Poll

What should I spend my £50 on?

X-Fi18%18% - 9
Razer Diamondback29%29% - 14
Raptor Addition10%10% - 5
Mozart TX0%0% - 0
Aftermarket CPU Cooler16%16% - 8
Upgrade to E6550 or something like that25%25% - 12
Total: 48
kylef
Gone
+1,352|6463|N. Ireland
I'm torn between what I should get. I have pros for all of the below:

X-Fi Sound Card
Currently running an Audigy 2 ZS on 5.1. Think I would notice a difference?

Razer Diamondback
Currently on a very, very bad, old mouse sitting beside a Logitech G15.

Sell my 74GB Raptor and get a single 150GB Raptor X
I'm thinking of going to this. It means I could have twice the installation space I have now for gaming.

Sell my P180 and get a Thermaltake Mozart TX
The daddy of media cases, need I say more?

Aftermarket CPU Cooler
Stock is for noobs. I'm on stock :(

Wait until July 22 and get myself a better CPU (currently an E6400)
Again, this is a very favorable option.

_________

What would you do? I'm torn, completely!
RDMC
Enemy Wheelbarrow Spotted..!!
+736|6535|Area 51
I'm stuck between

HD and CPU. I would only upgrade the mouse if it really is breaking down.
Nakamp
Member
+25|6164|Czech Republic
new mouse or x-Fi, but more the mouse
Mason4Assassin444
retired
+552|6632|USA
Put it in a savings account.
TheEternalPessimist
Wibble
+412|6590|Mhz

Mouse, but you can get better than a Diamondback for £50.
jsnipy
...
+3,276|6493|...

Put it in ur piggy bank.
Metal-Eater-GR
I can haz titanium paancakez?
+490|6243
well u sud go for E6550 but i think it needs more cooling...or not?
Bertster7
Confused Pothead
+1,101|6552|SE London

Better cooling.

Buy an Arctic Cooling Freezer Pro 7. It's very cheap (£15ish) and performs really well. You'll have enough money left for an evening at the pub too.

Last edited by Bertster7 (2007-07-16 07:19:21)

suomalainen_äijä
Member
+64|6136
buy the CPU cooler, in case your old one gets broken
gvers
Bad at BF:BC2
+109|6643|The Real World

Bertster7 wrote:

Better cooling.

Buy an Arctic Cooling Freezer Pro 7. It's very cheap and performs really well. You'll have enough money left for
an evening at the pub too.
Dr_3V|L
Member
+51|6695|Twente, The Netherlands
Work more and get more
Mitch92uK
aka [DBS]Mitch92uK
+192|6205|United Kingdom
the diamondback is so good, i have one and am very very happy
Havok
Nymphomaniac Treatment Specialist
+302|6645|Florida, United States

I'd say the CPU cooler.  If you can OC your CPU, it's just as good (or better) than getting a new one.
kylef
Gone
+1,352|6463|N. Ireland

Dr_3V|L wrote:

Work more and get more
I'm doing a media VHS to DVD transcode bringing in several hundred quid at the moment
Magpie
international welder....Douchebag Dude, <3 ur mom
+257|6497|Milkystania, yurop
a hooker or some guinness
Criminal
yo shut the fuck up charles
+20|6607

Magpie wrote:

a hooker or some guinness
Twist
Too old to be doing this sh*t
+103|6493|Little blue planet, milky way
Personally, I'd choose a great blow-job.... But seeing as it's not on the list I'd recommend the mouse. Everything else will not increase your BF2 experience judging from your current setup.
Stormscythe
Aiming for the head
+88|6519|EUtopia | Austria
Diamondback? eh?

DeathAdder  + exact mat! or are these so damn expensive in the UK? I mean, 50 pounds are like $100 - that should be sufficient in any case. If not, order from Ireland


edit: > or just the x-fi, there is a notable difference between a simple audigy 2 ZS (even a performance "boost" in your overall CPU performance for 5-10%). Everything else doesn't make so much sense, probably the aftermarket CPU cooler.

