$650 for video card and LCD

[faye]

Current config for video

7900GT and 20" Viewsonic LCD.
will update it by september(on a trip right now)

I will get a 4870 512mb for a 24" LCD or bigger.

By September i guess 4870 512mb will be around $240.

I want to play games like FPS(call of duty 4, halflife just some fast reaction games) at 24" at 1920x1200. (AA is not a must)

my budget for both is $650.
Is $400 enough for a very decent 24" LCD with no regret? or even a bigger size?

btw, i only have a Antec Neo HE 500 psu, is it enough for 4870?

or should i ask, for $650, how juicy can i use for every cent?

 

[octopus41092]

http://www.officemax.com/omax/...cs&siteID=k9470&mid=

Get that Soyo monitor and you can also pick up an HD4870 maybe even an HD4870X2 if you have the cash. I also remember seeing a 26" version of that sometime back for about $360. Not sure about how great it is but it's probably decent.

 

[faye]

link is dead.
however, locally i couldn't find Soyo.

 

[Nathelion]

BenQ G2400WD I got this one for $400 and was quite pleased. As far as I could tell $400 is as cheap as you can go for a decent quality 1920x1200 monitor. If you're prepared to lower the resolution to less than that you can, of course, find cheaper displays.

 

[JPB]

Visiontek HD 4870 $284.99

Acer 24" LCD 2ms $359.99

Total : $645.00

Free shipping on both items.

Have fun :thumbsup:

 

[faye]

Originally posted by: JPB
Visiontek HD 4870 $284.99

Acer 24" LCD 2ms $359.99

Total : $645.00

Free shipping on both items.

Have fun :thumbsup:

Is this Acer 24" 243W really that good?
I bought it with a friend for his system last time, but didn't have time to take a look closely.
I remember when i look from underneath, the visible angle for this LCD is not that good.
I didn't have time to test other things at that time.
I have seen few posts referring to this LCD

 

[Tempered81]

4870x2 ebay w/ MS live cashback = 419
soyo 24 OM deal AR = 225

total = 645

 

[faye]

a 4870x2 is nice, but too bad it is out of my budget.

I am hoping to run games at 19x12.
games like rainbow six, (i can't find reviews about this game)
games like Call of duty 4

So is 4870 merely enough, or plenty enough?

 

[faye]

btw, i don't need AA if FPS is not enough. If 4xAA is just take 5 fps off then it is another story.

I like eye candy stuffs like dynamic light, but i don't like shadows in games.

btw, a 4870x2 needs 450w when loaded(complete system).
How many watts of PSU can handle it?