hi everyone,
i'm building a new rig right now and have bought a full system minus the monitor.
right now i'm using the samsung 213T, which is a 21" LCD running at 1600x1200. The colors are good, but the response time isn't that great - it is overall a great monitor but not the best for gaming.
I want to get a 24" WS LCD, but i'm worried that i won't be able to run many of the games out there (older ones not working due to WS and new ones not working due to 1900x1200 [i've read widescreengaming forums], plus i don't want to have to hack/tweak every ini just to get a game to work)..
i do not need a monitor that doubles as a home theater because i already have a 42" plasma. i just want to use it for work and gaming. I read the LCD buyer's guide thread, and it seems to recommend mainly 19" screens for gaming. any opinions on this? right now i'm looking at the dell 2407 and the samsung 244t or the samsung 940BF (but i don't know if i can deal with going from 1600x1200 to 1280x1024)
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new rig:
E6600@2.4
evga 680i motherboard
1x evga 8800 gts - 640mb
2x 1gb corsair xms2 memory
corsair 620hx power supply
thermalright ultra 120 heatsink
antec p182
couple of scythe sflex fans
raptor 150GB drive
samsung dvd burner
so i'm hoping it's powerful enough for today and next year's games (if it isn't, i'm hoping that adding another 8800gts will help)..
i'm building a new rig right now and have bought a full system minus the monitor.
right now i'm using the samsung 213T, which is a 21" LCD running at 1600x1200. The colors are good, but the response time isn't that great - it is overall a great monitor but not the best for gaming.
I want to get a 24" WS LCD, but i'm worried that i won't be able to run many of the games out there (older ones not working due to WS and new ones not working due to 1900x1200 [i've read widescreengaming forums], plus i don't want to have to hack/tweak every ini just to get a game to work)..
i do not need a monitor that doubles as a home theater because i already have a 42" plasma. i just want to use it for work and gaming. I read the LCD buyer's guide thread, and it seems to recommend mainly 19" screens for gaming. any opinions on this? right now i'm looking at the dell 2407 and the samsung 244t or the samsung 940BF (but i don't know if i can deal with going from 1600x1200 to 1280x1024)
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new rig:
E6600@2.4
evga 680i motherboard
1x evga 8800 gts - 640mb
2x 1gb corsair xms2 memory
corsair 620hx power supply
thermalright ultra 120 heatsink
antec p182
couple of scythe sflex fans
raptor 150GB drive
samsung dvd burner
so i'm hoping it's powerful enough for today and next year's games (if it isn't, i'm hoping that adding another 8800gts will help)..