New Monitor or Upgrade My Video Card

magibeg · May 15, 2008

Go for a 22inch, its soooo much nicer than a 19. Its one of the best decisions i ever made (except now i kinda want a 24inch but theres no room on my desk for one

). Those extra 2 inches are sooo noticeable.

xstayxtruex · May 15, 2008

ok, thanks guys, i think im going to go for my video card now, and get the 22 later when my funds arent so stretched. and possibly even think about getting a 24.

and epic fail about the whole CRT>LCD or vise versa argument. totally not what i was looking for.

another day & another time for that schpeal.

but for now, it has turned into a EVGA OC 8800GTS 512Mb vs HIS IceQ3 Turbo OC HD3870 512Mb thread.

i've looked into it and on paper they seem to be pretty close.

any thoughts?

will · May 15, 2008

xstayxtruex said:
ok, thanks guys, i think im going to go for my video card now, and get the 22 later when my funds arent so stretched. and possibly even think about getting a 24.

and epic fail about the whole CRT>LCD or vise versa argument. totally not what i was looking for.

another day & another time for that schpeal.

but for now, it has turned into a EVGA OC 8800GTS 512Mb vs HIS IceQ3 Turbo OC HD3870 512Mb thread.

i've looked into it and on paper they seem to be pretty close.

any thoughts?

Defo go for the GTS, its way faster... look up some benchmarks you'll see!

Deusxmachina · May 15, 2008

smig said:
The thing I mostly don't like with big monitors is the loooong way to move the mouse. LOL
you simply can't move side to side with a single mouse move.

Just need a high dpi mouse, and cranking up the mouse movement in Windows doesn't hurt. A 1600dpi is great for most people. Higher than that might be too twitchy for some. My 2500dpi can go end to end on a dual-monitor desktop in maybe an inch of movement.

smig · May 15, 2008

I'm using the Logitech MX518 mouse. its very good.
yea, I know it's possible to change the sensitivity but this won't help when you have to do some graphic work and need a fine movements.
but for gaming on a bigscreen - sure the sensitivitymust go up

magibeg · May 15, 2008

Definitely go for the 8800gts 512. You won't be disappointed at all.

ShadowFold · May 15, 2008

Mussels said:
its because they didnt change the bios settings for fan control on some of them, this fan is lower RPM so while it cools better/quieter at high %'s, at the lower %'s it was too slow.

Yes I had that problem I had to keep my fan at 100% 24/7. I would get a 19'' wide screen tho.. I love mine and I wont have to upgrade my card for a looong time.

Wile E · May 16, 2008

Get the 8800GTS. Hands down faster than the 3870, period.

Mussels · May 16, 2008

GTS 512. trust me, with the speeds i get from my OC'D GT, that GTS is going to make you cry from happiness.

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