Also contenplating video card upgrade.

[gciszewski]

I currently have basics

evga gtx480 1gig
i5 2500 (locked)
8 gigs ram

New game is Guild Wars 2. Currently I have been able to play pretty well with setting on high however I have an older 20 inch lcd monitor so my res is lower. I have it maxed but only goes so high (forget what it is off hand)

I would like to maybe upgrade the monitor to a 24 or 27 inch screen and maybe bump up the card. However my budget isn't very high. 500 bucks max. I guess I"m wondering since my current card seems to play pretty well is if I did upgrade my monitor and played at a much higher res would I loose a lot of FPS? Is there a card worth upgrading from a gtx480 that can be had for 200 bucks?

[gciszewski]

I am looking at ASUS VE278Q 27 as a monitor. I am thinking I would be ok just getting a new monitor and wating a bit for a video card upgrade.

[kujoe2002]

I am looking at ASUS VE278Q 27 as a monitor. I am thinking I would be ok just getting a new monitor and wating a bit for a video card upgrade.

What is your budget? That comes into play. I would recommend getting a good priced 1080P (not 1080i) TV. I got a Westinghouse 32" 1080P TV for 260 on amazon and love it as my monitor. It uses an HDMI cable tho. I upgraded from a GTX260 to a GTX570 and it does more than enough for me. I run everything at 1600x1080

[gciszewski]

Well I think for my desk and area 27 inch will be about as big as I want to go. Coming from an old dell 20 inch I think it will be a lot bigger then what i'm use to.

Here are a few I was looking at. What do you guy's think? Budget is the cheapsest I can find but no more then the 300 or so.

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...erReviewsBlock

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...529&CatId=5469

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...erReviewsBlock

[James]

The thing is, those are all 1920x1080, the same resolution as a 20" monitor.

[kpxgq]

a gtx480 is more than enough for 1920x1080 res.... and the monitors you linked to are all the same res so it wont make a difference to upgrade your vid card IMHO... you would need to get one of the 2560x1440 (27") monitors to need a reason to upgrade and at that point i would be looking at the geforce 670 or radeon 7950

[gciszewski]

Actually I was mistaken. I have the gtx 460 not the 480. Would the same apply with the 460?

From strictly a monitor standpoint on the ones I linked what would you say be the best for the buck?

[kpxgq]

yeah you could probably use an upgrade from a gtx460 for playing modern games at 1080p (same as me)... i like my gtx660 that i got for $205 but you can get something like a 660ti thats a bit more future proof (wasnt worth the extra $100 to me)

radeon 7870, radeon 7950, geforce gtx 660, gtx 660 ti all great choices in the $200-300 range

also, all three of those monitors are TN based so terrible IMHO.. i would go with the planar since its the cheapest and it looks like all three use the same low end TN panel and cheap stand so go with the cheapest

[gciszewski]

Thanks for you input kpxgg. Been back to thinking about a video card upgrade. I like to play games but as I get older my game playing get's less. But it's still fun passtime for me when I do get the opportunity. 200 bucks for me is about my limit when I look at video cards. I think if I do upgrade the card I'll probably go with the gtx660 as you did. I bet for me I'll see a big improvement. I still would like to get a larger monitor though. Even though those I linked are a bit on the lowend I can't really afford much more. Unless you had a suggestion as far as a good 27inch monitor goes?

Maybe this for vid card? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...scrollFullInfo

[kpxgq]

if you are set on a 27" monitor i would take a look at the "catleap 27" korean monitors... they use the same panel used in the apple 27" cinema display and dell 27" ultrasharp which cost over $700. you are playing a bit of a lottery since there is no dead pixel guarantee and no international warranty but most people who it seem to be pleased for the price. i know i would personally have a couple of dead pixels on a superior IPS panel over a cheaper TN panel which has issues regarding color accuracy, backlight bleeding, and poor viewing angles. if interested just search for "catleap 27" on ebay

at $200 limit for your vid card, its down to either the radeon 7870 or geforce 660