[Zap. USMC]

Arkan,

Don't get a flatscreen. The refresh-rate is shitty for gaming and you won't like it... trust me. Their only "good" for saving on space for office work.

[Arkan]

Ok, as for overclocking, nope, not gonna be doing that with the new system. I have an old system i can fool with but i'll leave the new one alone.
Thanks for the monitor advise. I'm not ready to upgrade anyway because i'm trying to keep costs down. I'm sure they'll come out with a flat screen thats good for gaming in the future so i'll wait.

I'll let you know how the rig goes together once i get my parts.

[BloodBorn]

[quote="Simo Häyhä":2ab8c][quote=Arkan]

Originally Posted by "Simo Häyhä":2ab8c

what kind of monitor you have?

Me?, I have a 19" Sony CRT monitor. One of these days i'll get a flat screen.[/quote:2ab8c]
i hear flat screens suck for gaming, my step dad has one and the game looks all choppy[/quote:2ab8c]

Might be that your dad has an old LCD flat screen (takes some time to heat up the crystals and shit therefor it's choppy), the "new" TFT flat screens are awsome for gaming.

[pest]

Originally Posted by BloodBorn

Might be that your dad has an old LCD flat screen (takes some time to heat up the crystals and shit therefor it's choppy), the "new" TFT flat screens are awsome for gaming.

I have heard of some of the very newest lcds that are supposed to be "OK" for gaming, but most, no matter what the manufacturer claims, have issues with games. The vast majority of LCDs you cant even change the resolution or the refresh rate.

I know a guy that dropped a grand on a big lcd that was adverstised as fine for gaming. He ended up taking it to work and refuses to talk about it now.

LCDs may work for games eventually, but I wouldnt be the guy that buys the 1st "good for gaming" model.

[Proteus]

"1GB (2 pcs 512) DDR 400 Corsair RAM "

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[jdogsmooooth]

well, usually the only time you need to over clock is when ur computer lags, but if you were to do so cooling would help.

the reason i asked was because i think the ddr 400 and the 800 fsb P4 are good for over clocking

[jdogsmooooth]

[quote="mr.miyagi":7afd5]you mentioned overclockin the processor jdogsmooooth, how safe is it to do something like that, won't you need a big wind turbine to cool it down after overclocking?[/quote:7afd5]

well, usually the only time you need to over clock is when ur computer lags, but if you were to do so cooling would help.

the reason i asked was because i think the ddr 400 and the 800 fsb P4 are good for over clocking

[BloodBorn]

Originally Posted by pest

I have heard of some of the very newest lcds that are supposed to be "OK" for gaming, but most, no matter what the manufacturer claims, have issues with games. The vast majority of LCDs you cant even change the resolution or the refresh rate.

I know a guy that dropped a grand on a big lcd that was adverstised as fine for gaming. He ended up taking it to work and refuses to talk about it now.

LCDs may work for games eventually, but I wouldnt be the guy that buys the 1st "good for gaming" model.

LCD's have and most lielky always will be poo oOo:

But i'm talking about TFT's, and those are totally diffirent from LCD's. They don't use Crystals but instead something else (can't remember what it is right now tho) and therefore they are also a LOT more expensive. A 15" TFT screen costs about 200-400 bucks depending on the manufacturer. The only issue with TFT's is that the resolution isn't the best (on a 15" TFT max resolution is 1024x768).

But other then that they are quite good for gaming. Not as good as a big ol' CRT screen but still very game-friendly happy: