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June 27, 2013 3:29:37 AM

This is my first time building a PC.

Case: COOLER MASTER HAF 932 Advanced RC-932-KKN5-GP Black Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case

Power Supply: CORSAIR Builder Series CX600 600W ATX12V v2.3 80

Motherboard: ASUS SABERTOOTH Z77 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4000

Memory: CORSAIR 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600

Video Card: EVGA 04G-P4-2686-KR GeForce GTX 680 w/ Backplate 4GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP

Storage: WD Elements 2TB Desktop External Hard Drive

Optical Drive: LITE-ON DVD Burner - Bulk Black SATA Model iHAS124-04 - OEM

Fan: Rosewill RCX-Z90-CP 92mm Long Life Sleeve CPU Cooler

Monitor: ASUS VS Series VS247H-P Black 23.6" 2ms LED Backlight Widescreen LCD Monitor

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June 27, 2013 4:00:29 AM

There's a lot of potential for improvement in this system. However, before I made specific recommendations, I need to know where you're buying, what your budget is, and whether gaming is the only planned use for the system.
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June 27, 2013 4:02:55 AM

rminter48 said:
This is my first time building a PC.

Case: COOLER MASTER HAF 932 Advanced RC-932-KKN5-GP Black Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case

Power Supply: CORSAIR Builder Series CX600 600W ATX12V v2.3 80

Motherboard: ASUS SABERTOOTH Z77 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4000

Memory: CORSAIR 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600

Video Card: EVGA 04G-P4-2686-KR GeForce GTX 680 w/ Backplate 4GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP

Storage: WD Elements 2TB Desktop External Hard Drive

Optical Drive: LITE-ON DVD Burner - Bulk Black SATA Model iHAS124-04 - OEM

Fan: Rosewill RCX-Z90-CP 92mm Long Life Sleeve CPU Cooler

Monitor: ASUS VS Series VS247H-P Black 23.6" 2ms LED Backlight Widescreen LCD Monitor


One immediate improvement I can suggest, is replacing the 680 with a 770. It's a better card and is less expensive.
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June 27, 2013 4:15:03 AM

Jack Revenant said:
There's a lot of potential for improvement in this system. However, before I made specific recommendations, I need to know where you're buying, what your budget is, and whether gaming is the only planned use for the system.


Newegg, I am trying to stay around $1,500, and yes it is purely for gaming.
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June 27, 2013 4:24:47 AM

rminter48 said:
Jack Revenant said:
There's a lot of potential for improvement in this system. However, before I made specific recommendations, I need to know where you're buying, what your budget is, and whether gaming is the only planned use for the system.


Newegg, I am trying to stay around $1,500, and yes it is purely for gaming.


What physical location (country and state/province needed, city ideal) will you be purchasing from? Some retailers have good walk-in only deals. Also, would you be willing to purchase from non-Newegg retailers, provided that they're trustworthy and offer a better deal?
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June 27, 2013 4:30:01 AM

Jack Revenant said:
rminter48 said:
Jack Revenant said:
There's a lot of potential for improvement in this system. However, before I made specific recommendations, I need to know where you're buying, what your budget is, and whether gaming is the only planned use for the system.


Newegg, I am trying to stay around $1,500, and yes it is purely for gaming.


What physical location (country and state/province needed, city ideal) will you be purchasing from? Some retailers have good walk-in only deals. Also, would you be willing to purchase from non-Newegg retailers, provided that they're trustworthy and offer a better deal?


US Detroit, Michigan and yes any trustworthy retailer is fine.
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June 27, 2013 4:40:03 AM

rminter48 said:
Jack Revenant said:
rminter48 said:
Jack Revenant said:
There's a lot of potential for improvement in this system. However, before I made specific recommendations, I need to know where you're buying, what your budget is, and whether gaming is the only planned use for the system.


Newegg, I am trying to stay around $1,500, and yes it is purely for gaming.


What physical location (country and state/province needed, city ideal) will you be purchasing from? Some retailers have good walk-in only deals. Also, would you be willing to purchase from non-Newegg retailers, provided that they're trustworthy and offer a better deal?


US Detroit, Michigan and yes any trustworthy retailer is fine.


