Thank you kindly sir. I guess I shall add my wii and xbox360 games lol.

It's funny to see the people who think they know things about computers and spout numbers they found from some article they read, and those people who actually know about computers.

Keyboard is a total personal preference, much like the mouse. Some take pride in using a $10 mouse or keyboard, others will actually spring for a $50-100 mouse or keyboard if they're really particular.

I like the Logitec G5. Most of their gaming mice are weighted, have good ergonomics, are very precise and have a good "feel" to them. I also like the MS Sidewinder as it fills the hand well, and has good ergonomics despite sporting a pretty chunky looking design.

Most seem to prefer standard keyboards for PC with keys that have good tactile feedback (feels solid when typing). Flat keys generally don't give you that same "clicky" feedback due to the shorter length of key travel, but again it's totally a personal preference.

I actually prefer PC gaming on a dedicated gaming keyboard with a separate left hand key layout specifically for gaming (Ideazon Merc Stealth). A lot of people seem to dismiss gaming keyboards as nothing  more than standard keyboards with back lit keys and funky (gaudy) designs, but some actually have game specific layouts. The Merc Stealth has very solid construction, it's heavy, has good tactile feedback and I just prefer playing with its game key layout space. But again, it's a personal preference. I also use a Saitek Eclipse II (also marketed as a "gaming keyboard") with a traditional keyboard layout but prefer the Stealth for gaming.

Paid about $20 for the Saitek II (inventory clearing) and I think about $60-70 for the Stealth.

Also, I wouldn't bother replacing that GTS 250 yet. Sure, it's not the most current VGA card, and it's not for playing at 2560x1600 resolutions or dual displays or whatever other crazy display set up someone wants to come up with, but the only things that really matter are what is your current display set up or are you planning on upgrading to something with more display real estate immediately.

If not, save your money AT LEAST until the Fermi based VGA cards come out in a month or so as it will change pricing on ATI's current premium 5XXX series cards.

Personally, I'd say wait until you upgrade your displays. The premium cards will be cheaper by then.

Yeah, typically, you don't want to waste the $$$ on having the most current, up-to-date card you possibly can. Skip every other generation, and don't buy into the new generations as an early adopter.

As for SLI, I'm thinking you should wait to upgrade, then buy a second-generation high-quality card when they come around. And when it does, see if you can pull off SLI and notice any significant improvement. If not, sell the old card, put it into an older system, or keep it as a backup.

This is a tactic one should always take, if they don't NEED the resale money.

"I like the Logitec G5. Most of their gaming mice are weighted, have good ergonomics, are very precise and have a good "feel" to them. I also like the MS Sidewinder as it fills the hand well, and has good ergonomics despite sporting a pretty chunky looking design."
This is what I'm using, a friend recommended me to get one. It's a nice mouse, and it was a bit cheaper than other 'gaming' mice, I think.

For mice and keyboards, I'm using the Logitech G5 mouse and the Logitech G13 gamepad for gaming. Then my old, run-of-the-mill HP keyboard that doesn't get touched while I'm gaming.

I am going to just get the same exact monitor that the guy with a bidoof has lol. I can get that within a few weeks. Maybe I will order the monitor and a new card at the same time. When the new ones come out. I still need ideas for what i should get at that time. I figure i can spend 300-400 dollars on the card. I was looking up info. and using my card x2 is over all better then upgrading to a single GTS285. So I wouldn't get that. But can you do SLI with two different cards? Like my 250 and 285 together? I really know very little about all this stuff.

Nvidia cards can only SLI with the same cards. The 9800GTX (GTS 250) and GTX285 (still overpriced) are from two separate generations of GPUs. The 9800GTX based on the G92 GPU is actually a modified 8800GT.

Buy another GTS 250 (and buy it cheap) if you want SLI performance for the least amount of coin.

Crossfire allows ATI cards to mix and match to a degree (same generation), but the down side is memory will clock down to the lowest common denominator (slower card). Always better to match same cards whenever possible.

ahh, Thank you for clearing that up, well I will wait and get two better geforce cards in a few months when the new ones come out. I am going to try out 3d lol.