Last edited by Stormscythe (2007-07-16 09:51:59)

kylef
Gone
+1,352|6463|N. Ireland

Stormscythe wrote:

Diamondback? eh?

DeathAdder  + exact mat! or are these so damn expensive in the UK? I mean, 50 pounds are like $100 - that should be sufficient in any case. If not, order from Ireland


edit: > or just the x-fi, there is a notable difference between a simple audigy 2 ZS (even a performance "boost" in your overall CPU performance for 5-10%). Everything else doesn't make so much sense, probably the aftermarket CPU cooler.
Just because it is $100 in America that doesn't make it £50 over here.

Q6600 = $266
Q6600 = £220 ($440)

go figure.
Mekstizzle
WALKER
+3,611|6591|London, England
Booze. You're Irish, we shouldn't even have to tell you. CameronPoe would be ashamed of you.

If you really want to be un-Irish, get a better cooler and overclock.
SoC./Omega
Member
+122|6511|Omaha, Nebraska!

leetkyle wrote:

I'm torn between what I should get. I have pros for all of the below:

X-Fi Sound Card
Currently running an Audigy 2 ZS on 5.1. Think I would notice a difference?

Razer Diamondback
Currently on a very, very bad, old mouse sitting beside a Logitech G15.

Sell my 74GB Raptor and get a single 150GB Raptor X
I'm thinking of going to this. It means I could have twice the installation space I have now for gaming.

Sell my P180 and get a Thermaltake Mozart TX
The daddy of media cases, need I say more?

Aftermarket CPU Cooler
Stock is for noobs. I'm on stock

Wait until July 22 and get myself a better CPU (currently an E6400)
Again, this is a very favorable option.

_________

What would you do? I'm torn, completely!
I would get a sound card, because on tomshardware, they have an article that shows the new E6750 and stuff CPUs, are less than 1 percent of an increase in performance
Cookie.VXT
Bringer Of Cookies.
+178|6406|UK
a backstreet hooker...

no rly id wait for the price drops of Intel
buLLet_t00th
Mr. Boombastic
+178|6413|Stealth City, UK

SoC./Omega wrote:

leetkyle wrote:

I'm torn between what I should get. I have pros for all of the below:

X-Fi Sound Card
Currently running an Audigy 2 ZS on 5.1. Think I would notice a difference?

Razer Diamondback
Currently on a very, very bad, old mouse sitting beside a Logitech G15.

Sell my 74GB Raptor and get a single 150GB Raptor X
I'm thinking of going to this. It means I could have twice the installation space I have now for gaming.

Sell my P180 and get a Thermaltake Mozart TX
The daddy of media cases, need I say more?

Aftermarket CPU Cooler
Stock is for noobs. I'm on stock

Wait until July 22 and get myself a better CPU (currently an E6400)
Again, this is a very favorable option.

_________

What would you do? I'm torn, completely!
I would get a sound card, because on tomshardware, they have an article that shows the new E6750 and stuff CPUs, are less than 1 percent of an increase in performance
Tomshardware is the biggest joke on the net. First of all its run by a woman (!!!!) and secondly hardly any of the editors or writers are from a techy background. Get your reviews from the independent sites that don't have big companies breathing down their neck.

And to Leetkyle-----> save up a bit more and then when you see something that you really want or need you'll have that £50 to fall back on.
Flaming_Maniac
prince of insufficient light
+2,490|6677|67.222.138.85
If you're that torn don't get anything, because obviously you don't want any one thing that much. Save it until you want one thing really damn bad.
Mong0ose
Will it blend?
+24|6456|UK

Flaming_Maniac wrote:

If you're that torn don't get anything, because obviously you don't want any one thing that much. Save it until you want one thing really damn bad.
was just about to say the same thing

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