Need a build for gaming ~$1600

[pattt]

Hello, thanks for visiting my thread. i am looking for a build for ~$1600 including monitor/mouse/keyboard/speakers etc. its going to be mostly used for gaming. only preference i have is for the gpu to be a gtx 670 and the option to run sli later on the mobo and psu. All suggestion appreciated!
Thank you!

 

[fpoon]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($83.74 @ Mwave)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($134.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($48.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($82.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: OCZ Vertex 4 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($114.98 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 670 2GB Video Card ($369.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Antec Nine Hundred ATX Mid Tower Case ($94.98 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair 650W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($103.99 @ Best Buy)
Optical Drive: Asus BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($69.98 @ NCIX US)
Monitor: Asus VS229H-P 21.5" Monitor ($154.59 @ B&H)
Total: $1449.21
(Prices include shipping and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2012-08-09 20:15 EDT-0400)

This build is about $1500. It includes an i5, 8GB RAM, a 128GB SSD + 1TB HDD, a GTX 670, and a Blu-Ray Drive. It also has one of those IPS monitors. You can add your own mouse/keyboard/speakers.

 

[pattt]

will the 650watt handle sli gtx 670s? even if the i5 were to be slightly overclocked. also will their be any clearance issues with the ram because i know that that cooler is huge. will their be enough room in the case?

 

[tsnor]

Consider also 2X 240GB SSDs in RAID 0. That gives you a 480GB C drive which is big enough to actually use. Newegg has Kingston HyperX 3K SH103S3/240G 2.5" 240GB SATA III for $200 (was $170 a few days ago, will be lower again). By using two drives you really spread out the wear and the performance raid 0 should be crazy. One of these drives boots windows fast enough the windows7 icon can't finish forming in the startup animation. If you need more storage later you can add an external eSata or throw another drive in your case.

Nice build above. Consider WD black, not blue drive. Consider 24" monitor vs. 21.5. Razor Deathaddr is an OK mouse, the name is so good though how could you turn it down -- order left hand or right hand model as appropriate.

 

[aqualipt]

will the 650watt handle sli gtx 670s? even if the i5 were to be slightly overclocked. also will their be any clearance issues with the ram because i know that that cooler is huge. will their be enough room in the case?

Not really, for GTX 670 sli the recomended wattage is 700w+ here are my recomendation, this build is a bit better than fpoon's build

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77X-D3H ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($45.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($88.86 @ Outlet PC)
Storage: Samsung 830 Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 670 2GB Video Card ($399.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($109.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: PC Power & Cooling 750W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($69.99 @ Microcenter)
Monitor: Asus VH238H 23.0" Monitor ($168.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Keyboard: Microsoft SIDEWINDER X4 Wired Gaming Keyboard ($47.52 @ B&H)
Mouse: Logitech G9x Wired Laser Mouse ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1431.27

If you want to overclock past 4.6Ghz then i recomend you the Tuniq Tower 120 Extreme or Zalman's CNPS12X, the Noctua DH-N14 is simply waay too ugly and performs on pair with the Zalman CNPS12x.

You can also switch the cases, there are multiple editions of the Phantom 410, a few good cases for almost the same price are:

NZXT's Phantom (non 410)
NZXT's Switech 810 <--- by far, the best.
Coolermaster's HAF-XM
Corsair 500r
BitFenix Colossus
BitFenix Colossus Venom Edition
NZXT Whisper <---- Very quiet and classy
Fractal Design Define R3 Arctic White

 

[bigcyco1]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme6 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Mushkin Blackline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($46.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 830 Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 670 2GB Video Card ($407.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Antec Eleven Hundred ATX Full Tower Case ($109.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: PC Power & Cooling 750W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Sony AD-7280S-0B DVD/CD Writer ($22.98 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus VH236H 23.0" Monitor ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Keyboard: Microsoft SIDEWINDER X4 Wired Gaming Keyboard ($47.99 @ Newegg)
Mouse: Logitech G500 Wired Laser Mouse ($57.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1558.85
(Prices include shipping and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2012-08-09 21:08 EDT-0400)

 

[Twoboxer]

- In my experience as a gamer, you're going to want at least 240GB of SSD C-drive. Can you get by with 128 by juggling games? Sure, but you really shouldn't be juggling off a $1500 build. Whether you go 2x128 or 1x240-256 is up to you, but I'd avoid the complexity of RAID and go 1x256.

