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tkin

tkin

Back to school!!
Need urgent help in buying monitor.

Budget=8.5k max(probably can not be stretched:-(, parents a bit strict)

Details-
1.Need good contrast ratio (DC 10,000:1 or above) and good brightness (300CD/m2 least).
2.Need to have 5ms or less response time, I am primarily a gamer so this is important to me, I have seen what ghosting does to gaming.
3.DVI is must, HDMI is not necessary.
4.Need good viewing angle(170/160 least), needed for gaming, specially in front of friends.
5.Screen Size= At least 18.5 inch or above.
6.Resolution=1440x900 or above. HD not needed.
7.Service=Need good customer service.
8.No need for crap like speakers.

My old CRT is dying and I need to replace quickly, so help me guys.

A few selections I made, comment;

1.Samsung 2033SW
2.LG W1953T(has DC 50,000:1)
3.Dell 1909W

Feel free to suggest anything, also the points I have given are sorted according to importance, 1st point most important, 8th point is least important. Will purchase next month after xams, please share your review if you own a monitor falling in the above catagory.
 
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rchi84

rchi84

In the zone
hi guys

i've decided to get a gaming PC next month and have zeroed down the following:

AMD Phenom II X3 720 Rs :7,790.00
Biostar TA790GXB A2+ Rs :4,284.00
Corsair TWIN 2X2048-6400C4 2GB Kit Rs :3,045.00
Dell E1909W 19" LCD Monitor Rs :7,219.00
Coolermaster Elite 334 (Non-Transparent) Rs :2,132.00
LG DVD RW (SATA) GH20NS10 Rs :1,166.00
Palit GTX 260 Sonic 216 SP 896MB DDR-III [HDMI] Rs :11,070.00
WDC 500GB SATA 3.5" Rs :3,014.00
Corsair CMPSU-450VX Rs :3,990.00

Total: Rs :43,710.00 (as per Lynx)

is this a good config? if anyone can suggest good components that can cut the cost down for similar performance, i would be very grateful.

thanks guys
 
damngoodman999

damngoodman999

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rchi84 said:
hi guys

i've decided to get a gaming PC next month and have zeroed down the following:

AMD Phenom II X3 720 Rs :7,790.00
Biostar TA790GXB A2+ Rs :4,284.00
Corsair TWIN 2X2048-6400C4 2GB Kit Rs :3,045.00
Dell E1909W 19" LCD Monitor Rs :7,219.00
Coolermaster Elite 334 (Non-Transparent) Rs :2,132.00
LG DVD RW (SATA) GH20NS10 Rs :1,166.00
Palit GTX 260 Sonic 216 SP 896MB DDR-III [HDMI] Rs :11,070.00
WDC 500GB SATA 3.5" Rs :3,014.00
Corsair CMPSU-450VX Rs :3,990.00

Total: Rs :43,710.00 (as per Lynx)

is this a good config? if anyone can suggest good components that can cut the cost down for similar performance, i would be very grateful.

thanks guys
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Nice but 2 changes

AMD phenom 2 920 is now 9.5K which is quad core which is much much faster than 720

then biostar motherboards r not stable wen ocing , so ASUS M3A78-EM board is good
 
MetalheadGautham

MetalheadGautham

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damngoodman999 said:
Nice but 2 changes

AMD phenom 2 920 is now 9.5K which is quad core which is much much faster than 720

then biostar motherboards r not stable wen ocing , so ASUS M3A78-EM board is good
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But 720 is also a quad core if you get the 50-50 chance of unlocking it.

And instead of the locked 920, its better to get 940 which is 1K more than 920 and its a black edition.

Considering all this, its better to just stick to 720 since its AM3, an advantage which will make your rig future proof.
 
j1n M@tt

j1n M@tt

Cyborg Agent
rajkumar_pb said:
Who said so? They are good and stable motherboards.
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For Phenom CPUs if u want go beyind some 3.4k u will definitely need some 1.5V vCore...Biostar 790 mobos becomes unstable once u touch 1.5V, and so only in rare cases u can use the clock frequnency clibration for unlocking the cores.
 
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ashwin.isaac

Broken In
Can anyone tell which is d best monitor that comes with any of these followin resolutions.
1440*900
1400*1050


actually i had got d samsung 2033 but its got some issues with my tv tuner box.. Luckily d dealer has agreed to exchange d monitor.. Nd i need to get one which supports these resolutions.. I thot of changing d tuner but you wont get a tuner that support d resolution of d 2033(1600*900) So guys its a lil urgent. Nd thanks in advance..
 
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topgear

topgear

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ashwin.isaac said:
Can anyone tell which is d best monitor that comes with any of these followin resolutions.
1440*900
1400*1050


actually i had got d samsung 2033 but its got some issues with my tv tuner box.. Luckily d dealer has agreed to exchange d monitor.. Nd i need to get one which supports these resolutions.. I thot of changing d tuner but you wont get a tuner that support d resolution of d 2033(1600*900) So guys its a lil urgent. Nd thanks in advance..
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You don't need to change your monitor. Every monitor supports different resolutions. for eg. 640*480, 1280*720 etc. Check your monitor manual if it supports 1440*900 or 1400*900. Change the resolution of your monitor before running the TV tuner app.
 
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ashwin.isaac

Broken In
@topgear
i dont use a tv tuner application.. I use a standalone tuner box with vga connection.. I spoke to d samsung tech support.. You can read more about d problem here
*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/showthread.php?p=1120973#post1120973
But anyways i'l try changing d resolution to 1440*900 by connecting d comp to d monitor.. Thanks for d help..:)
 
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archnemesis666

Right off the assembly line
I have bought a palit nvidia geforce GTX 285 graphics card. Will this card fit in an ATX mid tower sized cabinet/case (Coolermaster 690)?? or i have to buy a full tower cabinet/case?? plzz help!!
 
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