Help buying a new PC and monitor!

Meowster · Wed 23/08/2006 14:11:26

Okay here's the thing.

I want a beautiful Dell 24'' monitor. That's my primary target. I love big monitors the same way as some people love... drugs. If I could crush 24'' monitors up and snort them like cocaine, I would.

Sadly, I do not actually have a PC at the moment and will need to buy one in order to use my delicious 24'' monitor (which I haven't actually bought yet, either).

What kind of PC/graphics card am I going to need to run games at full res and stuff? Is it going to be terribly expensive?

Any advice?

Kweepa · Wed 23/08/2006 14:49:23

Expensive? Hell, yes.
The monitor is the most expensive component though - Â£600
A graphics card that can run games at 1900x1200 - Â£200
A computer that can supply that graphics card with vertices - Â£500
Being the envy of the geeks on the AGS boards - priceless

SSH · Wed 23/08/2006 14:51:32

Quote from: Yutzster on Wed 23/08/2006 14:11:26
Any advice?

Take up prostitution

Haddas · Wed 23/08/2006 15:23:08

Quote from: SteveMcCrea on Wed 23/08/2006 14:49:23
A graphics card that can run games at 1900x1200 - Â£200

Why would you settle for something that huge?

Get something like Quad-SLI if you want to kill everyone with power. For desktop use, almost any modern graphics card will do 2048 x 1536

Also running 320x240 on a 21" crt is huge. think about the fist-pixels on a 24"! :O

SSH · Wed 23/08/2006 16:01:02

Quote from: Haddas on Wed 23/08/2006 15:23:08
Quote from: SteveMcCrea on Wed 23/08/2006 14:49:23
A graphics card that can run games at 1900x1200 - Â£200

Why would you settle for something that huge?

Becuase that's the native resolution of the 24" LCD Yuf is talkign about (actually, its 1920x1200)

Helm · Wed 23/08/2006 23:31:08

Quote from: SSH on Wed 23/08/2006 14:51:32
Quote from: Yutzster on Wed 23/08/2006 14:11:26
Any advice?

Take up prostitution

Yes. Getting yourself raped will solve everything.

LimpingFish · Wed 23/08/2006 23:52:00

http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/products/features.aspx/xpsdt_700?c=ie&cs=iedhs1&l=en&s=dhs

I like this one, but only with the pumped-up stats.

Shane 'ProgZmax' Stevens · Wed 23/08/2006 23:55:08

Prostitution=rape? I suppose if she steals your wallet and knees you in the nuts while you're still sleeping...

Candle · Thu 24/08/2006 00:10:22

Price:
$899.99
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1649091&CatId=0

Kweepa · Thu 24/08/2006 03:27:21

Err, the Dell is $703...
http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=us&l=en&cs=19&sku=320-4335

Ali · Sat 26/08/2006 17:21:18

Mightn't it be cheaper to get smaller eyes?

Czar · Sat 26/08/2006 18:40:49

No. That's the price you have to pay so you have all the bitches in the club see you ridin' on 24's.

Word up.