- Personally I have always sized my PSUs and mobos for SLI/Xfire. But since I've always bought vidcards in the 670/680 class, history shows I've never once gone SLI/Xfire. By the time I needed/wanted it, new faster cooler quieter cards were announced, and I simply bought one of those rather than another "old" card.

You will certainly NEVER need SLI/Xfire with the recommended monitors during the life of this build, and you will often be idling a larger psu at a lower percentage of its rated power and likely losing efficiency.

- Cases are often a matter of taste. However, I've come to prefer positive pressure cases that use large, slow fans with removable filters on all intakes. Positive pressure + large fans means a virtually dust free case that is almost always quieter and at least as cool as cases using 120mm fans. And if they aren't, any marginal loss of cooling is more than offset for me by the near complete absence of dust.

 

[aqualipt]

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 670 2GB Video Card ($407.99 @ Newegg)

I dont know why so many people like the GTX 670 FTW...its esentially a overclocked Reference GTX 670, i think they EVGA is using the FTW acronym to replace the "Superclocked" edition cards.

IMO, either Gigabytes X3 GTX 670 or Asus DC II GTX 670 are better choices because they are quieter, run cooler and thanks to that have a bit more overclocking potential.... FYI i am not saying the GTX 670 FTW is bad.

 

[pattt]

ok here is the build i have. its without a mouse because ill get $40 in gift cards to newegg so ill put that towards a mouse.

link to cart..to tired to type all up...
http://secure.newegg.com/Shopping/ShoppingCart.aspx?Submit=view

 

[bigcyco1]

- In my experience as a gamer, you're going to want at least 240GB of SSD C-drive. Can you get by with 128 by juggling games? Sure, but you really shouldn't be juggling off a $1500 build. Whether you go 2x128 or 1x240-256 is up to you, but I'd avoid the complexity of RAID and go 1x256.

- Personally I have always sized my PSUs and mobos for SLI/Xfire. But since I've always bought vidcards in the 670/680 class, history shows I've never once gone SLI/Xfire. By the time I needed/wanted it, new faster cooler quieter cards were announced, and I simply bought one of those rather than another "old" card.

You will certainly NEVER need SLI/Xfire with the recommended monitors during the life of this build, and you will often be idling a larger psu at a lower percentage of its rated power and likely losing efficiency.

- Cases are often a matter of taste. However, I've come to prefer positive pressure cases that use large, slow fans with removable filters on all intakes. Positive pressure + large fans means a virtually dust free case that is almost always quieter and at least as cool as cases using 120mm fans. And if they aren't, any marginal loss of cooling is more than offset for me by the near complete absence of dust.

How would you fit one 256 SSD or two 128GB SSD's and a sli/cf mobo and a 670 then case, hd, plus monitor, keyboard, mouse,ram,elect.into this build on his budget?

 

[aqualipt]

- In my experience as a gamer, you're going to want at least 240GB of SSD C-drive. Can you get by with 128 by juggling games? Sure, but you really shouldn't be juggling off a $1500 build. Whether you go 2x128 or 1x240-256 is up to you, but I'd avoid the complexity of RAID and go 1x256.[/quote]

IMO, it all depends on the person who has it, i have a Muskin Chronos 480GB SSD and i've only used about 100GB

- Personally I have always sized my PSUs and mobos for SLI/Xfire. But since I've always bought vidcards in the 670/680 class, history shows I've never once gone SLI/Xfire. By the time I needed/wanted it, new faster cooler quieter cards were announced, and I simply bought one of those rather than another "old" card.
You will certainly NEVER need SLI/Xfire with the recommended monitors during the life of this build, and you will often be idling a larger psu at a lower percentage of its rated power and likely losing efficiency.

