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Wanna buy a monitor for this build!

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good day all,

i just bought all the parts for a new build for my cousin's xmas. the build is as follows:

i5 3470
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

gigabyte b75m-d3h
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

gigabyte gtx 660 2gb
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

western digital blue 500 gb sata 6gb/s
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

2x4 kingston value ram 1333
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

asus dvd r/w 24x
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

antec vp450p psu
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

antec 300 case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...


i haven't bought a monitor yet though but i need to before xmas. is it good enough to max out games on a 1600x900 monitor or should i pay extra $50 and get a 1920x1080 one instead?

p.s my cousin doesn't mind maxing games out on 720p that's what she told me

Well the 660 should do a decent job on most games at 1080p, but 720p is always going to be faster because its' a lot less pixels. 1080p monitor opens up 1080p movies, youtube, etc as well and more screen real estate, so it's a toss up. Does she want her games to look awesome and not care if it's a lower resolution or may have to turn down a few things to do it at 1080p

Get a 1080p monitor if you can, you can always lower the resolution of the game if 1080p is too much for that card (which in most games it shouldn't be).
This is a cheap 1080p monitor, though it still may be out of your budget.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
Just remember that the monitor will last longer than the rig. My BenqG2420HD was bought ~5yrs ago and has lasted me through three different builds. Getting a good one is important, because you'l have it for a while.

Nope, cant overclock on B75 (I think) and the processor is locked, so you cant overclock the chip even if you had a Z77 mobo. Turbo Boost should still be active though.
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