Tryin to figure out a 22-24" or so monitor to go with my build!

[Caedrus]

So, I'm currently looking at this for a Gaming build...

Case: COOLER MASTER RC-690-KKN1-GP Black SECC/ ABS ATX Mid Tower Computer Case $79.99 I want to be able to move my rig to a LAN party once in a while or something. Any good suggestions for that?

Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-X48-DS4 LGA 775 Intel X48 ATX Intel Motherboard $224.99 (-$10 instant)

Video Card: SAPPHIRE 100243-1GL Radeon HD 4870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card $299.99

Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 Wolfdale 3.16GHz 6MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor $189.99

Power Supply: PC Power & Cooling S75QB 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI NVIDIA SLI Certified (Dual 8800 GTX and below) CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply - Retail $144.99 (-$105 instant discount, $25 mail-in rebate)

Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD6400AAKS 640GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive $84.99

Disk Drive: ASUS Black 20X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 20X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 14X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA 20X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe $34.99 (-$5 instant)

RAM: mushkin 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory $114.99 ($20 mail-in rebate) This saves next to no money next to the 1066 version... you guys sure about this? I do notice that it has lower timings than the 1066, what's up with that?

Cooler: XIGMATEK HDT-S1283 120mm Rifle CPU Cooler $36.99

Retention Bracket: XIGMATEK ACK-I7751 Retention Bracket $6.99

Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - OEM $5.99

Operating System: Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 64-bit English 1pk DSP OEI DVD for System Builders - OEM $174.99

This all puts the price at about $1400, Vista price included

Still missing a monitor.

And am completely stuck on a monitor. I'm really hoping to settle on what to buy within the next two days, because of the 20% discount with the promo codes that ends on the 26th.

I'm not particularly picky about size, and I would much rather have a high quality screen than a giant one.

Please help! I know next to nothing about monitors. Thanks in advance.

 

[chef_jd]

what are you using it for? If you are just gaming then a tn panel would be fine. Samsung and Lg make great monitors

 

[Caedrus]

what are you using it for? If you are just gaming then a tn panel would be fine. Samsung and Lg make great monitors

Yes, I'm using it for gaming. Do you have any specific recommendations for an LG or Samsung monitor?

 

[jaguarskx]

BenQ V2400W has been getting a lot of attention.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824014177

Review:

http://www.trustedreviews.com/displays/review/2008/05/23/BenQ-V2400W-24in-LCD-monitor/p1


User review from Hardforum.com

http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1315565



Order direct from BenQ (US) for $399 + free shipping until Sept 30th.

http://www.benq.us/products/LCD/?product=794

 

[viperiii]

What about the ACER G24? and ACER G24??