I dont agree with this, lets say that someone has a nice LGA1366 PC with a i7 950 and a GTX 480, the wisest upgrade to do will be getting a second GTX 480 (sells for ~220$ on newegg) and it will be able to play BF3 with the highest posible settings @1080p, and the same thing is going to happen to the GTX 670/680 (eventually) they will outdated a single card will not be enough to game @1080p (i dont think this will happen until the PS4/X720 get released)

 

[aqualipt]

ok here is the build i have. its without a mouse because ill get $40 in gift cards to newegg so ill put that towards a mouse.

link to cart..to tired to type all up...
http://secure.newegg.com/Shopping/ShoppingCart.aspx?Submit=view

Hmmm...dude, you cant just send us the link of your shopping cart, you need to add those items to a wishlist, make it public and then send it to us...anyways, DO NOT buy from newegg only, use this site to get even better deals from multiple stores (including newegg) http://www.pcpartpicker.com/

 

[bigcyco1]

I dont know why so many people like the GTX 670 FTW...its esentially a overclocked Reference GTX 670, i think they EVGA is using the FTW acronym to replace the "Superclocked" edition cards.

IMO, either Gigabytes X3 GTX 670 or Asus DC II GTX 670 are better choices because they are quieter, run cooler and thanks to that have a bit more overclocking potential.... FYI i am not saying the GTX 670 FTW is bad.

Asus TOP MSI PE are the way to go the Gigabyte i just don't recommend because i have not had good luck with their cards in the past so i don't even consider them not saying it's a bad card clearly according to reviews it's supposedly quite impressive

 

[aqualipt]

Asus TOP MSI PE are the way to go the Gigabyte i just don't recommend because i have not had good luck with their cards in the past so i don't even consider them not saying it's a bad card clearly according to reviews it's supposedly quite impressive

Gigabyte cards are awesome, i had a build with dual GTX 460 (Gigabyte windforce edition) in sli a couple of years back with a i5 750 and that PC was SUPER quiet, not to mention that at that time it maxed out every game @1080p

 

[bigcyco1]

Gigabyte cards are awesome, i had a build with dual GTX 460 (Gigabyte windforce edition) in sli a couple of years back with a i5 750 and that PC was SUPER quiet, not to mention that at that time it maxed out every game @1080p

Yeah, like i said i have had bad luck with them is why i don't recommend them i had a few of their cards die on me so i don't mess with them i have learn my lesson :lol:

 

[Why_Me]

@ the OP. As good as some of the previous builds on this thread are...forget them. This is the build. 240GB SSD (SF Toggle NAND controller), XFX (Seasonic OEM) Silver rated modular 750w psu, factory over clocked GTX 670, full HD LED HDMI monitor, Windows 7, etc...


http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.1031716 $166.98 save: $18.00 - $10.00 Mail In Rebates FREE SHIPPING
Corsair Carbide Series 400R Graphite grey and black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Gaming Case
Western Digital Caviar Black WD5002AALX 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

http://www.amazon.com/XFX-PRO750W-Semi-Modular-80Plus-Supply/dp/B005IUVYA2/ref=sr_1_4?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1344566811&sr=1-4 $111.71 & this item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping | $10.00 Mail In Rebates | Price after rebate: $101.71
XFX PRO750W XXX Edition Semi-Modular 80Plus Silver 750 Watt Power Supply

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.1033223 $344.98 save: $25.00 - $20.00 Mail In Rebates FREE SHIPPING
ASUS P8Z77-V LK LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4000 BX80637I53570K

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005O65JXI/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&smid=A2EUTVCJXLAJ4K $32.39 & this item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping
Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO CPU Cooler (RR-212E-20PK-R2)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231544 $43.99 FREE SHIPPING
G.SKILL Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-1600C9D-8GAO

http://www.amazon.com/Sony-AD-7280S-0B-Internal-Drive-Black/dp/B0057FRTPW/ref=pd_cp_pc_2 $17.99 & eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25
Sony AD-7280S-0B 24x SATA Internal DVD+/-RW Drive (Black)

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006EKJ8UI/ref=s9_hps_bw_g147_ir02?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-8&pf_rd_r=0G754A19YF7JK51B8KFR&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=1353701242&pf_rd_i=193870011 $169.99 & this item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping
SanDisk Extreme SSD 240 GB SATA 6.0 Gb-s 2.5-Inch Solid State Drive SDSSDX-240G-G25

