Hi all,
My current build:
- ASRock S1155 Z68 Pro3-M DDR3 mATX
- Intel Core i5 2500K Unlocked, S1155 @ 3.30 GHz
- 16GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600MHz DIMM 240-pin CL9 LP
- PNY NVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 850MHz 1GB PCI-Express
- 700W PSU, ThermalTake
- 22" ViewSonic VX2239WM 2ms Monitor
I'd like to upgrade my current system for everyday work use/video editing. The video editing is nothing major, just screen recordings via Camtasia. I have a 27" 5K iMac with FCPX for the majority of my video editing.
The main goal is to increase my screen real estate so I can view more at once on the monitor. 1080p on a 22" just isn't enough. I'm thinking 1440p @ 27" and 144Hz. Probably an IPS panel because of their superior viewing angles although backlight bleeding tends to worry me?? I'm considering G-Sync too. However, I don't know enough about monitors for this to be a final decision.
I've also been considering the Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 as great value for money?
I should also add that I do not want to add a 2nd monitor to the mix.
Eventually, I'd like my setup to be good enough for casual gaming at a half decent performance too.
I'm thinking the best move is to buy a new monitor and graphics card. That graphics card can then be used in my system when I upgrade the remaining hardware.
I should state that I'm in no rush but the sooner I can increase my screen real estate, the better.
The budget for now is roughly £1k (for the monitor and GPU...IF that's the smart thing to do).
Thank you for all your help.
P.S. I'd like to stick with Intel and NVidia. I've had better experiences with these.
My current build:
- ASRock S1155 Z68 Pro3-M DDR3 mATX
- Intel Core i5 2500K Unlocked, S1155 @ 3.30 GHz
- 16GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600MHz DIMM 240-pin CL9 LP
- PNY NVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 850MHz 1GB PCI-Express
- 700W PSU, ThermalTake
- 22" ViewSonic VX2239WM 2ms Monitor
I'd like to upgrade my current system for everyday work use/video editing. The video editing is nothing major, just screen recordings via Camtasia. I have a 27" 5K iMac with FCPX for the majority of my video editing.
The main goal is to increase my screen real estate so I can view more at once on the monitor. 1080p on a 22" just isn't enough. I'm thinking 1440p @ 27" and 144Hz. Probably an IPS panel because of their superior viewing angles although backlight bleeding tends to worry me?? I'm considering G-Sync too. However, I don't know enough about monitors for this to be a final decision.
I've also been considering the Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 as great value for money?
I should also add that I do not want to add a 2nd monitor to the mix.
Eventually, I'd like my setup to be good enough for casual gaming at a half decent performance too.
I'm thinking the best move is to buy a new monitor and graphics card. That graphics card can then be used in my system when I upgrade the remaining hardware.
I should state that I'm in no rush but the sooner I can increase my screen real estate, the better.
The budget for now is roughly £1k (for the monitor and GPU...IF that's the smart thing to do).
Thank you for all your help.
P.S. I'd like to stick with Intel and NVidia. I've had better experiences with these.
