gt, logitech mx air mouse, nice seinheiser headphones).

he mostly uses them for gaming (oddly enough, he uses the laptop much more than the desktop), and i believe some light programming. he hates apple...
 
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RynceWynd said:
Depending on how much desktop space he has a "gaming" surface
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he does have a biiiig desk for the desktop, but the screen etc, is in the corner. i cant really go round and start measuring the desk up without raising suspision, but i actually quite like that idea. ill have a look around for something similar

Cycrow said:
if he takes pride in his pc ;)
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i believe he already has a cleaning kit of some description :/
 
Lols, I brought a steelseries gaming mat, the small one since i have limited spaces and i have to say its really good, that plus a MX518 should be a sweet combo
 
Buy him a mini fridge so he can keep his beers nice and cold while he's gaming. If he's turning 18 i can think of no better present! ;)
 
Cookeh said:
This?
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=KB-007-BE&groupid=702&catid=23&subcat=1258
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wow. that thing looks mental. dunno how much he'd actually use that (he is into the whole RPG scene, which it appears to be made for), but thats definatley a strong contender, cos im sure he'd appreciate the sheer crazyness of it.

not too crazy about the fridge thing. like the idea, but ive always found minifridges to not work that well. ie, open it up and stick your hand in and its barely any colder.
 
Yeh mini coolers are rubbish but an actual mini fridge is awesome. Then one I have from a well known wholesaler cools my beers to 1degree C and can go cooler yet. But I suppose its not a computer peripheral right enough! Just nice to have a cool beverage after many hours gaming. Good luck with your search though!
 
i used to have a stategic commander, was great for aom

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