How's this look?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ Outlet PC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme6 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($174.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($63.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($62.68 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card ($679.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 650W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus VS247H-P 23.6" Monitor ($154.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1480.59
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-06-27 07:36 EDT-0400)

Note: You could afford a better monitor and an SSD by dropping down to a 770:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ Outlet PC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme6 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($174.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($63.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Mushkin Chronos Deluxe MX 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($104.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($62.68 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($404.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 650W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor ($249.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1405.57
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-06-27 07:38 EDT-0400)

In either case, you end up with a superior GPU, a drastically better PSU, a better CPU (marginally), and more efficiency in pretty much all other respects, without losing anything in terms of game performance.
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June 27, 2013 4:50:23 AM

Jack Revenant said:
rminter48 said:
Jack Revenant said:
rminter48 said:
Jack Revenant said:
There's a lot of potential for improvement in this system. However, before I made specific recommendations, I need to know where you're buying, what your budget is, and whether gaming is the only planned use for the system.


Newegg, I am trying to stay around $1,500, and yes it is purely for gaming.


What physical location (country and state/province needed, city ideal) will you be purchasing from? Some retailers have good walk-in only deals. Also, would you be willing to purchase from non-Newegg retailers, provided that they're trustworthy and offer a better deal?


US Detroit, Michigan and yes any trustworthy retailer is fine.


How's this look?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ Outlet PC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme6 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($174.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($63.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($62.68 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card ($679.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 650W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus VS247H-P 23.6" Monitor ($154.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1480.59
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-06-27 07:36 EDT-0400)

Note: You could afford a better monitor and an SSD by dropping down to a 770:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ Outlet PC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme6 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($174.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($63.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Mushkin Chronos Deluxe MX 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($104.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($62.68 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($404.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 650W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor ($249.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1405.57
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-06-27 07:38 EDT-0400)

In either case, you end up with a superior GPU, a drastically better PSU, a better CPU (marginally), and more efficiency in pretty much all other respects, without losing anything in terms of game performance.


Well if its all the same performance ill go with the the better monitor. Thanks Jack.
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June 27, 2013 4:58:20 AM

rminter48 said:
Jack Revenant said:
rminter48 said:
Jack Revenant said:
rminter48 said:
Jack Revenant said:
There's a lot of potential for improvement in this system. However, before I made specific recommendations, I need to know where you're buying, what your budget is, and whether gaming is the only planned use for the system.


Newegg, I am trying to stay around $1,500, and yes it is purely for gaming.


What physical location (country and state/province needed, city ideal) will you be purchasing from? Some retailers have good walk-in only deals. Also, would you be willing to purchase from non-Newegg retailers, provided that they're trustworthy and offer a better deal?


US Detroit, Michigan and yes any trustworthy retailer is fine.


How's this look?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ Outlet PC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme6 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($174.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($63.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($62.68 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card ($679.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 650W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus VS247H-P 23.6" Monitor ($154.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1480.59
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-06-27 07:36 EDT-0400)

Note: You could afford a better monitor and an SSD by dropping down to a 770:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ Outlet PC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme6 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($174.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($63.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Mushkin Chronos Deluxe MX 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($104.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($62.68 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($404.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 650W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor ($249.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1405.57
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-06-27 07:38 EDT-0400)

In either case, you end up with a superior GPU, a drastically better PSU, a better CPU (marginally), and more efficiency in pretty much all other respects, without losing anything in terms of game performance.


Well if its all the same performance ill go with the the better monitor. Thanks Jack.


Well, it's not, per se. The 780 beats the 770 by 15-30%, it's just than the 770 is enough to max most current games as-is. The only game you're going to see a difference on is Crysis 3, at the moment, but as time goes by the 770 is going to age faster than the 780. That said, you can solve this by adding another 770 in what's known as an SLI (that is, putting another card in connected to the first card) once your performance starts to take a hit. If you know that you want to do this from the start, you should probably purchase a large PSU to start out with, as you'll need 750-850w for dual 770s. Another option is to simply sell the old card and buy a new one, though this is less money-efficient.
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June 27, 2013 5:06:25 AM

Jack Revenant said:
rminter48 said:
Jack Revenant said:
rminter48 said:
Jack Revenant said:
rminter48 said:
Jack Revenant said:
There's a lot of potential for improvement in this system. However, before I made specific recommendations, I need to know where you're buying, what your budget is, and whether gaming is the only planned use for the system.


Newegg, I am trying to stay around $1,500, and yes it is purely for gaming.


