I've been through all of the stickied threads and done lots of searches, but i've got a couple of questions that i can't find answers to (as well as some questions that everyone seems to be asking)
I am thinking about getting a 19" TFT but i am unsure which one to get, so hopefully if i put all my requirements on here someone can help;
I am an avid games player, but also use my pc for web browsing, listening to music, word/excel when i am working from home and watching the occasional film (when the wife is watching the tv downstairs!).
Currently, i have the following games installed on my PC (as an indication of the kind of games i play)
Tiger Woods 2006
Madden 2006
Pro Evo 5
Fifa 2006
Fear
Serious Sam 2
Call of Duty 2
Half Life 2 (+CSS)
Doom 3 data disc (which i still haven't gotten around to starting!)
So, mostly, i go in for sports titles and first person shooters.
The rest of my rig is as follows
Asus p4c800 deluxe
2gb ram
X850XTPE
Northwood 2.8 @ 3.3
One of my main reasons for considering the switch to a TFT is that i run a rig that is as silent as possible with loads of zalman and silenx products to make it as quiet as possible for an air cooled system. However, in doing so i've noticed that the noisiest component in my system is the monitor (Mitsubishi 930sb) that emits and electronic hum that varies with the refresh rate that it is set to. Under normal circumstances you would never notice it, but with a near silent rig it drives you mad! Are TFTs, therefore, silent in operation? (couldn't find an answer on that anywhere else).
Also, which model is best for use outside the native resolution as whilst my current rig is happy at 1280x1024 in games i'm sure the games that are released in the next 12 months will grind to a halt on it, especially if 3dmark 2006 is anything to go by!
Overall, therefore, i am looking for recommendations that are good for 3d shooters and sports games, are silent in operation and aren't too bad when scaled down to 1024 x 768 in case i'm skint next year and can't upgrade!
My budget would be around the £400 mark and i'm not too bothered about widescreen or not - unless anyone can convince me otherwise.
Many thanks in advance for your help
Spudgun
I am thinking about getting a 19" TFT but i am unsure which one to get, so hopefully if i put all my requirements on here someone can help;
I am an avid games player, but also use my pc for web browsing, listening to music, word/excel when i am working from home and watching the occasional film (when the wife is watching the tv downstairs!).
Currently, i have the following games installed on my PC (as an indication of the kind of games i play)
Tiger Woods 2006
Madden 2006
Pro Evo 5
Fifa 2006
Fear
Serious Sam 2
Call of Duty 2
Half Life 2 (+CSS)
Doom 3 data disc (which i still haven't gotten around to starting!)
So, mostly, i go in for sports titles and first person shooters.
The rest of my rig is as follows
Asus p4c800 deluxe
2gb ram
X850XTPE
Northwood 2.8 @ 3.3
One of my main reasons for considering the switch to a TFT is that i run a rig that is as silent as possible with loads of zalman and silenx products to make it as quiet as possible for an air cooled system. However, in doing so i've noticed that the noisiest component in my system is the monitor (Mitsubishi 930sb) that emits and electronic hum that varies with the refresh rate that it is set to. Under normal circumstances you would never notice it, but with a near silent rig it drives you mad! Are TFTs, therefore, silent in operation? (couldn't find an answer on that anywhere else).
Also, which model is best for use outside the native resolution as whilst my current rig is happy at 1280x1024 in games i'm sure the games that are released in the next 12 months will grind to a halt on it, especially if 3dmark 2006 is anything to go by!
Overall, therefore, i am looking for recommendations that are good for 3d shooters and sports games, are silent in operation and aren't too bad when scaled down to 1024 x 768 in case i'm skint next year and can't upgrade!
My budget would be around the £400 mark and i'm not too bothered about widescreen or not - unless anyone can convince me otherwise.
Many thanks in advance for your help
Spudgun