Xmas Bonus Conumdrum

drwho · Dec 16, 2005, 02:08 AM

Yesterday we had our Xmas party for work, and we all got a big surprise. The annual Xmas bonus we usaually receive was 3x what we normally get. Since last night I've been looking at different options for upgrading my computer. I'm currently using a Sapphire X850 XTPE and a Hyundai L90D+ 19" monitor. I'm thinking about replacing one of these items. Below are the choices.

Video Card;

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814161159

LCD Monitor;

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16824001210

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...699703&CatId=0

LOL, now before one of you guys says give the money to me (forget it), sorry I'm a party poop. Ok, now that's being said, what would you choose? At this moment, I'm leaning towards one of the LCD monitors. The Hyundai will replace my kids old 17" Viewsonic CRT monitor, if I replace my current LCD monitor. Is replacing my current video card worth it just to go up a 100 mhz in speed.

drwho

Randomletters · Dec 16, 2005, 02:15 AM

i would definately go with the x1800xt no question. There are MANY more differences between the x850xtpe and the x1800xt then just clock speeds the x1800xt are just over all far superior cards.

waterloo · Dec 18, 2005, 11:50 PM

Do you play a lot of games, and such because I SWEAR that the ur card, and the X1800xt will not give you ALOT of visible differences, and maybe 5-10 fps higher... Go with a new monitor. Instead of a Hyundai think of maybe a viewsonic?? You have DVI than the
ViewSonic VX924 Black/Silver 19" LCD Monitor is the way 2 go!!! 3 MS ... it's only bout 340...

drwho · Dec 20, 2005, 05:39 AM

It gets kinda confusing about what monitor to go with, but I'm still leaning toward the monitor. But if I do go with a new monitor I also want to go to a bigger screen also and not just stay with a 19" LCD. At the moment I'm still thinking about the Samsung 214T.

drwho

Dec 16, 2005, 02:08 AM	#1
drwho HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Carol Stream, IL Posts: 572 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Xmas Bonus Conumdrum Yesterday we had our Xmas party for work, and we all got a big surprise. The annual Xmas bonus we usaually receive was 3x what we normally get. Since last night I've been looking at different options for upgrading my computer. I'm currently using a Sapphire X850 XTPE and a Hyundai L90D+ 19" monitor. I'm thinking about replacing one of these items. Below are the choices. Video Card; http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814161159 LCD Monitor; http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16824001210 http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...699703&CatId=0 LOL, now before one of you guys says give the money to me (forget it), sorry I'm a party poop. Ok, now that's being said, what would you choose? At this moment, I'm leaning towards one of the LCD monitors. The Hyundai will replace my kids old 17" Viewsonic CRT monitor, if I replace my current LCD monitor. Is replacing my current video card worth it just to go up a 100 mhz in speed. drwho __________________

Dec 16, 2005, 02:15 AM	#2
Randomletters ))<>(( Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 2,418 Rep Power: 54	i would definately go with the x1800xt no question. There are MANY more differences between the x850xtpe and the x1800xt then just clock speeds the x1800xt are just over all far superior cards. __________________ <----------- Sexy Budget Rig stats to the left.

Dec 18, 2005, 11:50 PM	#3
waterloo Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 337 Rep Power: 0	Do you play a lot of games, and such because I SWEAR that the ur card, and the X1800xt will not give you ALOT of visible differences, and maybe 5-10 fps higher... Go with a new monitor. Instead of a Hyundai think of maybe a viewsonic?? You have DVI than the ViewSonic VX924 Black/Silver 19" LCD Monitor is the way 2 go!!! 3 MS ... it's only bout 340... __________________ Motherboard: DFI Lan Party UT nF4 Ultra-D Modded to SLI Bios: 07/06/05 (File name - 704-2bt) CPU Cooler: Aritc Freezer 64 CPU: AMD 64 3800 Memory: OCZ 2GB Graphics Processor: ASUS EN6200GE Hard Drives: 2 X 160 IDE Western Digital, 320 SATA, 16GB SCSI Power Supply: Enermax Noisetaker 480 Watt Case:Antec CS600 Tower Case Sound Card: M-Audio Revolution 7.1/SB LIVE/SB X-FI Optical Drive: 2 X LG GSA-4167B

Dec 20, 2005, 05:39 AM	Thread Starter #4
drwho HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Carol Stream, IL Posts: 572 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	It gets kinda confusing about what monitor to go with, but I'm still leaning toward the monitor. But if I do go with a new monitor I also want to go to a bigger screen also and not just stay with a 19" LCD. At the moment I'm still thinking about the Samsung 214T. drwho __________________