What physical location (country and state/province needed, city ideal) will you be purchasing from? Some retailers have good walk-in only deals. Also, would you be willing to purchase from non-Newegg retailers, provided that they're trustworthy and offer a better deal?


US Detroit, Michigan and yes any trustworthy retailer is fine.


How's this look?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ Outlet PC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme6 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($174.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($63.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($62.68 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card ($679.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 650W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus VS247H-P 23.6" Monitor ($154.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1480.59
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-06-27 07:36 EDT-0400)

Note: You could afford a better monitor and an SSD by dropping down to a 770:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ Outlet PC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme6 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($174.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($63.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Mushkin Chronos Deluxe MX 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($104.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($62.68 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($404.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 650W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor ($249.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1405.57
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-06-27 07:38 EDT-0400)

In either case, you end up with a superior GPU, a drastically better PSU, a better CPU (marginally), and more efficiency in pretty much all other respects, without losing anything in terms of game performance.


Well if its all the same performance ill go with the the better monitor. Thanks Jack.


Well, it's not, per se. The 780 beats the 770 by 15-30%, it's just than the 770 is enough to max most current games as-is. The only game you're going to see a difference on is Crysis 3, at the moment, but as time goes by the 770 is going to age faster than the 780. That said, you can solve this by adding another 770 in what's known as an SLI (that is, putting another card in connected to the first card) once your performance starts to take a hit. If you know that you want to do this from the start, you should probably purchase a large PSU to start out with, as you'll need 750-850w for dual 770s. Another option is to simply sell the old card and buy a new one, though this is less money-efficient.

What power supply would you recommend?
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June 27, 2013 5:10:51 AM

rminter48 said:
Jack Revenant said:


Well, it's not, per se. The 780 beats the 770 by 15-30%, it's just than the 770 is enough to max most current games as-is. The only game you're going to see a difference on is Crysis 3, at the moment, but as time goes by the 770 is going to age faster than the 780. That said, you can solve this by adding another 770 in what's known as an SLI (that is, putting another card in connected to the first card) once your performance starts to take a hit. If you know that you want to do this from the start, you should probably purchase a large PSU to start out with, as you'll need 750-850w for dual 770s. Another option is to simply sell the old card and buy a new one, though this is less money-efficient.

What power supply would you recommend?


My default would be this XFX 850w: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
It's not quite as high-quality as that SeaSonic, but it's a pretty darn close second (it's actually also made by SeaSonic), and very price efficient.
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June 27, 2013 5:21:51 AM

Jack Revenant said:
rminter48 said:
Jack Revenant said:


Well, it's not, per se. The 780 beats the 770 by 15-30%, it's just than the 770 is enough to max most current games as-is. The only game you're going to see a difference on is Crysis 3, at the moment, but as time goes by the 770 is going to age faster than the 780. That said, you can solve this by adding another 770 in what's known as an SLI (that is, putting another card in connected to the first card) once your performance starts to take a hit. If you know that you want to do this from the start, you should probably purchase a large PSU to start out with, as you'll need 750-850w for dual 770s. Another option is to simply sell the old card and buy a new one, though this is less money-efficient.

What power supply would you recommend?


My default would be this XFX 850w: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
It's not quite as high-quality as that SeaSonic, but it's a pretty darn close second (it's actually also made by SeaSonic), and very price efficient.


Alright last question what specific cable do I need to connect the monitor with the computer?
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June 27, 2013 5:29:29 AM

rminter48 said:
Jack Revenant said:
rminter48 said:
Jack Revenant said:


Well, it's not, per se. The 780 beats the 770 by 15-30%, it's just than the 770 is enough to max most current games as-is. The only game you're going to see a difference on is Crysis 3, at the moment, but as time goes by the 770 is going to age faster than the 780. That said, you can solve this by adding another 770 in what's known as an SLI (that is, putting another card in connected to the first card) once your performance starts to take a hit. If you know that you want to do this from the start, you should probably purchase a large PSU to start out with, as you'll need 750-850w for dual 770s. Another option is to simply sell the old card and buy a new one, though this is less money-efficient.

What power supply would you recommend?


My default would be this XFX 850w: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
It's not quite as high-quality as that SeaSonic, but it's a pretty darn close second (it's actually also made by SeaSonic), and very price efficient.


Alright last question what specific cable do I need to connect the monitor with the computer?


With the VG248QE, you can use an HDMI, DisplayPort, or Dual-Link DVI cable.
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