| CGI-Quality said: |
No big changes since the last thread.
I upgraded from GTX 970 to GTX 1070 for €250 in September 2016. And I added another internal 4 TB HDD and an external 5 TB HDD because I bought a lot of PC games and don't like to delete stuff. ;)
Before that, I upgraded my GTX 580 to GTX 970 for €200 in September 2014.
Most other components are still of my PC build from October 2013:
- Haswell i5-4670K
- ASUS Gryphon Z87 mainboard
- 16 GB DDR3 RAM
- 250 GB SSD
- 4 TB HDD
And the rest of my PC is even older: the PC case is an unobtrusive "black box" from Cooler Master without those fancy LED lights:
My two monitors are from 2007 and 2011, both with their advantages and disadvantages.
My good old Dell 2407WFP from 2007 (16:10, 1920x1200, S-PVA panel, 60 Hz) is still my main display. It has better color accuracy, better viewing angles, better black level and a (slightly) higher resolution than the other monitor. Therefore it is used for most non-gaming tasks and most "slow" games.
The Acer GN245HQ (16:9, 1920x1080, TN panel, 120 Hz, integrated IR transmitter for 3D vision) is the specialist for stereoscopic gaming (2 x 60 Hz) or fast games (120 Hz). If I need more screen space (mostly for Excel), I can use both displays together in extended desktop mode:
I thought about upgrading my monitors this year, but I'm still waiting for models with all features I want (G-Sync + HDR10 + at least 1440p + at least 144 Hz).
So I went to VR gaming instead this year, which is a much bigger change in immersion than a new monitor with higher resolution and a higher dynamic range:
