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Post Date: 2012-01-13

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    Posted: 13 Jan 2012 at 5:42pm
I need guidance figuring out what monitor to buy for my new Digital Storm PC.  A summary of my system's configuration is below (I'm also adding a 1TB hard drive I already own).

It's doubling as a business PC that will last a long time and, in my free time, a machine that will mostly be used for gaming and video (and possibly video editing).  Gaming = Battlefield 3, Skyrim, WoW.

You can see in my configuration that I have one GTX 570 (1.2GB) but have left room to expand to a second one (but don't think I need it right now).

I've seen some of the newer IPS monitors and they look great.  At $900+ they also seem pricey.

So I'm trying to walk a narrow line between what I want/need without overbuying.

Here's my sense of what seems right:

Size: 24-27"
Resolution:  1920x1200.
Confused about whether I should care 60hz vs 120hz.
Response Time:  <= 5ms (seems to be debate as to how much this matters).
HDMI:  Yes.
Monitor Stand:  Must be height-adjustable.

Thoughts on specs and then specific displays?  Thanks in advance.

Processor: Intel Core i7 2600K 3.40GHz (Unlocked CPU for Extreme Overclocking) (Quad Core)

CPU Boost: Stage 2: Overclock CPU 4.5GHz to 4.8GHz (Requires Pro or Deluxe Series Motherboard)

Motherboard: ASUS P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3  (Intel Z68 Chipset) (Features Intel Quick Sync Technology)

System Memory: 8GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested)Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (120GB Solid State (By: Intel) (Model: 320 Series)

Video Card(s): 1x NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 1.2GB (Includes PhysX Technology) (EVGA Edition)

Optical Drive 1: Blu-Ray Player/DVD Writer (Play Blu-Ray and Burn DVDs)

Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)

Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio

Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Cooler Master 942 HAF X

Power Supply: 850W Corsair TX850 V2 (Dual SLI Compatible)

Extreme Cooling: AIR: Stage 2: Noctua NH-D14 Extreme Performance (Does NOT fit on the regular EVGA X58 3X SLI)

Chassis Airflow: Standard Factory Chassis Fans

Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium (64-Bit Edition)




Edited by Jimmin - 13 Jan 2012 at 5:49pm
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  Quote DST4ME Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 14 Jan 2012 at 1:30am
Most important thing about a monitor is its panel, right now there are 2 major ones, TN and IPS, IPS has superior picture quality/clarity.

1. response time is a bs number, its there to fool you and does not represent the true response time of the monitor, there is no real way of truly finding what response time is, the closest to it is white to white but you don't see that, you see grey to grey or black to black cause they give small numbers to fool users but they don't mean anything, there are different methods to get these numbers also, and each will give a different number as results, therefore you can even compare one to the other, cause we don't know what method was used for which, and even if we did, still GTG or BTB don't mean anything.

2. contrast ratio is also bs number.

here are some good IPS monitors for their price:

Dell UltraSharp U2412M

Dell UltraSharp u2312

for around a $1000 you would get a 30" kickass IPs monitor.

can you post your config number its hard to read yoru config specially since its not listed how they are on the config page, I can tell you that you should go with 1050hx psu for better reliability/quality.

unless hdmi is 1.4 its not what you want.

Edited by DST4ME - 14 Jan 2012 at 1:31am
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