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Garyj881

Garyj881

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My fiancee has asked what i want for my birthday :cool:

Sigs a tad out of date so here is my setup

Antec 900 (with tight mod so no dust :D)
Q6600 at 3500mhz
Abit IP35
4gb of Geil ULL 800mhz
8800GTS 512mm
Corsair 650
MX518 mouse
Saitek II keyboard

I have around £150 to spend

My thoughts are


1. New case (maybe looking at watercooling later on)
2. New gfx card (4850 or similar)
3. A new monitor ...

Well my current monitor is a 19" WS Mirai, and seeing the Sammy 21.6" in the forums i think i'm leaning towards this a little.
Would my gfx card handle the latest games on a 22" monitor?

What would you do in my situation?
 
Personally i would say a 24" and put the extra cash towards it. Though the GTS might struggle a little bit, i still think it would be worth it.
 
Slashiem said:
Personally i would say a 24" and put the extra cash towards it. Though the GTS might struggle a little bit, i still think it would be worth it.
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That's my thougts too, but then im looking at £250 + and i havent got that money spare as my Focus is in need of a new clutch :(
 
22" goes very well with a 8800 GTS 512 (its what I have). 90% of games you can have 100% of the detail/AA, and if you drop the AA then most games (except Crysis) will be >60fps. 4850 would be a sideways move, 280GTX/4870X2 or nout on the graphics upgrade front.
 
Sounds good, my main game is COD4 and with max settings/AA i get 80-125 fps anyway and maybe in a few months i'll pick up a 4870 or smiliar.

Quite excited now :)

Any reasons NOT to get the Samsung 21.6" as mentioned above?
 
melbourne720 said:
22" goes very well with a 8800 GTS 512 (its what I have). 90% of games you can have 100% of the detail/AA, and if you drop the AA then most games (except Crysis) will be >60fps. 4850 would be a sideways move, 280GTX/4870X2 or nout on the graphics upgrade front.
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The 4850 would actually be an upgrade, more than a sideways move, just for the price its not worth the move.
 
Slashiem said:
Because a 24" is bigger :p
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....and more expensive, just havent got the money mate or i would.

If i get a 24" i will most likely need to upgrade my gfx card aswell.

I went from a 17" tft to a 19" wide screen and love it so i'm sure i'll be pleased with a 22".
 
I'd get 24". If you can't afford it then wait. Don't just buy the smaller one because that's the money you have now. It will benefit you more in the future.

RoEy
 
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