my friend is giving me $250(canadian)

what would the best upgrade be for my comp within that budget i was lookin at a few flat screen moniters and they look pretty sexy. the on i was looking at most was an acer, it was 19 inch 16:9 and the resolution was something like 1400x900 ish... should i get it?

forgot to mention: another friend of mine has an ebay account so i can get stuff from there

I got this about 2 weeks ago..

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16824254023

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64-bit vista
23.5 inch LCD + a 19 inch
Q6600 intell qaud
4 gigs of ddr2 ram
8800GTS 512 video card @700mhz

I got this at about $250 on eBay as a buy it now option. Everything else was like $290 or so...

https://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/p...9&sku=320-5205

now I just need a good graphics card for my computer and everything will be good

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If I were you I'd hunt around for a monitor at that price that a) has good reviews and b) has the highest resolution you can get.
I've got a 19" 1440x900 and it is generally good but I'd much prefer something with a 1600x1200 or similar resolution so that you get more on screen - which is very useful for 3D modelling

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both of those look sweet starjsjswars and rhetoric,

i found out that if i can find him a new"toy"... he'll raise it to 300$so im gonna go check out ebay and neweggthe only problem is that it has to be under that price including s&h

thanks for the help so far guys

i think ive found something of interest...

after checking ebay for the dell monitor they are all 279-700$ so thats a no-no...

BUT

Acer AL2016WBbd Black 20" 5ms DVI Widescreen LCD Monitor
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16824009108

it looks good, its price is easily in budget and, 1680 x 1050 resolution, the only problem is that there seems to be no problems with it at all... spooky...

its funny actually the 19" i was looking at was $179, they had this monitor there for $349 but at newegg its $169...:blush:

BTW: does newegg ship outside the US?

I wouldn't buy Acer, they have a reputation for being very dodgy.

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dodgy like they wont work or like they stop working? or just crap quality?

Dodgy as in they will get dead pixels, stop working and have all sorts of problems. Their quality is pretty bad too.

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C. P. U. Its not a big processor... Its a series of pipes!

really? damn... ill look into other companies then thanks

I'd check out Viewsonic. I got a 19" widescreen for $200 through Buy.com a few months back. ViewSonic has a good reputation from what I've seen. I've got two of them at work, and one at home, and haven't had a problem at all with any of them.

really? 3 all with no probs... ever??? ill check those out but i just need to make sure that they ship to canada and i dont want to pay more than 35$ S&H

i just got a flat screen lcd from my buddy:attn: :attn: :attn: :attn: :attn: :attn: :attn: :attn: YAY! its a dell something or other im still gonna buy another one though but probably just an acer... dual display:attn: thanks for all the help and support guys:bow: