Hi, could do with some help with choosing a graphics card + monitor:
I'm about to order my new system (well as much as I can afford for now anyway - hope to add to it later if SSDs ever come down in price...)
Silverstone Fortress 2
XFX Black 850W
Asus P6X58D Premium
3x2GB Corsair Dominator 8-8-8-24 12800 (1600)
Core i7 930 (I'm planning on overclocking it - are you able to provide one from a known good batch for this?)
Corsair Hydro H50v2
Seagate 7200.12 250GB (x2 No RAID)
LiteOn DVD burner
Problem is what graphics cards and monitor to add to it. I've got about £300-£350ish to throw at the GPU and £200 for a monitor.
I'm really keen for keeping the noise down, my current machine is so loud when it gets warm it drives me mad. Having waited and waited for Fermi to come out it turns out to be loud and hot and not really much worth the wait. So I thought I'd revert to a pair of Gigabyte GTX260s GV-N26SO-896I which were nice and quiet + as good as a GTX295. Problem is, I seem to have missed the boat. If I can't get hold of them, what do I go for? A Pair of 5770 Sapphire Vapor-X or a 5870 Vapor-X or even a SuperOverClocked 5870 if it ever comes out this side of the Atlantic?
I've heard the Vapor-Xs can be quiet at idle but can sound loud under load. Anyone got these and able to confirm if that's true?
Also, the monitor I'm looking at is the Iiyama PLE2407HDS-B1 as it has HDMI and seems to offer a reasonable contrast ratio+ response time. Anyone got one of these? What's the colour accuracy like + is it any good?
any advice greatly appreciated. Thanks guys,