Upgrade Dilemma

hlxbravo · 3 May 2013 at 09:48

Hey folks, got upto £650 absolute tops tbh and I want to upgrade my GPU and monitor.
At present I am running a HIS Ice Q turbo 6950 2gb, along with a Samsung 22" 120Hz, playing at 1680x1050, main use would be for gaming, FPS styleeee.

My dilemma is, I have read that the price justification for a 7970 over the 7950 doesn't really warrant it, however I have been looking at the GHZ variants, I see they have the Ice Q version on for £320 this week but that only leaves me £330 for a monitor. Or do I stick with say a 7950 and spend the extra on the monitor?

Ideally I would like to go as large upto about 29" as my budget allows.
As I currently game at 120Hz, I would like to stick at this, unless persuaded otherwise,maybe even jump to 144Hz. Thing is I dunno if I want 1920x1080 or a larger resolution.

So could I have some suggestions please to help me decide :
.....better card - poorer monitor
.....poorer card - better monitor

Thanks guys!

P.S. On a side note, not really looking towards Dell, as I have seen a fair few threads about light bleed. Also, I saw a comment about Asus' no dead pixel guarantee, is this across the range, or a select few models?

Doomedspeed · 3 May 2013 at 10:16

Monitor £400

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-074-BQ&groupid=17&catid=1120

GPU: £240

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-065-HS

hlxbravo · 3 May 2013 at 10:38

Thanks for that, I hadn't looked at the benq range, I bought my lad a benq last year and for some reason that bright purple benq logo screen he has on his is just eurghh tbh.

However the one you linked states :

In addition, the sleek headphones hook at the back keeps your desk top neat and tidy.

.......WIN

Doomedspeed · 3 May 2013 at 10:51

That is a complete and utter win.

That monitor is very highly rated. The 24" version is the more popular and around £80 (guesstimate) less.

Idleman · 3 May 2013 at 10:52

Another option, comes with 3 year warranty.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus VG278HE 27" TRUE 144Hz 3D Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £399.95
Total : £412.55 (includes shipping : £10.50).

Randomface74 · 3 May 2013 at 10:57

Another option - keep your money

CorrodedTemplar · 3 May 2013 at 11:23

I recently bought a Benq GW2250HM monitor, brand new from ebay for £107

Its a brilliant monitor and at 22" exactly what you'd be looking for.

With that you'd have £543 to buy a graphics card. I could get you to Mars with that much cash for graphics.

Leprechaun312 · 3 May 2013 at 11:43

Doomedspeed said:
Monitor £400

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-074-BQ&groupid=17&catid=1120

GPU: £240

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-065-HS

tbh that is spot on although you could get an nvidia card for 3d such as a 660ti or 670

areksnumbr1sxylady · 3 May 2013 at 11:52

Buy monitor for 100... add little bit more and get yourself 690.

hlxbravo · 3 May 2013 at 12:10

Idleman said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus VG278HE 27" TRUE 144Hz 3D Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £399.95

That looks like a sweet deal and I do like the specs....however 2ms response compared to the 1ms of the Benq.....or am I splitting hairs here (I realise it's about a tenth of a blink of the eye - but it may pan out to be more than that in monitor terms)

Rooster212 · 3 May 2013 at 16:23

At 144Hz, the screen is updating 144 times a second. Which means the screen updates every ~6.95ms. So 2ms response vs 1ms response won't really make that much difference.