Monitor for 200 bucks for gaming

[killwish]

looking for a good monitor with a 200 dollar budget. uses will be gaming and watching movies mostly. graphics cards are 3 4890s in crossfire.

i can squeeze out a bigger budget if someone can give me a good enough reason.

also looking for tips on pickind the right monitor. like what specs are important?

so far i found a samsung 23" with 2048x1152 resolution and 5 ms response time. should i look at a something with smaller res and faster response? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824001317

 

[killwish]

ewww probably put this in the wrong section.. can the mods please move it if needed?

 

[FallenSniper]

That Samsung is pretty nice. A 5ms response time should be just fine for gaming and movies.

 

[OvrClkr]

I would get something with a 2ms repsonse time. May have to sacrafice some res but little to no ghosting is better than a higher res IMO....

That sammy is about as good of a deal as they get for that pricerange... A 2ms at that res is going to cost you around 300.00$+

 

[killwish]

any recommendations for something with a 2ms response?

i found this asus http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2010190020+1106217860+131061713&QksAutoSuggestion=&ShowDeactivatedMark=False&Configurator=&Subcategory=20&description=&Ntk=&CFG=&SpeTabStoreType=&srchInDesc=

 

[OvrClkr]

that is one sweet deal, I bet once calibrated it will hold it's own for the price...

 

[killwish]

alright thanks, i think ill be ordering soon then. those 24 inches should be pretty impressive!

 

[OvrClkr]

now I want ONE!!! lol

 

[cjl]

I would get something with a 2ms repsonse time. May have to sacrafice some res but little to no ghosting is better than a higher res IMO....

That sammy is about as good of a deal as they get for that pricerange... A 2ms at that res is going to cost you around 300.00$+

The difference between a "2ms" and a "5ms" monitor is marketing. When actually measured, they tend to be about the same.

Get a monitor for image quality, resolution, and low input lag. Don't worry as much about the claimed response time unless it is absurdly high.

 

[OvrClkr]

The difference between a "2ms" and a "5ms" monitor is marketing. When actually measured, they tend to be about the same.

Get a monitor for image quality, resolution, and low input lag. Don't worry as much about the claimed response time unless it is absurdly high.

Really? I thought there was a bigger gap between both...

 

[efeat]

looking for a good monitor with a 200 dollar budget. uses will be gaming and watching movies mostly. graphics cards are 3 4890s in crossfire.

Not to derail the topic or prod intrusively, but why aren't you looking at ginormous monitors with that kind of graphics power to back it up with? I would think a $200 monitor wouldn't be nearly sufficient to really let those 4890s flex their muscle.

 

[OvrClkr]

^^ cause you cannot buy a "ginormous" monitor with 200.00$ You can get a decent 24" for that price....

 

[Mousemonkey]

Not to derail the topic or prod intrusively, but why aren't you looking at ginormous monitors with that kind of graphics power to back it up with? I would think a $200 monitor wouldn't be nearly sufficient to really let those 4890s flex their muscle.

The size of the screen is not as important as the resolution, a 22" screen @19 x 10 will require a more powerful card than a 40" @ 10 x 7.

 

[killwish]

the reason im not spending more is because i really dont have more money to spend. and besides to max out these cards would require a budget of several times my current one.... hell my parents have a 42 incher in the living room that they paid over a grand for and this pc would still walk all over it...

i was lucky enough to win this pc from tom's sbm give away in the first place. it the $2500 build from September btw.

i think im going back to that samsung since response time doesn't matter so much. any other idea's guys?

 

[alextheawesome]

what about this one here? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824009179