Hey,
Right now at NCIX the monitor I want happens to be part of a weekly special on various products, the BenQ XL2410T: http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=56593
I would save $60 if I bought it now.
Now, the thing is I'm currently gaming (and have been doing that since 2004) on a 19" CRT monitor with my current rig (and the one before it too) shown in my signature. The monitor in question is a flat screen CRT from LG (model Flatron F900B, discontinued since many years already, still it is a great monitor). I know that my current GTX 285 can run games smoothly at higher resolutions than the current 1280x960 resolution that I'm using, but I can't go above that or I'm losing too much in refresh rate. So right now I can stay at 95Hz at 1280x960, but above that it gets down to 85Hz, then 75Hz, then my eyes start bleeding (I don't even want to think about 60Hz, remember we're talking about a CRT monitor here).
So anyway, I want to, and I will move to the world of LCD monitors after all those years of waiting (and neglecting shall I say). Now the thing is that I'm also going to upgrade my computer, going for an Intel i7 2600K (or just 2600, not sure, I might over-clock later on so perhaps the unlocked one should be my choice), and I am also planning on upgrading my GPU for a GTX 560 later this year, perhaps during the holidays, but the rest (new CPU, new Motherboard and new Memory) will be bought in April or so (when the full volume recovery of the P67 Motherboards is completed and I can start choosing from various models and therefor from various prices).
So yeah, right now and before my upgrade in April or so I still have my rig and I want a new monitor, the one I always had my eyes on since the past few months is sold at that special price until March 2nd. So... I was wondering if my GTX 285 would be able to run games smoothly enough at 1920x1080, which I presume would make a world of difference from my current 1280x960 which I've been gaming on for the past couple of years (sometimes even lower down to 1024x768 in some more recent games). I know that my GTX 285 is capable of HDMI and the packaging from eVGA did include a DVI to HDMI dongle, and if I buy such a monitor I know I should as well just use HDMI.
So, priorities, I need recommendations for that, what should I do...
1) Buy the monitor now at a reduced price rather than later at the regular higher price, but delay the overall system upgrade due to the monitor's purchase, from April to later during the summer, and hope that in the meantime the current rig can play games smoothly enough at the seemingly impossible 1920x1080 resolution it provides by default.
2) Don't buy the monitor despite its reduced price, and keep saving money until April when buying a new CPU/Motherboard/Memory will become possible, and buy a new monitor/GPU much later in the year.
3) Don't buy anything until I have enough money to buy everything at the same time in one shot (CPU, Motherboard, Memory, GPU, Monitor, and perhaps even a PC Case).
What would you do? Because I'm torn apart right now, this monitor I want just makes me go bunkers when I just look at it, I want it bad, but I know I could get it later this year, although its price might still be higher than its current special price. But I know that my current rig is showing is age since the past year or so in most of my recent games, and I also feel that gaming with a GTX 285 on a 19" CRT monitor is somewhat of a waste, but I also feel that the system overall wouldn't cope very well with playing recent games at 1080p... I don't quite know what to do.
I could just go on and buy the damn monitor and call it a night with a few clicks, I got the money and I could buy it now... but... yeah... grrr, I hate things like this, stupid dilemma.
Right now at NCIX the monitor I want happens to be part of a weekly special on various products, the BenQ XL2410T: http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=56593
I would save $60 if I bought it now.
Now, the thing is I'm currently gaming (and have been doing that since 2004) on a 19" CRT monitor with my current rig (and the one before it too) shown in my signature. The monitor in question is a flat screen CRT from LG (model Flatron F900B, discontinued since many years already, still it is a great monitor). I know that my current GTX 285 can run games smoothly at higher resolutions than the current 1280x960 resolution that I'm using, but I can't go above that or I'm losing too much in refresh rate. So right now I can stay at 95Hz at 1280x960, but above that it gets down to 85Hz, then 75Hz, then my eyes start bleeding (I don't even want to think about 60Hz, remember we're talking about a CRT monitor here).
So anyway, I want to, and I will move to the world of LCD monitors after all those years of waiting (and neglecting shall I say). Now the thing is that I'm also going to upgrade my computer, going for an Intel i7 2600K (or just 2600, not sure, I might over-clock later on so perhaps the unlocked one should be my choice), and I am also planning on upgrading my GPU for a GTX 560 later this year, perhaps during the holidays, but the rest (new CPU, new Motherboard and new Memory) will be bought in April or so (when the full volume recovery of the P67 Motherboards is completed and I can start choosing from various models and therefor from various prices).
So yeah, right now and before my upgrade in April or so I still have my rig and I want a new monitor, the one I always had my eyes on since the past few months is sold at that special price until March 2nd. So... I was wondering if my GTX 285 would be able to run games smoothly enough at 1920x1080, which I presume would make a world of difference from my current 1280x960 which I've been gaming on for the past couple of years (sometimes even lower down to 1024x768 in some more recent games). I know that my GTX 285 is capable of HDMI and the packaging from eVGA did include a DVI to HDMI dongle, and if I buy such a monitor I know I should as well just use HDMI.
So, priorities, I need recommendations for that, what should I do...
1) Buy the monitor now at a reduced price rather than later at the regular higher price, but delay the overall system upgrade due to the monitor's purchase, from April to later during the summer, and hope that in the meantime the current rig can play games smoothly enough at the seemingly impossible 1920x1080 resolution it provides by default.
2) Don't buy the monitor despite its reduced price, and keep saving money until April when buying a new CPU/Motherboard/Memory will become possible, and buy a new monitor/GPU much later in the year.
3) Don't buy anything until I have enough money to buy everything at the same time in one shot (CPU, Motherboard, Memory, GPU, Monitor, and perhaps even a PC Case).
What would you do? Because I'm torn apart right now, this monitor I want just makes me go bunkers when I just look at it, I want it bad, but I know I could get it later this year, although its price might still be higher than its current special price. But I know that my current rig is showing is age since the past year or so in most of my recent games, and I also feel that gaming with a GTX 285 on a 19" CRT monitor is somewhat of a waste, but I also feel that the system overall wouldn't cope very well with playing recent games at 1080p... I don't quite know what to do.
I could just go on and buy the damn monitor and call it a night with a few clicks, I got the money and I could buy it now... but... yeah... grrr, I hate things like this, stupid dilemma.