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125423 $399.99 FREE SHIPPING
GIGABYTE GV-N670OC-2GD GeForce GTX 670 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

http://www.amazon.com/Windows-Premium-64bit-System-Builder/dp/B004Q0PT3I/ref=pd_bxgy_pc_text_y $90.63 & this item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping
Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64bit (Full) System Builder DVD 1 Pack

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Dell-PRR51/19476106?ci_src=14110944&ci_sku=19476106&sourceid=1500000000000003142050&veh=dat $139.99 Free site to store shipping
Dell ST2220L 21.5" Widescreen Flat Panel LED Full HD 1920x1080 HDMI 5ms Monitor

Total: $1,518.64 *includes shipping | $1,478.64 after mail in rebates


http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-Xornet-Gaming-SGM-2001-BLON1/dp/B005TEPB74/ref=pd_cp_e_3 $26.98 & this item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping
Cooler Master CM Storm Xornet Gaming Mouse (SGM-2001-BLON1)

or...

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Logitech G400 Optical Gaming Mouse with High-Precision 3600 DPI Optical Engine (910-002277)



http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-JQD-00001-SideWinder-X4-Keyboard/dp/B002ZV51DI/ref=pd_cp_e_0 $47.99 & this item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping
Microsoft SideWinder X4 Keyboard

or...

http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-920-002232-Gaming-Keyboard-G110/dp/B002RRLQIO/ref=sr_1_2?s=videogames&ie=UTF8&qid=1344570110&sr=1-2 $56.19 & this item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping
Logitech G110 Gaming Keyboard



http://www.amazon.com/Turtle-Beach-Force-Gaming-Headset/dp/B006W41W7S/ref=pd_sim_vg_1 $32.24 & this item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping
Turtle Beach Ear Force Z11 Gaming Headset

or...

http://www.amazon.com/Plantronics-GameCom-380-Stereo-Headset/dp/B006ZS5AQA/ref=pd_sim_sbs_vg_6 $38.61 & this item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping
Plantronics GameCom 380 Stereo PC Gaming Headset

or...

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SteelSeries 4H Headset (Black)



http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-Speaker-System-Z323-Subwoofer/dp/B002FU5QM0/ref=pd_sim_e_1 $59.99 & this item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping
Logitech Speaker System Z323 with Subwoofer


http://usa.asus.com/Motherboards/Intel_Socket_1155/P8Z77V_LK/ <----- another look at that Asus board along with a link to the latest bios

http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=dhs&cs=19&sku=320-1629&baynote_bnrank=1&baynote_irrank=0&~ck=baynoteSearch <----- another look at that monitor (you can also order it from here for $140 + free shipping)

http://www.corsair.com/pc-cases/carbide-series-pc-case/carbide-series-400r-mid-tower-case.html/ <------ another look at that Corsair case

 

[aqualipt]

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Dell-PRR51/19476106?ci_src=14110944&ci_sku=19476106&sourceid=1500000000000003142050&veh=dat $139.99 Free in store shipping
Dell ST2220L 21.5" Widescreen Flat Panel LED Full HD 1920x1080 HDMI 5ms Monitor

21.5"?? thats too small for gaming.

 

[Why_Me]

21.5"?? thats too small for gaming.

Really? What is the proper size for a gaming monitor so I can get rid of my 21.5" monitor and get the correct one for gaming.

btw 21.5" = 22"

 

[aqualipt]

Really? What is the proper size of a gaming monitor so I can get rid of my 21.5" monitor and get the proper size one for gaming.

23" at least and thats still kind of small.

24" is decent.

27" is the perfect size if you use it from the adecuate distance, back at home i have 3 Asus VG278H and they have the perfect size, not too big and not too small.

 

[Why_Me]

23" at least and thats still kind of small.

24" is decent.

27" is the perfect size if you use it from the adecuate distance, back at home i have 3 Asus VG278H and they have the perfect size, not too big and not too small.

http://www.amazon.com/ML228H-21-5-Inch-Ultra-Thin-Full-HD-Monitor/dp/B00413PHEQ <------ This is what I use for gaming. I picked it up about a year ago back when it was $130 and free shipping. I don't have a lot of desk space and it works like a champ. No diluted pixelation and no having to move my head back and forth to cover the map. I only play FPS games so I don't know if that makes a difference but I started gaming when 13" - 15" CRT's were the norm.

