My new gaming PC.....

[thun0r]

-Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650, Yorkfield Core, S775, 3.0 GHz, 1333MHz, 12MB L2 Cache, 9x (Overclocked to 3.9)

-Scythe Ninja II Heatpipe Cooler, with 120mm fan

-2x 2GB HD4870X2, Quad CrossFire Graphics

-Asus P5E3 Deluxe/WiFi-AP@ n iX38, S775, PCI-E(x16) DDR3

-1.5TB, Samsung Spinpoint 7200 rpm, 32MB Cache Hard Disk

-4GB (2X2GB) Corsair, Dominator DDR3 Memory

-LG Super Multi Blu-Ray Writer & HD-ROM Reader inc Lightscribe Support

-ThermalTake Xaser VI VG4000BWS Black/Red with Window

-1000W Akasa Powermax gaming PSU

-Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate SP1* 64Bit

I got this little lot for £2,099

Not sure what monitor to buy yet, which leads me to my question......

Can anyone advise me on a good monitor ????

Thanks

[PeterStoba]

-Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650, Yorkfield Core, S775, 3.0 GHz, 1333MHz, 12MB L2 Cache, 9x (Overclocked to 3.9)
-Scythe Ninja II Heatpipe Cooler, with 120mm fan
-2x 2GB HD4870X2, Quad CrossFire Graphics
-Asus P5E3 Deluxe/WiFi-AP@ n iX38, S775, PCI-E(x16) DDR3
-1.5TB, Samsung Spinpoint 7200 rpm, 32MB Cache Hard Disk
-4GB (2X2GB) Corsair, Dominator DDR3 Memory
-LG Super Multi Blu-Ray Writer & HD-ROM Reader inc Lightscribe Support
-ThermalTake Xaser VI VG4000BWS Black/Red with Window
-1000W Akasa Powermax gaming PSU
-Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate SP1* 64Bit

It is a nice build, just not the best thought out!

With 2x 4870x2s, i'd advise a 30" + monitor otherwise, they are wasted.

you could have gone with the Q9550 for less money, a better cooler such as the thermalright ultra 120 extreme, an X48 DDR2 board, 8GB DDR2 RAM, a better PSU, better case 2x 1TB drives in RAID 1 or something and vista hope premium is the exact same as ultimate, withouth some useless features.

It's a nice build none-the-less, but you could have saved a bit.

[nerdgeek]

OMG thats a monster of a machine, it will be very quick doing anything !!
Are you planning to be the new NASA launch control?

I really like the thernaltake case, my brother has the same one and it keeps everything cooler than my Antec 900 !

For a monitor anything less than 30inch would be wasted on those cards....QUAD CROSSFIRE hmmm

[staffsMike]

I hate to say it but this was a really bad time to spend that sort of money on a PC, you probably could have got a nice i7 system

Those gfx cards are crazy on their own and are going to kill at any resolution you throw at them. As has been said, anything less than 30" will waste their potential.

[Powderhound]

I think you did some serious overspend there TBH.

[vicar]

Second that, but it's still a great rig. Have fun and i hope you enjoy it.

[mr0mega]

Nice spec. How loud do you find that hard drive, I'm looking into the Spinpoint series myself.