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greenmedic88 on 03 August 2009
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Squilliam said:
Lightning_24 said:

I probably will wait until October if things go right if not i may not be able to until the beginning of 2010.

Right now the size of my monitor is 15" i belive. I could have had a 17" for the same price but they were out it made me mad.

I am planning on getting a new monitor somewhat bigger.

I guess my first answere answers this one. If not let me know.

I play like WRPG, Sim games. But i'm wanting to get more into PC gaming a little so i may move up and start getting games like GTA or others for the PC.

Thanks for the help. And i like the PC you showed me it would be perfect.

Hmm...

Are you interested in 3d technologies? (Nvidia has been doing a recent push for that)

As something of a solid spec for a 24" monitor and the latest technology for under $1500 from a bought PC you've got:

  • AMD Phenom II or Core i7 Quad core (2.6Ghz +)
  • 6/8GB Ram
  • 640GB+ HDD space
  • AMD HD 5870 (or so)
  • Windows 7
  • 24" LCD monitor with HDCP

Sounds pretty reasonable to me.

For a high end system the key is to be able to achieve 60fps for all your games at least initially (IMO).

Since you're going to be waiting, I would suggest looking at the monitor now as thats the one part not really subject to change.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236049

I noticed this monitor on Newegg for example, its had excellent feedback there though you might want to check it up on more professional reviews. This is just an example btw.

 

I like that Asus display. I have been looking into 16:9 ratio 24" displays. Even for a TN display, the price is right, and that's without any sale or rebates. I may pick one up down the line although I may be needing an IPS display instead depending on how things pan out this fall.