Hi, Computer Upgrade

Jerrytrebec33 · 26th of December 2005 (Mon)

Okay so I have money and I want to do some upgrades for my computer. I am thinking a new moniter, or a video card. What do you guys think the best upgrades you can do for a system are?

Eagle · 26th of December 2005 (Mon)

What do you have now? Processor, memory, vid card, etc.

Between monitor and vid card I'd go vid card but it would help to know what's in your box now.

Jerrytrebec33 · 26th of December 2005 (Mon)

amd athlon 64 prox 3200+ 2Ghz
1gb of ram
15 inch moniter lcd
9550 radeon
K8 triton motherbaord gigbyte technology.. probly a very cheap one..

Zepher · 26th of December 2005 (Mon)

go with a new monitor.

Tsmith · 26th of December 2005 (Mon)

I agree unless your looking at gaming get a good high grade LCD monitor.

The22oz · 26th of December 2005 (Mon)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bluedog_XT

I agree unless your looking at gaming get a good high grade LCD monitor.

I game with my Samsung SyncMaster 930B and love it. The contrast isnt as good as some others out there ... but it is most likely one of the best LCDs for gaming right now. I have no noticable shadowing in almost all games. Some games every so often are a bit harder on it but nothing disturbing. Image quality is great, but as stated before sometimes the contrast may be an issue so you will need to bump up the brightness. If your doing photo work go with something with a better contrast ratio. If any gaming, or moving watching will accur go with an 8ms LCD screen like the Samsung I have. Mine is a 19 inch, but they make other sizes for this series.

Eagle · 27th of December 2005 (Tue)

Your pretty good where you are. You could go for a larger monitor. But I would go for a vid card, a 9600 or 9800(if you want to stay with ATI) with 256mb of memory and 8 pipelines. On the other hand if you can install more memory on your motherboard another 512mb or 1gig won't hurt.

Ronald S. Jr. · 27th of December 2005 (Tue)

I believe the one I had for a while was the Samsung 913T. Very nice. 19" 8ms response time, 1280x1024, great picture. About $375 retail.

ae1969 · 27th of December 2005 (Tue)

...picked up a Gateway 21" widescreen at 8 ms. 1680x1050 resolution..... not bad for a relatively cheap monitor.

Citizensmith · 27th of December 2005 (Tue)

If you can afford a new screen you can afford a Canon EF 50 f/1.4 USM. Think that will make more of a difference personally.

Tsmith · 27th of December 2005 (Tue)

High Quality LCD's are becoming a lot more affordable ... while the higher cost of gas eats into our budgets.

Jerrytrebec33 · 27th of December 2005 (Tue)

no car yet so no problem there

m3incorp · 28th of December 2005 (Wed)

15" monitor; I would go for the monitor and then a video card upgrade.

26th of December 2005 (Mon)	#1
Jerrytrebec33 Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 226	Hi, Computer Upgrade Okay so I have money and I want to do some upgrades for my computer. I am thinking a new moniter, or a video card. What do you guys think the best upgrades you can do for a system are?

26th of December 2005 (Mon)	#2
Eagle Goldmember Join Date: May 2005 Location: Akron, Ohio Posts: 4,186 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Hi, Computer Upgrade What do you have now? Processor, memory, vid card, etc. Between monitor and vid card I'd go vid card but it would help to know what's in your box now. __________________ 7D ■ 10-22 ■ 15-85 ■ 28-135 ■ Σ 50-150 ■ 100-400L ■ Vivitar 2X ■ 580EX II Gear-PC ■ ShutterStock ■ Eagle's Nest Photography ■ SmugMug ■ Alamy

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Jerrytrebec33 Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 226	Re: Hi, Computer Upgrade amd athlon 64 prox 3200+ 2Ghz 1gb of ram 15 inch moniter lcd 9550 radeon K8 triton motherbaord gigbyte technology.. probly a very cheap one..

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Zepher Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Norfolk,VA Posts: 1,626 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Hi, Computer Upgrade go with a new monitor. __________________ Manny Desantos Intel C2Q Q6600 3.06Ghz, 8GB Ram, 8.1TB, XFX HD5850, Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit, PS CS4 EXT Canon 40D, EF 28-70L, 2x Canon XH-A1 HDV, Canon HV30 HDV ❶______________________________________

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Tsmith Formerly known as Bluedog_XT Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: South_the 601 Posts: 10,355	Re: Hi, Computer Upgrade I agree unless your looking at gaming get a good high grade LCD monitor. __________________ Canon EOS 7D \| Canon EF-S 10-22mm \| Canon 17-40mm f/4L \| Canon 24-105mm f/4L IS Canon PowerShot S95 MY PBASE GALLERY

27th of December 2005 (Tue)	#7
Eagle Goldmember Join Date: May 2005 Location: Akron, Ohio Posts: 4,186 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Hi, Computer Upgrade Your pretty good where you are. You could go for a larger monitor. But I would go for a vid card, a 9600 or 9800(if you want to stay with ATI) with 256mb of memory and 8 pipelines. On the other hand if you can install more memory on your motherboard another 512mb or 1gig won't hurt. __________________ 7D ■ 10-22 ■ 15-85 ■ 28-135 ■ Σ 50-150 ■ 100-400L ■ Vivitar 2X ■ 580EX II Gear-PC ■ ShutterStock ■ Eagle's Nest Photography ■ SmugMug ■ Alamy

27th of December 2005 (Tue)	#8
Ronald S. Jr. Prodigal "Brick" Layer Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sayre, Pennsylvania Posts: 16,187	Re: Hi, Computer Upgrade I believe the one I had for a while was the Samsung 913T. Very nice. 19" 8ms response time, 1280x1024, great picture. About $375 retail. __________________ Mac users swear by their computers. PC users swear at theirs.

27th of December 2005 (Tue)	#9
ae1969 Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 96	Re: Hi, Computer Upgrade ...picked up a Gateway 21" widescreen at 8 ms. 1680x1050 resolution..... not bad for a relatively cheap monitor. __________________ 20D/ 50 1.4 /16-35 2.8 L/24-70 2.8 L /70-200 2.8 L/ 580 ex

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Citizensmith Cream of the Crop Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sacramento, CA USA Posts: 6,376 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Hi, Computer Upgrade If you can afford a new screen you can afford a Canon EF 50 f/1.4 USM. Think that will make more of a difference personally. __________________ My POTN Gallery, Complete gear list, POTN members who aren't a Turing test "Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities" - Voltaire Tradition - Just because you've always done it that way doesn't mean it's not incredibly stupid.

27th of December 2005 (Tue)	#11
Tsmith Formerly known as Bluedog_XT Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: South_the 601 Posts: 10,355	Re: Hi, Computer Upgrade High Quality LCD's are becoming a lot more affordable ... while the higher cost of gas eats into our budgets. __________________ Canon EOS 7D \| Canon EF-S 10-22mm \| Canon 17-40mm f/4L \| Canon 24-105mm f/4L IS Canon PowerShot S95 MY PBASE GALLERY

27th of December 2005 (Tue)	#12
Jerrytrebec33 Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 226	Re: Hi, Computer Upgrade no car yet so no problem there

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m3incorp Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Colorado, USA Posts: 931	Re: Hi, Computer Upgrade 15" monitor; I would go for the monitor and then a video card upgrade. __________________ 7D, 10D, Canon EFS 18-55mm modded Canon EF 50mm, Canon 85mm 1.8, Tamron 17-50mm F/2.8 XR DiII VC Canon EF 70-300mm, 70-200 F4 L, Canon 430ex ii Speedlite.

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