I reached LEM with a membrane keyboard, 10 dollar logitech mouse, turtle beach from my xbox and a 2012 60hz monitor. The worst thing you can do is blame it on something besides yourself. Some of the best soccer players never started with cleats, shinguard, jerseys and nice green fields to play on. It's important to just try and improve yourself with what you have and if you do good there then commit yourself to more advanced hardware.