 

[Delirious788]

fpoon, aqualipt, and bigcyco1's builds are all roughly the same. I would not go with Corsair Vengeance ram due to the high profile. The CM Hyper 212 EVO is probably all you need for a "slight overclock". All decent motherboards. I'd probably go Gigabyte or ASUS for the budget, but really any of the 3 listed are good. For HDD I would go with Western Digital or Samsung. SSD wise Samsung 830 or Vertex 4 are both winners. I think the 830 is like $90 now so you could get 2 for fairly cheap. The cases listed are good. For your budget something around $100 would be good. I would find a few on newegg you like and then a quick google search to view features and performance for cooling and noise level. Then just pick what you think is best. For PSUs, you need a min of 650w for SLI 670, so Corsair TX 650, XFX 650, or any other psu made by Seasonic. http://www.eggxpert.com/forums/thread/323050.aspx

GPU - EVGA has 5yrs warranty(the most out of the companies) and like the best customer service. The EVGA 670 FTW has the 2nd highest clocks and vRAM is overclocked too. Thats why it is so popular. Definitely one of the fastest 670s. Gigabyte Windforce has a great cooler, along with ASUS DirectTop CU II. Honestly, between EVGA, ASUS, Gigabyte, MSI, you really cant go wrong and most overclocked 670s will roughly put you in the same ballpark fps-wise. If you are doing SLI, the ASUS DirectTop CU II is too big(3 slot).

Really arguing over gaming monitor size??? 22in works just fine and probably the norm if not on the higher end of the norm...you are just use to 27in...

FYI bigcyco1, Twoboxer never mentioned 2 240/256gb SSDs, that was tsnor...

 

[aqualipt]

http://www.amazon.com/ML228H-21-5-Inch-Ultra-Thin-Full-HD-Monitor/dp/B00413PHEQ <------ This is what I use for gaming. I picked it up about a year ago back when it was $130 and free shipping. I don't have a lot of desk space and it works like a champ. No diluted pixelation and no having to move my head back and forth to cover the map. I only play FPS games so I don't know if that makes a difference but I started gaming when 13" - 15" CRT's were the norm.

Well, i have a lot of unused space in my desk and play mostly BF3 and MW3 and sometimes 2033 but i've never had to move my back a forth to cover the map :lol:

i started to game a few years back when the first i7 was released but i also renember those ugly and big CRTs monitors...btw i wish someone will make them with 1080p resolution...aperantly CRT monitors have better contrast,response time and color quality than any LCD monitor

 

[Why_Me]

Well, i have a lot of unused space in my desk and play mostly BF3 and MW3 and sometimes 2033 but i've never had to move my back a forth to cover the map :lol:

i started to game a few years back when the first i7 was released but i also renember those ugly and big CRTs monitors...btw i wish someone will make them with 1080p resolution...aperantly CRT monitors have better contrast,response time and color quality than any LCD monitor

When the flat panel LCD's first came out there was a noticeable difference between the picture on the CRT's and the LCD's. The CRT's were a lot crisper but nowadays ...especially with the LED back lit it's hard to tell the difference. That and it's a relief not to have 2+ ft. of rock heavy monitor sticking out the back. I don't miss those old CRT's one bit now. They weighed more than a boat anchor. :lol:

 

[aqualipt]

you need a min of 650w for SLI 670

Excuse me but you are wrong. 700w+ is the recomended wattage for a GTX 670 sli with a i5 3570k overclocked to about ~4.6Ghz.

the total power consumption is about 630w but its bad to have a PSU working at its maximun level for a prolonged amount of time, besides... a quality 700w+ PSU is very cheap this days.

 

[aqualipt]

When the flat panel LCD's first came out there was a noticeable difference between the picture on the CRT's and the LCD's. The CRT's were a lot crisper but nowadays with ...especially with the LED back lit it's hard to tell the difference. That and it's a relief not to have 2+ ft. of rock heavy monitor sticking out the back. I don't miss those old CRT's one bit now. They weighed more than a boat anchor. :lol:

:lol: they do weight a ton, i have an old 40" CRT in my basement and i mostly use it to place stuff on it :lol: