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[Chad]

Ok, I'm going to definitely pass on the IPS now as input lag of any kind is what I'm trying the most to avoid. I'm extremely sensitive to input lag & that's one of the main things I want to avoid at all costs. In fact this is the performance aspect to monitor's I was meaning earlier. I lost my love for pc gaming when moving from the smoothness & immediacy of input feel of crt's to my 1st (& still current) lcd monitor. I'm hoping they've got rid of that latency issue or whatever they call it (7ms, 5ms, etc). My monitor, one of the early lcd's is horrible & I lost that smooth instant feel.

I would like the highest performance available in this regard (lowest #) for sure. Colors are great but would be a distant 2nd for me.

 

[Upgrade_Itch]

Not all IPS panel type monitors have a lot of input lag. It depends on type of IPS (e-ips, s-ips, p-ips)....

IPS will give you THE best image quality. E-IPS comprimises a small percentage of that superiority but it makes your gaming experience comparable to a TN panel type of monitor, but with more colorful + accurate images.

I recommend NEC, Dell or Asus e-IPS type monitors to gamers....anyday, allday

 

[Chad]

And it has no more lag that the best of the TN tech panels? For sure.

 

[mfenn]

OK, so the OP sounds a little confused and conflicted, so I'm going to throw out a reasonable high-end build without specifically trying to go out and blow $3700.

i5 3570K $230 AP
Scythe Mugen 3 $55
ASRock Z77 Extreme4 $140
Patriot DDR3 1600 8GB x2 $84
7950 x2 $850
Xonar DGX $45
Crucial M4 256GB $245
Seagate 1TB HDD $100
Lite-ON BD-RW $79
XFX Core 850W $102 AR
Corsair 550D $140
Subtotal: $2070 AR AP

Logitech G400 $40
Leopold Tactile Touch $110
HPZR2740w $680 - Good 27" 2560x1440 IPS monitor with low input latency
Creative Inspire T10 $55 - Most high-end monitors worth considering don't with speakers and these are a pretty decent 2.0 set
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit $100
Total: $3055 AR AP

 

[krnmastersgt]

Yeah in my drowsy state I made a lot of errors in parting out the build, my apologies for that.

That aside, I know you can get the 256 GB M4 cheaper at various other sites but based on the OP I was under the assumption it was greatly preferred if everything was just ordered from Newegg.

Anyways I like mfenn's build aside from the fact that I still think the 2600k is the stronger choice due to its minute advantages in multiple areas. On a more budget oriented/overclock right now build maybe the 3570k but for the timeline of this build I'd go with the 2600k (or the 2700k hoping to get a better chip even if it's just a 2600k with some extra MHz, hopefully the higher binning would make it worth it).

 

[bononos]

Should the OP be messing about with sli/xfire? The budget is there but its messy with problems like micro-stuttering esp for a lapsed gamer returning to the fold. Even modest settings should look great for someone from the p4 era.

 

[mfenn]

The OP wants a machine that can handle the highest-end games at a high resolution and a dual-GPU solution is necessary to meet those requirements. Whether or not he "needs" to run everything at all max is a different question altogether. He could very well be perfectly happy with a $1000 machine.