I'm currently running a 4870x2 along with a Dell 30" 3007WFP and although it has been fantastic to use, I'm thinking of swapping out to a Nvidia 285/295 and the Samsung 120Hz 22" 3D Vision.
I'm still undecided about this, but here's the reasons for the move:
1) I find 3D stuff fascinating so I'm very interested to check out this side of things. I will be playing games mostly in 2D though.
2) I won't need to spend any more money. In theory the proceeds from selling the old kit should cover the new kit.
3) In future I'll not need to invest nearly as much in GFX horsepower to push 2560x1600.
4) And perhaps the biggest factor here is that I'll see much better response times (14ms-->5ms) and much less ghosting with 120Hz. Although these haven't been severe enough to hamper my enjoyment of the Dell (which I've has for 3.5 years now) I think I'm probably missing out big time on the improvements that have been made in this area. I also play FPS games regularly and I hate the loss in fidelity when looking around.
But of course we have the downsides:
1) Significant loss of screen estate going from 30" to 22".
2) Much lower res.
3) Probably a lot of lost value in selling the Dell. Got it for £1k 3.5 years ago and I would probably get £500 ish for it if I'm lucky. A new one (granted would be a newer model) would be around £1k.
What are peoples thoughts on this? A part of me is telling me I'm mad
It's a shame there's no 24"/1900x1200 120Hz option available because that would be a nice compromise.
I'm still undecided about this, but here's the reasons for the move:
1) I find 3D stuff fascinating so I'm very interested to check out this side of things. I will be playing games mostly in 2D though.
2) I won't need to spend any more money. In theory the proceeds from selling the old kit should cover the new kit.
3) In future I'll not need to invest nearly as much in GFX horsepower to push 2560x1600.
4) And perhaps the biggest factor here is that I'll see much better response times (14ms-->5ms) and much less ghosting with 120Hz. Although these haven't been severe enough to hamper my enjoyment of the Dell (which I've has for 3.5 years now) I think I'm probably missing out big time on the improvements that have been made in this area. I also play FPS games regularly and I hate the loss in fidelity when looking around.
But of course we have the downsides:
1) Significant loss of screen estate going from 30" to 22".
2) Much lower res.
3) Probably a lot of lost value in selling the Dell. Got it for £1k 3.5 years ago and I would probably get £500 ish for it if I'm lucky. A new one (granted would be a newer model) would be around £1k.
What are peoples thoughts on this? A part of me is telling me I'm mad
It's a shame there's no 24"/1900x1200 120Hz option available because that would be a nice compromise.
