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Hey, I'm relatively new to the forums, I've looked here for answers for 2+ years now, but only just got around to making my own account, silly, I know. Recently I've been putting together a build for next-gen games and adobe products. I know the build is too much for photoshop (which I use heavily btw, but would also like to use huge files), but I will also be getting into Premiere and AE for some heavy VFX. I've made it this far after about a month of horribly confusing research, this build is the product. From what I can tell it's a pretty mainstream build, but that's cool with me. The biggest issue I have is picking a monitor.
Since I'll be doing plenty of photoshop and working with 1080p 24-60p video often, I would like something easy on my eyes (I've read about benq's flicker free, but the reviews ar not quite compelling enough to spend the extra money, share your experience please?). After reading my morning away I discovered that (you'll never guess it) you guessed it, monitors have different types of panels. Yup, Ima noob. Reviews for IPS panels are absolutley stellar, even the e-IPS budget ones (I'm just guessing they're "e" because the price and a select few reviews). So I originially had my eyes on this cheapy TN panel but have since been exploring the world of extremely cheap IPS panels, and it has confused me to no end.
The main concern here is that everything is 100% compatible. I live in Okinawa Japan and shipping can take upwards of 2 weeks (generally 1-2 though) and I would prefer not to order eveything thinking I'm going to put it together and have the best gaming experience of my life that day, only to find that my monitor(s) doesn't plug into my 780 (that's where it goes right?). So here are my priorities in order.
1. Compatibility -everything on the first try
2. Price -Not looking to spend over 200 and 300 is max for 1-2 displays
3. Visual experience -Quality is King
In regards to IPS panels, these budget models have fairly good reviews with complaints mostly referring to the false advertising of the bezels, but other than that they seem ok, though no one mentions anything about their performance with games and ghosting.
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/aoc-monitor-i2267fw
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/dell-monitor-s2340m
These are the models I'm looking at with the possibility of a dual monitor setup, and this one I like asthetically very much, but would only be able to buy one of.
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-monitor-mx239h
Is my build compatible? (if not what could I change to make it better?) Monitors? 2-IPS, one of each, Or a single quality IPS for another quality upgrade farther down the road? And would I need to buy extra cables/adapters to make this compatible? Recomendations? Your personal experiences with the monitors you recommend are incredibly valuable to me and I would love you forever if you could help me out.
Here's my build btw: http://pcpartpicker.com/user/drlobotamy/saved/RFWfrH
Hey, I'm relatively new to the forums, I've looked here for answers for 2+ years now, but only just got around to making my own account, silly, I know. Recently I've been putting together a build for next-gen games and adobe products. I know the build is too much for photoshop (which I use heavily btw, but would also like to use huge files), but I will also be getting into Premiere and AE for some heavy VFX. I've made it this far after about a month of horribly confusing research, this build is the product. From what I can tell it's a pretty mainstream build, but that's cool with me. The biggest issue I have is picking a monitor.
Since I'll be doing plenty of photoshop and working with 1080p 24-60p video often, I would like something easy on my eyes (I've read about benq's flicker free, but the reviews ar not quite compelling enough to spend the extra money, share your experience please?). After reading my morning away I discovered that (you'll never guess it) you guessed it, monitors have different types of panels. Yup, Ima noob. Reviews for IPS panels are absolutley stellar, even the e-IPS budget ones (I'm just guessing they're "e" because the price and a select few reviews). So I originially had my eyes on this cheapy TN panel but have since been exploring the world of extremely cheap IPS panels, and it has confused me to no end.
The main concern here is that everything is 100% compatible. I live in Okinawa Japan and shipping can take upwards of 2 weeks (generally 1-2 though) and I would prefer not to order eveything thinking I'm going to put it together and have the best gaming experience of my life that day, only to find that my monitor(s) doesn't plug into my 780 (that's where it goes right?). So here are my priorities in order.
1. Compatibility -everything on the first try
2. Price -Not looking to spend over 200 and 300 is max for 1-2 displays
3. Visual experience -Quality is King
In regards to IPS panels, these budget models have fairly good reviews with complaints mostly referring to the false advertising of the bezels, but other than that they seem ok, though no one mentions anything about their performance with games and ghosting.
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/aoc-monitor-i2267fw
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/dell-monitor-s2340m
These are the models I'm looking at with the possibility of a dual monitor setup, and this one I like asthetically very much, but would only be able to buy one of.
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-monitor-mx239h
Is my build compatible? (if not what could I change to make it better?) Monitors? 2-IPS, one of each, Or a single quality IPS for another quality upgrade farther down the road? And would I need to buy extra cables/adapters to make this compatible? Recomendations? Your personal experiences with the monitors you recommend are incredibly valuable to me and I would love you forever if you could help me out.
Here's my build btw: http://pcpartpicker.com/user/drlobotamy/saved/RFWfrH
it'll be fun.
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