New Monitor!

A2Z · 12 Jul 2008 at 14:58

Hi guys im just putting my new pc together and im wondering what sort of monitor should i get as i haven't got a clue what it all means. These are my specs. But my budget is 200-250. Thanks

Processor
Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "Energy Efficient SLACR 95W Edition" 2.40GHz
Mobo
Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L Intel P35 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
Ram
OCZ 4GB (2x2GB) PC2-8500C5 1066MHz Reaper HPC Edition Dual Channel DDR2
VGA
Asus ATI Radeon HD 4850 512MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail
PSU
Corsair 550W VX Series PSU - 120mm Fan, 5 Year Warranty

PhoenixUK · 12 Jul 2008 at 18:39

Either 20" or 24"

I think the OCuk 24" is just about 240 mark and it has great reviews.

I wouldnt bother with 22"s, they offer nothing extra in compare to 20" and just cost more.

24" gets my vote if u got the cash for it.

icey_haj · 12 Jul 2008 at 18:52

PhoenixUK said:
Either 20" or 24"

I think the OCuk 24" is just about 240 mark and it has great reviews.

I wouldnt bother with 22"s, they offer nothing extra in compare to 20" and just cost more.

24" gets my vote if u got the cash for it.

I would have thought that they offer 2" more?

as my Samsung T220 does

jonislost · 12 Jul 2008 at 18:55

PhoenixUK said:
Either 20" or 24"

I think the OCuk 24" is just about 240 mark and it has great reviews.

I wouldnt bother with 22"s, they offer nothing extra in compare to 20" and just cost more.

24" gets my vote if u got the cash for it.

Wtf. The extra's couldn't be anymore apparent :s

Buffman · 12 Jul 2008 at 19:31

They offer more in screen size, but not in resolution. I'd recomend any of the samsung 20" displays as I really like my pebble monitor, though if you're willing to put up with possible problems I'd say go for the OCUK 24"

p4radox · 12 Jul 2008 at 21:21

PhoenixUK said:
Either 20" or 24"

I think the OCuk 24" is just about 240 mark and it has great reviews.

I wouldnt bother with 22"s, they offer nothing extra in compare to 20" and just cost more.

24" gets my vote if u got the cash for it.

I pretty much agree with this: don't compromise, go the whole hog or save your cash.

MoRT489 · 12 Jul 2008 at 21:41

I like my 20" samsung, much sharper picture than my bro's 22" LG due to the fact that they have the same native resolution but the 20" being a smaller screen size, each pixel is smaller.

I think having a 24" may stretch the 4850 a bit too far on some games too. So unless u can increase budget to upgrade to the 4870 i'd recommend 20" perhaps one of the new samsungs:

Aqua

Rose Red

20/22" monitors have 1650x1080 max resolution whereas 24" has 1900x1200 (more pixels = more stress on the gfx card). U should look for low response time (both monitors above are 2ms (milli seconds) but 5ms is acceptable) especially if u play FPS games, as with a lower response time u will be less likely to see "ghosting" (blurring).

Hope this is useful.