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itszutak
January 27th, 2008, 10:46 PM
So yeah. I got $185 and a $50 gift card for Fry's electronics.

If I shop at fry's, that's a total of $235...

Any ideas on what I should spend it on? My computer's specs are in my profile.
Sever
January 27th, 2008, 10:47 PM
Crack.
DrunkenSamus
January 27th, 2008, 10:48 PM
That's funny, I was at Fry's today to pick up a computer and a few people were smoking crack by the wall. So yes....crack.
n00b1n8R
January 27th, 2008, 11:05 PM
what is this "frys" you speak of?
potato chips?
Jay2645
January 27th, 2008, 11:08 PM
A computer store.

Aussies don't have Fry's, apparently.
Just bought myself a Battlefield 2 game there earlier, actually.
Syuusuke
January 27th, 2008, 11:16 PM
On me.
ImSpartacus
January 28th, 2008, 03:28 PM
what is this "frys" you speak of?
potato chips?
i really hope thats sarcasm.


So yeah. I got $185 and a $50 gift card for Fry's electronics.

If I shop at fry's, that's a total of $235...

Any ideas on what I should spend it on? My computer's specs are in my profile.

I would get a new cpu. a new gpu is out the question with the psu that comes standard in an xps400 (i think its under 500watts). Dell sizes their included psu's by how much power the computer could possibly use, and that peak that they designed for probably includes a 7800gtx. So you would have to chalk 100-150$ for a new psu if you got better graphics.

What chipset you using? I doubt you know, dell doesn't include that stuff with orders .(

I think the best choic ewould to get a new motherboard, and psu. something backwards compatible with everything u own now, but something that would allow you to upgrade your cpu and gpu later. you have enough ram as it is.
Bad Waffle
January 28th, 2008, 05:55 PM
MONITOR!
Con
January 28th, 2008, 06:11 PM
buy some epic gamez or an 8 series
Mr Buckshot
January 28th, 2008, 06:20 PM
Go buy a couple of new games you haven't already played.

Or spend it on a portable console if you don't already have one ^^
legionaire45
January 28th, 2008, 07:54 PM
If you're going to Frys the only things I would reccomend that you purchase are CPU/Motherboard combos, Ram, keyboards, mice etc. NEVER buy a GPU there. They charge around $50 to $100 extra in some cases unless you are buying something like an Nvidia 4, 5 or low end 6 series card (aka old).
DrunkenSamus
January 28th, 2008, 08:07 PM
Fry's is like a UFO/Monster attacking a city combined with little kids throwing away their money on a huge line of candy dispensers. Other than that, the service is great and it looks neat.