I am currently overseas and I'll have a rental car for a day while I drive from vegas to LAX. I won't have a lot of time, the drive is 4-5 hrs and I have 7 hrs to get from air port to airport. So i figured I'd go via a local pc parts mega mall or something and pick up some cheap components. which, from what I have seen, the savings is significant. I don't want to spend much, but I'm struggling to find anything worthwhile to spend money on.
here is my rig, I am actually pretty happy with it, but feel there is an opportunity to tweak it up a bit... i don't want to risk gst so will keep it below the $400nzd threshold
i5 3570k cpu
asus p8z77 mobo
280x gpu
2x 4gb kingston value ram ddr3 1333mhz
120gb ssd plus stacks of hdds
logitech g510 keyboard
shitty mouse - so will get a gaming mouse
at first, i thought the ram was a dead ringer to upgrade. but funnily enough, i've done some research and the cheap shit I bought is actually not bad at all. i thought of upping to 1600mhz or adding another 2 x 4 gb sticks, but i doubt i will see any tangible benefits (correct me if i am wrong).
another ssd is an obvious choice, so might look at another samsung 840 pro, but i like having a smaller ssd as it means i run lean on shit on the pc... plus i have the hdds to hoard on.
a monitor might be a bit bulky, but that is also a thought. any ideas on something i am missing?
