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8/12/12 at 10:43pm

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So I have about $500 to spend on a new monitor, I have been looking at some 27" ones and Asus VE276Q looks nice, but in all honesty I don't what to look for when shopping for a monitor. I also came across the new BenQ XL2420T. And have been reading alot of good reviews on it. The only thing is I had my mind set on a 27" and the BenQ is 24". I mostly play World of Warcraft, BF3 and will deff be playing the new Counter-Strike once that releases. Anyone have any ideas or recommendations?

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CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB	Intel 520 Series Cherryville 120GB	Corsair Force Series GT 120GB SSD	Seagate Barracuda 1TB
Optical Drive	Cooling	OS	Monitor
LITE-ON Black 18X DVD-ROM	Corsair H100I	Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit	Dell UltraSharp U2412M
Monitor	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
Dell UltraSharp U2412M	Dell UltraSharp U2412M	RAZER Blackwidow Ultimate	CORSAIR HX Series 850W
Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
CM Storm Stryker	RAZER Naga	RAZER Goliathus (Control Edition)	Bose Companion 2 multimedia speaker system
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8/12/12 at 10:46pm

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Yamakasi Catleap + 50 bucks for a warranty = Best choice.

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
AMD 8320	ASus M5A99FX PRO R2.0	EVGA GTX 670 4GB	Kingston
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Cooling	OS
Samsung 840 256GB	Samsung Spinpoint 1TB	Corsair H80i	Windows 7 Home Premium
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
HP LP2465	Monoprice Mechanical Cherry Black	Corsair HX650	Corsair 650D
Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio	Other
Razer Deathadder (2013 Edition)	Madcatz Black Ops Stealth Gaming Surface	Logitech Z623	Microsoft Xbox 360 Controller
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Intel Core i5 2500K	MSI Z77MA-G45	Asus 660ti DC	Kingston HyperX Blue 2 x 4GB
Hard Drive	Cooling	OS	Monitor
Samsung 840 250GB	Corsair H60	Windows 8 Pro	HP LP2465
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
Monoprice Cherry Black Mechanical	Corsair HX650	Silverstone TJ08-E	Razer Deathader 2013
Mouse Pad	Audio	Other
Madcatz Black Ops Stealth Gaming Surface	Logitech Z623	Xbox 360 Controller
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AMD 8320	ASus M5A99FX PRO R2.0	EVGA GTX 670 4GB	Kingston
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Cooling	OS
Samsung 840 256GB	Samsung Spinpoint 1TB	Corsair H80i	Windows 7 Home Premium
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
HP LP2465	Monoprice Mechanical Cherry Black	Corsair HX650	Corsair 650D
Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio	Other
Razer Deathadder (2013 Edition)	Madcatz Black Ops Stealth Gaming Surface	Logitech Z623	Microsoft Xbox 360 Controller
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Intel Core i5 2500K	MSI Z77MA-G45	Asus 660ti DC	Kingston HyperX Blue 2 x 4GB
Hard Drive	Cooling	OS	Monitor
Samsung 840 250GB	Corsair H60	Windows 8 Pro	HP LP2465
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
Monoprice Cherry Black Mechanical	Corsair HX650	Silverstone TJ08-E	Razer Deathader 2013
Mouse Pad	Audio	Other
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8/12/12 at 11:01pm

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Quote:

Originally Posted by MarvinDessica

Yamakasi Catleap + 50 bucks for a warranty = Best choice.

+90000000000

Best screen I bought in ages!

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Hard Drive	Cooling	Monitor	Power
2xSamsung 830 256gb	Custom H2O - 3x XSPC RX360 with EK Blocks	Eyefinity 3x27in Koreans	Seasonic 1250 watt
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Hard Drive	Cooling	Monitor	Power
2xSamsung 830 256gb	Custom H2O - 3x XSPC RX360 with EK Blocks	Eyefinity 3x27in Koreans	Seasonic 1250 watt
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8/15/12 at 12:16am

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AURIA 27" IPS LED monitor at Microcenter. $399.99+shipping
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0384780
1 year warranty. It has DVI,HDMI,DP and VGA inputs.

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8/15/12 at 9:35am

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AURIA 27" IPS LED monitor at Microcenter. $399.99+shipping
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0384780
1 year warranty. It has DVI,HDMI,DP and VGA inputs.

I just tried this monitor and it was pretty freaking nice. Unfortunately, it was just too glossy for me so I am taking it back. There was some excessive light bleeding on the bottom too, but it wasn't too noticeable unless the screen was totally black. Also don't forget that if you do get a 27" that's higher than 1080P, make sure your video card can handle it. I dropped ~10-20FPS when benching.

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Corsair SSD	CPU and GPU on seperate loops	Windows 7 x64	Dell Ultrasharp 24"
Power	Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad
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8/15/12 at 9:37pm

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going with a EVGA 670 FTW

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	Graphics
Intel Core i7-2600K	Asus P8Z77-V LK	EVGA GeForce GTX 680 FTW 4096MB	EVGA GeForce GTX 680 FTW 4096MB
RAM	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive
CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB	Intel 520 Series Cherryville 120GB	Corsair Force Series GT 120GB SSD	Seagate Barracuda 1TB
Optical Drive	Cooling	OS	Monitor
LITE-ON Black 18X DVD-ROM	Corsair H100I	Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit	Dell UltraSharp U2412M
Monitor	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
Dell UltraSharp U2412M	Dell UltraSharp U2412M	RAZER Blackwidow Ultimate	CORSAIR HX Series 850W
Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
CM Storm Stryker	RAZER Naga	RAZER Goliathus (Control Edition)	Bose Companion 2 multimedia speaker system
Audio
Astro Gaming a40
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	Graphics
Intel Core i7-2600K	Asus P8Z77-V LK	EVGA GeForce GTX 680 FTW 4096MB	EVGA GeForce GTX 680 FTW 4096MB
RAM	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive
CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB	Intel 520 Series Cherryville 120GB	Corsair Force Series GT 120GB SSD	Seagate Barracuda 1TB
Optical Drive	Cooling	OS	Monitor
LITE-ON Black 18X DVD-ROM	Corsair H100I	Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit	Dell UltraSharp U2412M
Monitor	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
Dell UltraSharp U2412M	Dell UltraSharp U2412M	RAZER Blackwidow Ultimate	CORSAIR HX Series 850W
Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
CM Storm Stryker	RAZER Naga	RAZER Goliathus (Control Edition)	Bose Companion 2 multimedia speaker system
Audio
Astro Gaming a40
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8/16/12 at 7:05am

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Phreshkhid

going with a EVGA 670 FTW

right on, the one at MC was a pretty sweet monitor if you don't mind a super glossy screen

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i5 2500k	ASRock Extreme3 Gen3	Visiontek 7970	Corsair Vengeance
Hard Drive	Cooling	OS	Monitor
Corsair SSD	CPU and GPU on seperate loops	Windows 7 x64	Dell Ultrasharp 24"
Power	Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad
PC Power and Cooling 610W	Coolermaster 690 II Advanced	DeathAdder	Old Class Notebook
Audio
X-Fi Titanium
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i5 2500k	ASRock Extreme3 Gen3	Visiontek 7970	Corsair Vengeance
Hard Drive	Cooling	OS	Monitor
Corsair SSD	CPU and GPU on seperate loops	Windows 7 x64	Dell Ultrasharp 24"
Power	Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad
PC Power and Cooling 610W	Coolermaster 690 II Advanced	DeathAdder	Old Class Notebook
Audio
X-Fi Titanium
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