What would you get

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Hi guys im looking to improve my machine and have a budget of £500 question is im not sure what to get.... im torn between new peripherals, monitor, keyboard, mouse etc but wouldnt mind improving the machine itself either question is what would you get.....

My specs are as follows: -
Intel Core i7 920 D0 Stepping (SLBEJ) 2.66Ghz (Nehalem) (Socket LGA1366) - Retail

XFX Radeon HD 4870 xXx 1024MB GDDR5 TV-OutDual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (HD-487A-ZDDC)

Foxconn Renaissance Intel X58 (Socket 1366) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard

Antec 900-2 Nine Hundred Two Ultimate Gaming Case - Black (No PSU)

Coolermaster Real Power 620w Modular Power Supply

OCZ Gold 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 Low-Voltage Triple Channel (OCZ3G1333LV6GK)

Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (WD6401AALS)

Noctua NH-U12P SE1366 CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366)

LG GH22NS40 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM
 
Looks like a beast as it is! What monitor have you got? If you really want a hardware upgrade then take a look at SSD hard drives.
 
The only thing I can think of is perhaps a solid state drive?

I would go with monitor and speakers though if you dont have a decent set already.
 
KB+M wise i would highly recommend the razer deathadder and tarantula. More so the Mouse, as its at a relativly decent price compared with the other products. The tarantula is good but there are better KB's out there nowadays :)
 
It wouldn't of changed to much since you last bought your pc!

If you got 500 quid, and your current graphics card is doin fine for you don't bother upgrading it for the sake of it.. go with an SSD where you will actually see a difference to your comp, and a new mouse, I just ordered the Steelseries Xai few days ago waiting on it to arrive supposed to be a great mouse!
 
He will see a difference with a better graphics card and monitor. SSD are very pricey at the moment just to increase windows boot time
 
after seeing my friends machine a ssd is the next logical step the change in performance is amazing windows 7 boot in about 20-30 seconds and game loading times well down
 
Windows 7 already loads fast enough, I am interested in SSD but am thinking more along the lines of a new monitor, my old digimate tft doesnt do my rig any justice and im sure I can get a decent one and save money aswell! :) Suggestions on a fantastic monitor performance/lowest cost prefered...... 22" or maybe higher depending like I say on cost I was thinking the LG Flatron W2261V 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor when it comes back into stock or Samsung SM2333SW 23" Widescreen LCD Monitor
 
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Samsung t220 monitor matey I have the syncmaster t200HD model the 20" monitor/tv and it was a wonderful buy looks nice and gives a very nice image
 
That looks great, but im not really interested in having Freeview, Does the fact that it is a HD monitor mean I will get better image quality, or does that mereley apply to the freeview?
 
i didn't mean get the syncmaster t200HD i meant get the samsung t220 whcih is a 22inch monitor only with a very decent contrast ratio.
The HD retains to the freeview.

From my experience using the Samsung T200 monitor (on parents pc when visiting home) and my samsung Syncmaster t200HD tv/monitor they are nice products


This one

I like my Samsung Syncmaster t200HD though as I reserved the t200 monitor at currys and they foolishly gave me the £100 more expensive HD tv + monitor syncmaster t200HD.. I wasnt taking it back to complain lol
 
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