Recent content by SystemERRor

well, it's all ordered and done. Thanks for the help everyone (especially enginurd, obviously)

The bottleneck would be the HDD? What would be my best option for dealing with that? I also just realized you're right about discounts for windows---unfortunately, I can't get my system without it, so it's not an option

Thanks for the lengthy reply, enginurd. My budget is somewhere between 2500 and 3500 (taking into account some discounts I'm gettting from dell). I'd be using it for playing current-gen games: HL2, NWN2, Supreme Commander, etc...But I'd also like to play future games like HL2: Episode 2...

I'm ordering a new system for college, and I've been pressured into getting a system from Dell for reasons that would be useless to elaborate on. However, as I've been out of the Hardware market for a while, I'm unsure about what choices to make. I'd appreciate any suggestions. Please keep in...

Has anyone tried this monitor with a Gamecube? I tried it with the composite, and the image was really, really bad (much worse than when playing on a TV). If it's worth it, I might try to find a set of Gamecube component cables.

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It would only be tearing if the line appear when you (or something on screen) moves. If you see the lines, when you are stationary, could just be a driver/video card related error.

It really is hard to hear, unless your PC is dead silent.

Im not sure if your card can do it, but check the nvidia driver settings (and check to see if you have new drivers). On mine i have "Digital flat panel settings", which lets me change the way my monitor displays things ( stretch, strech (but maintain aspect ratio), center, etc). On that...

Does the USB hub on the back work well? I've never used a USB hub, never trusted one. Do they have any drawbacks?

Maybe they just used a VGA cable? Also-- is this monitor dazzlingly bright to anyone else? I have brightness down to 50, and it is still really bright. It burns the eyes, and even the face! And it does warm up my room quite a bit.

It turned out to be a lot simpler. I just added a custom resolution of 1440 X 900 @ 75 Hz in Nvidia settings. Like 30 more FPS with that resolution, despite the fact that it doesn't look as clear and pretty. And also, i didn't notice any change in gradients when i tried to input 75Hz...

Oh one more thing: I was looking through the booklet that came witht he monitor, and it says that 1680X1050 runs at 60Hz...

Quinquinux AA? Im not gonna lie, I have no idea what you are talking about.... unless you are talking about that weird ati aa that i heard about once, long ago. But regarding HL2 again-- i cant seem to get a custom resolution to work. It worked after i uninstalled Ez Tune, but it...

Hmm. Just got this monitor. Not gonna give a full review, since that has been done to death. But I will hit upon a few points. Backlight- Im no expert with monitors, as my old monitor that I have used for years wasn't really good at all. But , from watching a DVD, I could tell that...