It's terribly fun to build a new PC and I wish I hadn't gotten into this expensive hobby. LOL
My problem lately is deciding on my next upgrade. I want to finally purchase my two ssd's and raid them, yet at the same time I want to get a 27'' monitor just to finally have a dual monitor setup. Neither one of these upgrades I need at all right now but I still really want them.
It's terribly fun to build a new PC and I wish I hadn't gotten into this expensive hobby. LOL
My problem lately is deciding on my next upgrade. I want to finally purchase my two ssd's and raid them, yet at the same time I want to get a 27'' monitor just to finally have a dual monitor setup. Neither one of these upgrades I need at all right now but I still really want them.
What sizes do you have now? Because I have two 24" LED 1080 P asus monitors, and they rock. Or at least they did... until I bought my 27" ultra thin 1080P LED Samsung from Costco for about $210 =D I use one of my 24" to dual monitor, but man, that 27" makes such a difference. I thought hell maybe it'l be TOO big, but nope, now if I use anything any smaller I can't stand it lol. I would have gone for a high end 32", but eff me they are expensive.
The 27" kicks so much ass, I'd go with it =) 'only' problem I had with mine was because it was so cheap compared to others, there had to be a drawback. And there are no speakers on it >< That's fine though I just hook up my external ones =D
Right now I have a 23 inch and it's pretty nice, but yeah I really do want a 27" as my primary monitor. Then the 23 will probably go on a stand off to the right.
There are two different Acer 27 inchers I'm keeping my eye on. One with speakers, one without. I hear the speakers on them aren't that great and I got some nice Bose speakers anyway so I'd probably rather save some money on the ones without speakers.
That's an amazing price you got for that Samsung 27. So how is it? The Acer I want ranges in price from 250-300.
And yeah I actually wouldn't go 32" if you're sitting right in front of it. By then it really does become too big. But 27" I still think would be perfect. Especially for having two browser windows open next to each other and practically seeming full size for each one.
Right now I have a 23 inch and it's pretty nice, but yeah I really do want a 27" as my primary monitor. Then the 23 will probably go on a stand off to the right.
There are two different Acer 27 inchers I'm keeping my eye on. One with speakers, one without. I hear the speakers on them aren't that great and I got some nice Bose speakers anyway so I'd probably rather save some money on the ones without speakers.
That's an amazing price you got for that Samsung 27. So how is it? The Acer I want ranges in price from 250-300.
And yeah I actually wouldn't go 32" if you're sitting right in front of it. By then it really does become too big. But 27" I still think would be perfect. Especially for having two browser windows open next to each other and practically seeming full size for each one.
Is that Samsung of yours LED backlit?
yep, it's LED =) I misspoke in my other post, only one of my 24" ones are LED, and when I bought it I couldn't really tell the difference that much. But on the 27" It's REALLY obvious how much of an improvement LED backlit is. Just dragging an application halfway over to my 24" shows how the LED really makes every pixel brighter, it just looks sharper.
I haven't had a single problem with my 27" samsung; It's really thin, really lite, and the design is pretty slick. I'm not sure where you are at or if you have access to a Costco, but they really do have some of the lowest prices on a lot of things. I would defiantly go with an LCD 1080P 27", and if you can make it an LED, it makes a huge difference =P
Well I know I want an LCD. I just want to make sure it has LED backlit. And yes I do have a Costco around here but I don't have a membership there. LOL
Guess I should get one. Plus, during my online shopping for the 27", I don't think I ever come across Costco. Or maybe I have, but it just didn't have that Acer I was looking for. I don't necessarily have to have the Acer, but compared with the Asus it seemed a much better value. I do like Samsung products though. I guess I need to get into the store and check it out. It helps though if at least one other person can vouch for a products so thank. Cause you know, when you turn on that monitor you just wanna be blown away with its sharpness and vivid colors and the LED backlit makes a huge difference with that on the LCD monitors.
Seriously show me when you do. I've been irritable for weeks now over trying to find the best 27 inch for my money.
I just bought 3 AOC 27" monitors. They had them on sale at Fry's Electronics for $200 a piece. Pretty cheap for a 27". Decent specs, and overall pretty good quality. Depends if you want suburb quality, suburb price, or a little of both... One of the 3 had a few dead pixels, so I returned it same day and got a new one no prob. Samsung also makes some pretty good 27" monitors for pretty cheap. I went from a 23" to a 27" and it's awesome, totally worth it... the dual monitor setup is great too for gaming in full-screen and watching streams/videos/forums on the other display. Good luck!
I've looked at that AOC you're talking about. Price seems good, but how impressed are you with it? It doesn't have any led backlit. So far as far as quality and value are concerned I'm still leaning toward teh Acer 27 led backlit.
I've looked at that AOC you're talking about. Price seems good, but how impressed are you with it? It doesn't have any led backlit. So far as far as quality and value are concerned I'm still leaning toward teh Acer 27 led backlit.
I went from a great HP 22" Monitor that had awesome specs to this AOC 27" A friend of mine wanted the HP 22", so I gave it to him for $50 bucks then I bought the 27" that I've been eyeing for a while. It was just good timing... overall I love this monitor. I play games on it and I do photo editing, so that's my experience as far as quality of picture... for the price I really think it's one of your best options. I know the Acer 27" is very good too though... I think either one you will be happy. Just whatever you prefer.
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Seriously show me when you do. I've been irritable for weeks now over trying to find the best 27 inch for my money.
Right now, I am a 100% Asus fanboy in the monitor section, but I also have seen some AWESOME deals on the BenQ 27in monitors.
