Suitable Screen to do a High-End GPU Justice

BillyCom

Ok, so over on this thread http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056608479&page=2 I had pretty much decided my final build, but tbh the screen I have listed there probably isn't sufficient to fully benefit from the capabilities of a GTX 680 card.

Would something a little more expensive such as this http://www1.hardwareversand.de/articledetail.jsp?aid=52539&agid=1650 be more suited to my build?

From what I've heard, if the card gives a high enough Frame rate and the monitor is only about standard refresh(ie 60hz), you experience 'tearing' on games such as BF3 and others of that type.

Also, is it better to go for a TN instead of IPS screen for this purpose?

If anyone has any recommendations for a particular model suitable for high-end gaming that they currently use, I'd be happy for some guidance.

Eboggles

If you want something good, you should check out the Yamakasi Catleap on eBay.

Its a 2560x1440 27" for €275. Tea Bag and a few others have them and they seem to be great.

ShadowHearth

+1 catleap, though for high end PC i would suggest 2312hm or 2412hm too.

i am using 2312m with my 680, but i do plan on going 3 monitor setup

BillyCom

ShadowHearth wrote: »

+1 catleap, though for high end PC i would suggest 2312hm or 2412hm too.

i am using 2312m with my 680, but i do plan on going 3 monitor setup

I may end up just ordering the build without the 680 card and get it elsewhere. HWVS have had the card out of stock since I began looking at their site 2 weeks ago.

Checked out the details on the 2312 and 2412hm, they seem to be IPS screens with the 60hz limit.
The catleap has size benefits of a 27" screen, and at least 85-100hz refresh. The price is about €100 cheper then the benq 2420t, but what sort of import duties would I have to pay on a screen coming from Korea?

Fluffy88

HWVS does have a 680 in stock, I realise it might not be the one you want but MSI are a very good graphics card brand and there is very few non-reference cards out atm, plus it's a pretty good price too

ShadowHearth

BillyCom wrote: »

I may end up just ordering the build without the 680 card and get it elsewhere. HWVS have had the card out of stock since I began looking at their site 2 weeks ago.

Checked out the details on the 2312 and 2412hm, they seem to be IPS screens with the 60hz limit.
The catleap has size benefits of a 27" screen, and at least 85-100hz refresh. The price is about €100 cheper then the benq 2420t, but what sort of import duties would I have to pay on a screen coming from Korea?

2312hm is 190eu and 2412m is 239eu. Those are e-ips. Not pure ips. For a gamer there is notice difference.

Catleap is 27 inch and 1440p. Some people get stung with duties and some get away with it. Duties varies. Some pay 70eu some 100eu.
Current catleaps are 60hz now. Only the first models could have been oced to 100hz.

ShadowHearth

Fluffy88 wrote: »

HWVS does have a 680 in stock, I realise it might not be the one you want but MSI are a very good graphics card brand and there is very few non-reference cards out atm, plus it's a pretty good price too

When it comes to reference design there is no difference at all what brand you go. Those are all same cards with different stickers. Difference is only warranty and what comes with the card in the box.

BillyCom

ShadowHearth wrote: »

When it comes to reference design there is no difference at all what brand you go. Those are all same cards with different stickers. Difference is only warranty and what comes with the card in the box.

There seems to be some difference in clock speeds between the one in stock http://www1.hardwareversand.de/articledetail.jsp?adp=0&aid=57559&agid=1156&apop=1 and the one I wanted http://www1.hardwareversand.de/articledetail.jsp?adp=0&aid=58057&agid=1156&apop=2


Core clock is faster and the effective memory clock is over twice as fast. Not sure if the added plate for heat dissipation really matters though

ShadowHearth

BillyCom wrote: »

There seems to be some difference in clock speeds between the one in stock http://www1.hardwareversand.de/articledetail.jsp?adp=0&aid=57559&agid=1156&apop=1 and the one I wanted http://www1.hardwareversand.de/articledetail.jsp?adp=0&aid=58057&agid=1156&apop=2


Core clock is faster and the effective memory clock is over twice as fast. Not sure if the added plate for heat dissipation really matters though

You can overclock yourself. Paying extra money for pressing a button is no no in my books. I can press that button myself, and I did.

Fluffy88

ShadowHearth wrote: »

When it comes to reference design there is no difference at all what brand you go. Those are all same cards with different stickers. Difference is only warranty and what comes with the card in the box.

I know what reference design means, I mentioned it in case the card the OP was looking at was a non-reference, like the Gigabyte 680!

ShadowHearth

It will be interesting to see how better non reference 680 will be.

So far reference design of 680 is very damn good.

sink

I have the Dell U2711, it is 27" IPS @ 2560*1440 with 2X DVI-D, HDMI, VGA and DisplayPort input, can't recommend it enough. I use it both for gaming and photo editing, for the latter it has excellent colour balance.

Cheapest place to buy it is komplett.ie - €599 + free delivery.
http://www.komplett.ie/Komplett/product/monitors/15586491/dell_27_u2711_lcd_6ms_vga_dvi_hdmi/details.aspx

BillyCom

Seems to be more versions of GTX 680 going up on HWVS now... http://www2.hardwareversand.de/articlesearch.jsp

srsly78

Dell U3011 is the best monitor if you really want high end, but costs a fortune. Catleap is the best monitor for value, and is pretty new on the market. Hopefully this will shake things up and bring prices down.

If you want to use 3 screens make sure they have displayport. Can't see this on the Catleap, surprising omission. Still could be used as central monitor, with a DP monitor on either side.

Oh, and yeah you want 3 screens for a high end system. 1 screen will not stress a really high-end system. Will need 2xgpu to drive intensive games across 3 screens, but some less demanding games (skyrim, me3, consoleports) run acceptably fast with a single card (6970@7680x1600). At silly resolutions you will have to turn AA down or even off as it really kills performance - even with an outrageous setup.