Spem me please

stormbreaker · 1 Oct 2009 at 09:34

I am looking for a new monitor in the region of £150 to £160. I am not computer literate, so you might have to explain what things mean.

Here is my spec:

CPU-AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 940 3.0GHz Black Edition (Socket AM2+) - Retail

Motherboard - Gigabyte GA-MA790X-UD3P AMD 790X (Socket AM3/AM2+) PCI-Express DDR2

Memory-Corsair XMS2 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 PC2-6400C5 TwinX Dual Channel (TWIN2X4096-6400C5C)

Graphics Card-HIS ATI Radeon HD 4870 1024MB GDDR5 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - OEM (H487F1GP)

Hard Drive-Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3500418AS)

Optical Drive-LG GH22NS30 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black/Beige) - Retail

Case-Coolermaster Elite 335 Case - Black (No PSU)

PSU-OCZ ModXStream Pro 600w Silent SLI Ready Modular Power Supply

OS-Windows 7 RC 64-bit

Thanks

stormbreaker · 1 Oct 2009 at 17:42

OK. My main uses are train simming and need for speed, music production software, internet, a lot of office documents, watching dvds, and photo editing.

Hope this helps.

By the way would my graphics card be able to handle a "22" or "24" screen resolution?

stormbreaker · 2 Oct 2009 at 09:02

What about the Asus VH222H 22" Widescreen True HD LCD Monitor?

How does this compare to the Dell?

stormbreaker · 2 Oct 2009 at 13:45

What's the difference between eIPS and TN?

stormbreaker · 2 Oct 2009 at 14:02

OK. So what exactly is the response time all about?

What is ghosting?

stormbreaker · 3 Oct 2009 at 10:51

How is the dell better when the ASUS has a higher resolution, better contrast ratio, a faster response time, an HDMI input, and it weighs less?

I'm really sorry but apart from having an e-IPS screen, how else is the dell better.

stormbreaker · 3 Oct 2009 at 11:11

Sorry. I did read the link, but I don't think I fully understood the first time. Thank You for your little explanation. I think it will be the dell. Just a little more saving to do.

Would it be worth waiting until January and see if I can get it in the sale somewhere?

Thanks for everyone's help/advice.

stormbreaker · 3 Oct 2009 at 11:28

I really like Overclockers, but, are they really the cheapest?

stormbreaker · 3 Oct 2009 at 11:42

OK. Thanks for all your help guys. I think I'll just have to do a lot more posting and waiting.

Thanks Again.