Who recently asked for this advice?

This is an auxiliary computer.Parameters for me are as follows:

1. this computer will be used at my apartment for gaming (swtor presently)
2. to process works of art designed Photoshop CS5

that is it.

i guess i need a stable advanced mother board and not the best but good video card . audio is not that important to me. i can choose screens. but if there is somthing i need to know , let me know. preferably, i buy through newegg or frys. i also have a best buy close by.

thanks in advance. i would hope i could do this for $1000 to $1500. i just bought my son a $2300 latop and I am on a budget.

 

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For 1000-1500 you can build yourself one monster system. Do you want to build it yourself? Also do you already have monitors + keyboard/mouse + speakers?

If you're going to go big into CS5 and also do 3D modeling or whatever else, you're gonna want a pretty badass processor for the rendering. Perhaps have it loaded on an SSD as well for quick open/saving

For under $1500...

Case - Antec 302: ~ $70
MoBo - ASUS Sabertooth 990FX AM3+: ~ $190
CPU - AMD FX-8150 Zambezi 3.6GHz : ~ $250
RAM - G.SKILL Ripjaws Z Series 16GB: ~ $125

HDD or SDD or your choice

Video card - I would say a HD Radeon 6950 (~$250), 6970 (~$350) or as high end as a 7950 (~$450) or 7970 (~$550)

 

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I used to put them together. However, I will pay Frys to do it for $100.00. Yes ill buy components and bring them to Frys.

I need a big monitor. I gave my last one to a foster child adapting to living on his own.

I dont do any 3d modeling at present. Does it require alot more to do so?


Thanks in advance to all

 

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I highly recommend this guy


Hanns-G HZ281HPB 27.5''

3ms Full HD 1080P HDMI WideScreen LCD Monitor 400cd/m2 X-Contrast 15,000:1(800:1)Built-in Speakers

Not sure if that qualifies and a 'big monitor' but it's done me good going on about 2 years now.

 

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I got this one, I'd never buy TN again

http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/us/en/sm/WF05a/382087-382087-64283-72270-3884471-5163694.html?dnr=1

 

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Nice resolution!


You'd never buy TN again? What's TN? Are you recommending this monitor or not?

 

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Fast C/P (because hibs zerg) from tomshardware

"Basically speaking:

TN = Twisted Nematic - These are 6-bit screens that cannot really reproduce 16.7 million colors. They can only reproduce 262,144 colors; 64 shades of Red, Green & Blue. Thats (2^6)^3 or 64^3. All the other colors are created through a process called dithering. These typically have fast response times (for gaming) at the expense of color accuracy. These are inexpensive monitors.

MVA = Multidomain Vertical Alignment
PVA = Patterned-ITO Vertical Alignment

MVA and PVA panel are the most common 8-bit LCD screen around. They are relatively slow compared to TN, but offers better color accuracy. Good viewing angles and contrast ratio. However not all MVA and PVA panels are 8-bit screens. S-MVA and S-PVA are typically the ones that are 8-bit panel from my research. S = Super.

8-bit LCDs can truly reproduce 16.7 million colors. That's because there will be 256 shades of each color (2^8 ); Red, Green & Blue. Therefore 256^3 = 16.7 million (actually, a little more).

S-IPS = Super In-Plane Switching. These are high end and really expensive LCD panels. All these panels are 8-bit panels and comes the closest to CRT image quality. From what I've read they also have very good response times as well. LCD monitors geared towards graphic artists who demands the most color accuracy are designed with these type of panels. That means the shades of color you see on the screen are the exact shades that will be printed out on a good color printer.

To give you a rough idea of the price of a 20.1" LCD monitor based on these different panels:

TN = $200-$300

MVA/PVA = $400 - $600

S-IPS = $1,000+ "


Post is a bit old, so bad prices



About IPS panels

 

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Thanks I think 27 inch is too big for my apt. Ill get smaller any ideas. I printed off Reeses and Bstulic's specs.

 

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I think theres a 24" version there too

here it goes:

http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/us/en/sm/WF05a/382087-382087-64283-72270-3884471-4101131.html?dnr=1

 

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