Advice on upcoming gaming system purchase.

[Phage]

I have the U2412M and can confirm that it is a great screen for gaming. I've never seen any ghosting or other issues with it. Immense value at that price point.

[NumbuK]

Hi Numbuk.

Just seen that FRAPS (full version) will allow you to record at 1920x1080p.

22nd October 2011 - Fraps 3.4.7 Released
The latest version of Fraps includes an update to the loop recording mode, allowing you to specify a custom length for the buffer (rather than the default 30 seconds). To activate the recording loop simply press and hold your video capture hotkey until the Fraps counter turns pink, indicating that loop recording has begun.

We have also included new optimizations for recording at high resolutions such as 1920x1080 (1080P). Performance gains should be seen in most OpenGL and DirectX games with Fraps 3.4.

This would definitely be what I would try first before getting a capture card which I imagine is going to be more expensive. The full version of FRAPS is £24.95 but you can try the free version first. I think the amount of time you can record on the free version is rather limited though.

If you haven't already I'd maybe post a topic about video capture hardware in the Hexus PC hardware forums as more people tend to view those forums and you're more likely to get specific (and knowlegeable) advice

Wow that's really great, that's definitely my first port of call! I'll give Fraps a try, but first I need to get a PC :-/... I just have no idea which to get.

EDIT***

Would that mean I would need a much better Graphics/video and sound card? As well as an i7?

[cactusjack]

Phage, the U2412M monitor looks good. Am strongly considering it...
I am shocked though with the near £100 price difference between buying from Amazon and Dell.

[cactusjack]

hi all,

Another question:

On Scan's customisation page, it has sections for system and storage drives:

System Drives
*Hard Drive Not Required - Using SSD drive above!* (£0.00) subtract £69.75
500GB Seagate Barracuda, SATA 6Gb/s, 7200rpm, 16MB Cache (£45.79) subtract £23.96
1TB Seagate Barracuda, SATA 6Gb/s, 7200rpm, 64Mb Cache (£57.10) subtract £12.65
2TB Seagate Barracuda, SATA 6Gb/s, 7200rpm, 64MB Cache (£69.75)
3TB Seagate Barracuda, SATA 6Gb/s, 7200rpm, 64MB Cache (£98.30) add £28.55



Storage Hard drives
*Storage Hard Drive Not Required* (£0.00)
1TB Western Digital Caviar Green, 64MB Cache (£62.10) add £62.10
2TB Western Digital Caviar Green, 64Mb Cache (£78.50) add £78.50
3TB Western Digital Caviar Green, 64Mb Cache (£116.60) add £116.60


I have selected a SSD.
Therefore, the question is: can I use a 'system drive' (noted with seagate options) as a storage drive (noted with western digital options).

The Seagates are 7200rpm, where as the western digitals are 5900.... hmmmm

[Cutthroat44]

Yes, yes you can. With an SSD selected they will use that as your system drive whatever you have selected as your other drive.