New Hardware

[eka42]

Hey guys, really didnt know where to post this so sorry in advance. I have my new rig setup an ready to order, its gonna be nasty, but i have a terrible monitor a SCEPTRE D73F http://www.sceptre.com/Products/Monitors/Specifications/d73f.htm
i recently heard that if u have a bad monitor it will make your games look laggier and not smooth. Is this true? if so, will my monitor make the cut? it's like 3 years old btw. Would i rather buy a 100 dollar 17 inch LCD? I will only buy it if this monitor makes my games look laggy and choppy and not smooth. Thank you in advance.

 

[kitchenshark]

It is true that refresh rate can affect displayed framerates, but I would say that you shouldn't have any problems with that monitor. Things will look ok. A better monitor would help, but it shouldn't be bad enough where you have to run out and get a new monitor immediately.

 

[uri]

On some games it won't look at 1280X1024 (the refresh rate is only 60). This doesn't apply to all games but from my experience it happens (I've got this problem in C&C3 but didn't affect UT2004)

Good luck

 

[nightscope]

Hey guys, really didnt know where to post this so sorry in advance. I have my new rig setup an ready to order, its gonna be nasty, but i have a terrible monitor a SCEPTRE D73F http://www.sceptre.com/Products/Monitors/Specifications/d73f.htm
i recently heard that if u have a bad monitor it will make your games look laggier and not smooth. Is this true? if so, will my monitor make the cut? it's like 3 years old btw. Would i rather buy a 100 dollar 17 inch LCD? I will only buy it if this monitor makes my games look laggy and choppy and not smooth. Thank you in advance.

Well, a better monitor wouldn't hurt, so I would do that if I were you.

Here's one on newegg for a good price:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824254001