Monitor & Speaker advicePost Date: 2012-06-06 |
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groBschizer
Newbie Joined: 04 Jun 2012 Online Status: Offline Posts: 28 |
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Topic: Monitor & Speaker advice Posted: 06 Jun 2012 at 7:17pm |
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$1k-$2k Expectations: Monitor - 27"-30" 2560rez Speakers - great sounding, high quality. 2.1 or 5.1? Usage: Gaming System Configuration: Processor: Intel Core i7 3770K 3.50 GHz (Unlocked CPU) (Quad Core) Motherboard: ASUS SABERTOOTH Z77 (Intel Z77 Chipset) System Memory: 16GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series Power Supply: 1050W Corsair Pro Silver 1050HX Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 2x (120GB Solid State (By: Corsair) (Model: Force GT Series CSSD-F120GBGT-BK) (SATA 6Gbps) Optical Drive 1: Blu-Ray Player/DVD Writer (Play Blu-Ray and Burn DVDs) Video Card(s): 2x SLI Dual (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2GB (PhysX) (Overclocked EVGA 02) Sound Card: Creative Labs Sound Blaster Recon3D Fatal1ty Professional Extreme Cooling: H20: Stage 2: Digital Storm Vortex 240mm Radiator Liquid CPU Cooler Chassis Mods: Video Card(s) Area: Drill and Mount a Side Window 120mm Fan Blow-Hole CPU Boost: Standard Intel Turbo Boost 2.0 Automatic Overclocking Graphics Boost: - No Thanks Memory Boost: - No Thanks OS Boost: - Please tweak the services on the operating system Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium (64-Bit Edition) I'm considering the Dell Utrasharp U3011 or U2711. Anything I should know about? Can I get the same performance for less? I am clueless on speakers. I would prefer 2.1 setup. Is wireless any good? |
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tju76
Senior Member Joined: 06 Mar 2012 Online Status: Offline Posts: 804 |
Quote Reply Posted: 06 Jun 2012 at 8:55pm |
For speakers it depends what you will be using them for I have the logitech z623 and I love them, lots of power but a clear sound easily fills my house with music, I prefer 2.1 over 5.1 takes up less room, but too each their own. For monitors especially if you are just gaming go with the dell u2412m you can pick them up on newegg for 309 so grab 2 or 3, imo the dell 30 ips monitor is too big and is designed for someone doing very high end photo editing etc. So if you want total immersion pick up 2x or 3x dell u2412m, just my 2 cents
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Asangard
DS Veteran Joined: 21 Aug 2009 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2209 |
Quote Reply Posted: 07 Jun 2012 at 8:48am |
I recently purchased Corsair's SP2500 2.1 speaker set. Wow the clairity of the sound is incredible. I have these hooked up to the Sound Blaster Recon3D Champion sound card. Same one you have except with the front mounting control panel.
You can't go wrong with a Dell Ultrasharp. Here is a side by side comparison of the Ultrasharps from 23" to 30": http://www.newegg.com/Product/Productcompare.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007617%2050010772%20600030155%20600030918&IsNodeId=1&bop=And&CompareItemList=20%7C24%2D260%2D055%5E24%2D260%2D055%2DTS%2C24%2D260%2D047%5E24%2D260%2D047%2DTS%2C24%2D260%2D020%5E24%2D260%2D020%2DTS%2C24%2D260%2D028%5E24%2D260%2D028%2DTS%2C24%2D260%2D038%5E24%2D260%2D038%2DTS A lot of people here use the U2312HM. I currently have the U2410 and have had it for over 2yrs. Once I order my new rig next week I hope to upgrade to the 27" in the fall. There are various opinions on a multi-monitor setup vs a single monitor. Me I prefer a single monitor for gaming and I would get the 30" but too expensive for me. I would look into the pros and cons of each so you can make the right choice for you. I hope this was helpful.
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groBschizer
Newbie Joined: 04 Jun 2012 Online Status: Offline Posts: 28 |
Quote Reply Posted: 07 Jun 2012 at 9:42am |
Thank you guys for the help! I'm still on the fence about the monitor, but have decided on a 2.1 setup. I'll take a look at the options you guys mentioned about the monitor.
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groBschizer
Newbie Joined: 04 Jun 2012 Online Status: Offline Posts: 28 |
Quote Reply Posted: 07 Jun 2012 at 10:33am |
went ahead an picked up the 27" Ultrasharp and the Corsair sp2500. Keyboard and mouse and I'm set. Any suggestions?