I'm a complete Asus fanboy as well =D But I just wanted to pop in to say that I got a killer deal on a 27" a couple months back. It's a samsung, super thin, 27" 2ms LCD LED back lit 1080P, and I think I paid about $210 bucks from Costco. It might have been slightly more, but no more than $300. The only downside is it doesn't have speakers in it, but I use external or headphones anyway so it doesn't matter =D
And let me tell you MAN it looks sharp. Especially D3, it just looks SO good lol. I've got the same specs on my 24" minus the LED though, and it doesn't look near as good on it. I really think LED is a must =D
I also don't know why I keep calling my monitor an LCD LED, since I think I'm being dumb and it can only be one or the other. Maybe it can be but idk lol =D
I have the exact same laptop but with the 720p 1366x768 screen.
The beta runs at about 60 fps on lowest setting and native res. You won't get good performance with your 1080p screen so I suggest playing at 1368x768, the nvidia 525m is a good little mobile card, but it does get a bit stressed when there is a lot going on the screen.
Dont forget the lastest nvidia drivers, they make a noticable difference in performance.
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What sizes do you have now? Because I have two 24" LED 1080 P asus monitors, and they rock. Or at least they did... until I bought my 27" ultra thin 1080P LED Samsung from Costco for about $210 =D I use one of my 24" to dual monitor, but man, that 27" makes such a difference. I thought hell maybe it'l be TOO big, but nope, now if I use anything any smaller I can't stand it lol. I would have gone for a high end 32", but eff me they are expensive.
The 27" kicks so much ass, I'd go with it =) 'only' problem I had with mine was because it was so cheap compared to others, there had to be a drawback. And there are no speakers on it >< That's fine though I just hook up my external ones =D
There are two different Acer 27 inchers I'm keeping my eye on. One with speakers, one without. I hear the speakers on them aren't that great and I got some nice Bose speakers anyway so I'd probably rather save some money on the ones without speakers.
That's an amazing price you got for that Samsung 27. So how is it? The Acer I want ranges in price from 250-300.
And yeah I actually wouldn't go 32" if you're sitting right in front of it. By then it really does become too big. But 27" I still think would be perfect. Especially for having two browser windows open next to each other and practically seeming full size for each one.
Is that Samsung of yours LED backlit?
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yep, it's LED =) I misspoke in my other post, only one of my 24" ones are LED, and when I bought it I couldn't really tell the difference that much. But on the 27" It's REALLY obvious how much of an improvement LED backlit is. Just dragging an application halfway over to my 24" shows how the LED really makes every pixel brighter, it just looks sharper.
I haven't had a single problem with my 27" samsung; It's really thin, really lite, and the design is pretty slick. I'm not sure where you are at or if you have access to a Costco, but they really do have some of the lowest prices on a lot of things. I would defiantly go with an LCD 1080P 27", and if you can make it an LED, it makes a huge difference =P
Guess I should get one. Plus, during my online shopping for the 27", I don't think I ever come across Costco. Or maybe I have, but it just didn't have that Acer I was looking for. I don't necessarily have to have the Acer, but compared with the Asus it seemed a much better value. I do like Samsung products though. I guess I need to get into the store and check it out. It helps though if at least one other person can vouch for a products so thank. Cause you know, when you turn on that monitor you just wanna be blown away with its sharpness and vivid colors and the LED backlit makes a huge difference with that on the LCD monitors.
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Edit: Well I don't see it on the costco website, but I'll check newegg and tiger direct later =D
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I just bought 3 AOC 27" monitors. They had them on sale at Fry's Electronics for $200 a piece. Pretty cheap for a 27". Decent specs, and overall pretty good quality. Depends if you want suburb quality, suburb price, or a little of both...
One of the 3 had a few dead pixels, so I returned it same day and got a new one no prob.
Samsung also makes some pretty good 27" monitors for pretty cheap.
I went from a 23" to a 27" and it's awesome, totally worth it... the dual monitor setup is great too for gaming in full-screen and watching streams/videos/forums on the other display. Good luck!
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I went from a great HP 22" Monitor that had awesome specs to this AOC 27" A friend of mine wanted the HP 22", so I gave it to him for $50 bucks then I bought the 27" that I've been eyeing for a while. It was just good timing... overall I love this monitor. I play games on it and I do photo editing, so that's my experience as far as quality of picture... for the price I really think it's one of your best options. I know the Acer 27" is very good too though... I think either one you will be happy. Just whatever you prefer.
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Right now, I am a 100% Asus fanboy in the monitor section, but I also have seen some AWESOME deals on the BenQ 27in monitors.
Is weird I thought they would be much higher O.o...
I'm a complete Asus fanboy as well =D But I just wanted to pop in to say that I got a killer deal on a 27" a couple months back. It's a samsung, super thin, 27" 2ms LCD LED back lit 1080P, and I think I paid about $210 bucks from Costco. It might have been slightly more, but no more than $300. The only downside is it doesn't have speakers in it, but I use external or headphones anyway so it doesn't matter =D
And let me tell you MAN it looks sharp. Especially D3, it just looks SO good lol. I've got the same specs on my 24" minus the LED though, and it doesn't look near as good on it. I really think LED is a must =D
Edit; It's not the one I have and it's slightly higher priced at $330, but it also has a 1ms instead of my 2.
http://www.costco.co...US&Sp=C&topnav=
I also don't know why I keep calling my monitor an LCD LED, since I think I'm being dumb and it can only be one or the other. Maybe it can be but idk lol =D
super edit: Found my monitor on Tiger direct =D http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=127049&CatId=3774
$350 bucks there though. But you can buy the same model from them refurbished for $250 =)
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Thanks Enkep, this was really helpful
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834246324
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Does anybody think a Phenom II X6 1100t will bottleneck a GTX 680, and if so should I go with a FX 8150?
I've upgraded to Lion and have Windows 7 bootcamped.