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877130 2010-04-16 05:36:00 Been around 5 years now sticking to my trusty 17" Sony monitor, thought it was time to step it up with a bigger monitor and video card.
i was thinking of the Sapphire HD5750 for video card and a samsung monitor has to be 21"+ anyone got a good combination that wont break the $500 budget? Monitor i would want to be full HD 1080p and prefer samsung or if anyother brands that are better?
chuanwai (12518)
877131 2010-04-16 05:46:00 Samsung are fine, I prefer LG or Viewsonic though.

How about this (www.computerlounge.co.nz) and this (www.computerlounge.co.nz)?

I own that monitor and can vouch for it, it's great.

You can get a cheaper one (www.computerlounge.co.nz) the same size but the specs aren't as good - it's still a nice monitor though. Main differences are no HDMI and a slower response time.

Can your PSU handle the larger graphics card?
wratterus (105)
877132 2010-04-16 05:59:00 the cheaper one whats different from the expensive one chuanwai (12518)
877133 2010-04-16 06:04:00 Response time - 2ms vs 5ms, 50,000:1 contrast ratio vs 30,000:1 and the cheaper one has no HDMI input. wratterus (105)
877134 2010-04-16 06:37:00 yea im looking for hdmi input aswell cause the HD5750 has one right? chuanwai (12518)
877135 2010-04-16 06:41:00 You might also check that the monitor you decide on has a zero dead pixel warranty. Sweep (90)
877136 2010-04-16 06:44:00 LG has a 3 year zero dead pixel warranty, and yesh the cheaper one does have no HDMI but the quality of HDMI and DVI is identical. wratterus (105)
877137 2010-04-16 07:03:00 Oh i see cause my current one is dvi could i run 2 monitors at once? like one monitor im playing games the other im surfing the net? chuanwai (12518)
877138 2010-04-16 07:13:00 With some cards you can use 2 or more monitors. Depends what the box says Speedy Gonzales (78)
877139 2010-04-16 07:16:00 so would it work like 1 monitor on games the other i can surf the net? on the HD5750 chuanwai (12518)
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