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Err0xx
Groupie Joined: 19 May 2012 Online Status: Offline Posts: 106 |
Quote Reply Posted: 07 Jun 2012 at 6:47pm |
Wonderful choices. I like the Razer BlackWidow Keyboard (I saw this for $79 at WALMART!) Might wanna check that. Great keyboard for that price. Or the Logitech one, I forget the keyboard name, but it's the one with the little screen on it. (Don't have it but have used it and loved it.) I LOVE the Cyborg MMO7 mouse. Highly customizable with buttons out the wazoo. Great for any game, from FPS (has the sniper button) to MMO's, due to abundance of buttons. Plus changeable DPI up to 6400. Beautiful mouse that accommodates many hand sizes, to boot. Edited by Err0xx - 07 Jun 2012 at 6:48pm |
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tju76
Senior Member Joined: 06 Mar 2012 Online Status: Offline Posts: 804 |
Quote Reply Posted: 07 Jun 2012 at 10:02pm |
I highly recommend the razer mamba 2012 edition, wired or wireless on the fly dpi switching, macro support pretty much has everything and it is the most comfortable mouse I have ever used and I have had a lot. The thing looks amazing aswell totally customizable led lighting
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groBschizer
Newbie Joined: 04 Jun 2012 Online Status: Offline Posts: 28 |
Quote Reply Posted: 08 Jun 2012 at 4:43am |
i appreciate the recommendations. i had no idea choosing a mouse was such a big decision.
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Dave |
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FrankW
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Quote Reply Posted: 08 Jun 2012 at 5:26am |
Your build is way over your $2000 budget so I am going to ignore it also. If you are really locked into the $2000 budget then we will have to reconfigure.
Configuration: 696998 Cost: $3435 Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Cooler Master 942 HAF X Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish Processor: Intel Core i7 3770K 3.50 GHz (Unlocked CPU) (Quad Core) (Requires Z77 Motherboard) Motherboard: ASUS P8Z77-V DELUXE (Intel Z77 Chipset) (Higher Overclocks and Unique Wi-Fi Features) System Memory: 16GB DDR3 1600MHz Corsair Dominator DHX (High-Performance) Power Supply: 1050W Corsair Pro Silver 1050HX (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible) Expansion Bay: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (180GB Solid State (By: Intel) (Model: 520 Series) Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: 1x (1TB Western Digital Caviar (7200 RPM) (Model: Black Edition) Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: - No Thanks Optical Drive 1: DVD-R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 24x / CD-Writer 48x) Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections) Video Card: 2x SLI Dual (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 4GB (Includes PhysX) Add-on Card: - No Thanks Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio Extreme Cooling: H20: Stage 2: Digital Storm Vortex 240mm Radiator Liquid CPU Cooler (Extreme-Performance Edition) H20 Tube Color:- Not Applicable, I do not have a FrostChill or Sub-Zero LCS Cooling System Selected Chassis Airflow: Standard Factory Chassis Fans Internal Lighting: - No Thanks Enhancements: - No Thanks Chassis Mods: - No Thanks Noise Reduction: - No Thanks LaserMark: - No Thanks Boost Processor: Stage 2: Overclock CPU 4.5GHz to 4.8GHz (Requires Pro/Deluxe/Sabertooth Motherboard) Boost Video Card: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s) Boost Memory: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my memory Boost OS: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium (64-Bit Edition) Recovery Tools: Windows Recovery Toolkit (Bundled with Windows 7 CD) Virus Protection: - No Thanks Office: - No Thanks Game: - No Thanks Display: - No Thanks Surge Shield: - No Thanks Speakers: - No Thanks Keyboard: - No Thanks Mouse: - No Thanks External Storage: - No Thanks Exclusive T-Shirt: FREE: Digital Storm T-Shirt - Black (Large) Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 10-15 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed Warranty: Life-time Expert Customer Care with 3 Year Limited Warranty The 670 4Gb GPU will be a good choice for the 2560 resolution. Frank Edit: I didn't notice the title of this thread. I guess you didn't need a configuration. The Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 is a system I have used since 2000. Great system for computers. The two speakers come with a black cloth covered screen on the front. Edited by FrankW - 08 Jun 2012 at 6:40am |
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Asangard
DS Veteran Joined: 21 Aug 2009 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2209 |
Quote Reply Posted: 08 Jun 2012 at 5:26am |
The keyboard Err0xx referred to is the Logitech G19 gaming keyboard. All the keys are backlight and has 12 programable keys. You can program each key 3 times for a total of 36 different key combinations. I use the older version G15 it has 6 programable keys with 3 settings each. The logitech G9x gaming mouse is also very good. Here is a video from Newegg covering the G9x. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826104261 There are a lot of good keyboards and mice out there. It's a matter of finding the ones that best fit your needs. I hope this helps.
Edited by Asangard - 08 Jun 2012 at 5:27am |
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Krav_Mind
Newbie Joined: 02 May 2012 Online Status: Offline Posts: 25 |
Quote Reply Posted: 08 Jun 2012 at 9:05am |
You also might want to check out:
Max Keyboard Nighthawk-X8 Blue LED Backlit Mechanical Keyboard (Brown Cherry MX) (Macros - Backlit and other extras like turning off the windows key) I absolutely LOVE mine. I also recommend the Cyborg R.A.T.7 Gaming Mouse. I own both personally. |
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