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Tony Tone   05-16-2009 at 05:48:24 AM

I pretty much have had awesome advices from the loverly community of Tom's Hardware and i am here asking for more advice on a properly suited monitor for a home built desktop computer i am planning on making. For the new computer i am planning on making i have calculated that i am already planning on spending $1,300. I wish to buy the correct monitor for this new computer for a decent bargan but still with a great edge of quality. Basically an awesome deal for a monitor is what i am looking for. The Price range: i am probably going to put down $350 the most. Can you guys help me please.

Here's what i planned to buy:

GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3P LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard

XIGMATEK Dark Knight-S1283V 120mm Long Life Bearing CPU Cooler

Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply

LG Black 22X (CAV) DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 16X DVD+R DL 22X (CAV) DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA 22X DVD±R DVD Burner

POWERCOLOR AX4890 1GBD5-UH Radeon HD 4890 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 CrossFire Supported Video Card

Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound

G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1000 (PC2 8000) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory

Now i need a monitor to go with this setup.

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photonboy   05-16-2009 at 06:32:02 AM

I'm not going to crunch all your numbers, however I recommend highly getting a 22" monitor with 1920x1080 resolution (not 1920x1200) and 1000:1 True Contrast Ratio. After that, read reviews to ensure quality.

I would NOT get one with speakers. Do make sure it has VGA and DVI. The DVI should have HDCP.

You generally get what you pay for. I would spend at least $250 USD.

There is a huge difference between a cheap and good LCD monitor. Aside from quality the two big ones are viewing angle and Contrast Ratio.

Some people prefer 4:3 in which case maybe 1600:1200. As well, 1920x1080 is fairly new and choices are limited. It's better to have higher quality at a lower resolution.

Go with lots of good reviews. Check at Amazon.com. Sorry not to give an actual monitor but I couldn't find anything under $300 I liked but I'm picky.

Another option is to find a used CRT 19" and hold out for OLED monitors in 2011.

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Tony Tone   05-16-2009 at 03:42:49 PM

Tony Tone wrote :

I pretty much have had awesome advices from the loverly community of Tom's Hardware and i am here asking for more advice on a properly suited monitor for a home built desktop computer i am planning on making. For the new computer i am planning on making i have calculated that i am already planning on spending $1,300. I wish to buy the correct monitor for this new computer for a decent bargan but still with a great edge of quality. Basically an awesome deal for a monitor is what i am looking for. The Price range: i am probably going to put down $350 the most. Can you guys help me please.

Here's what i planned to buy:

GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3P LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard

XIGMATEK Dark Knight-S1283V 120mm Long Life Bearing CPU Cooler

Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply

LG Black 22X (CAV) DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 16X DVD+R DL 22X (CAV) DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA 22X DVD±R DVD Burner

POWERCOLOR AX4890 1GBD5-UH Radeon HD 4890 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 CrossFire Supported Video Card

Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound

G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1000 (PC2 8000) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory

Now i need a monitor to go with this setup.




thank you so much you really helped me narrow my options.

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