jamesbond007
Diamond Member
I currently sport a Dell 17" 1704FPT and a vanilla 6800 PCI-e 256MB. All my games run very nice, full FSAA, AF, 1280x1024, looks great, etc etc! I've got the upgrade bug and don't exactly feel like spending an arm and a leg on a SLI setup and a Dell 2405FPW.
I can't decide between keeping my 6800 and getting a 2405FPW to enjoy the desktop that everyone wants...but on the other hand, I'm worried about not being able to play my games at a decent resolution and am worried about them looking like poop if they get stretched out. I know I won't be able to play them in native resolution, which is kind of a bummer. I have never played a game on a LCD in non-native res, but I have only heard they don't look so hot. At least with a CRT, they look fine at any resolution. I like the thought of the 2405FPW just for the sheer size of the screen, how nice HD conent will look, and of course you get all the bragging rights that go along with it! 😛
The other option that I've thought about is getting a 7800GT and a 2005FPW. This way, I'd have a decent standing chance at playing games at the monitor's native resolution, I think. The thing that bugs me about these two monitors is the response time. My 1704FPT is a 8 or 6ms screen and I've been *VERY* happy with it after coming down from a 25ms panel, so you can only imagine how I felt when I loaded up CS: Source.
I am not a *HEAVY* gamer, but at times I can be demanding...it depends on my workload in college of course, but I am not one of the many people who play some games daily. That's when I'm not sure if I should drop the nice coin on the 2405 or get the 2005 + 7800GT.
The games (and only games) that I play are Quake 3, CS: Source, HL2, and BF2. I need some input from the people who own the monitor instead of reading reviews.
Thanks in advance!
EDIT: How important is HDCP (I think that's it) in choosing a monitor today? One of my friends keeps saying that I need it, but I would like a second opinion. 😛
I can't decide between keeping my 6800 and getting a 2405FPW to enjoy the desktop that everyone wants...but on the other hand, I'm worried about not being able to play my games at a decent resolution and am worried about them looking like poop if they get stretched out. I know I won't be able to play them in native resolution, which is kind of a bummer. I have never played a game on a LCD in non-native res, but I have only heard they don't look so hot. At least with a CRT, they look fine at any resolution. I like the thought of the 2405FPW just for the sheer size of the screen, how nice HD conent will look, and of course you get all the bragging rights that go along with it! 😛
The other option that I've thought about is getting a 7800GT and a 2005FPW. This way, I'd have a decent standing chance at playing games at the monitor's native resolution, I think. The thing that bugs me about these two monitors is the response time. My 1704FPT is a 8 or 6ms screen and I've been *VERY* happy with it after coming down from a 25ms panel, so you can only imagine how I felt when I loaded up CS: Source.
I am not a *HEAVY* gamer, but at times I can be demanding...it depends on my workload in college of course, but I am not one of the many people who play some games daily. That's when I'm not sure if I should drop the nice coin on the 2405 or get the 2005 + 7800GT.
The games (and only games) that I play are Quake 3, CS: Source, HL2, and BF2. I need some input from the people who own the monitor instead of reading reviews.
Thanks in advance!
EDIT: How important is HDCP (I think that's it) in choosing a monitor today? One of my friends keeps saying that I need it, but I would like a second opinion. 😛
