~$500 Upgrade

[Mccaula718]

Here are my specs
Biostar Tforce s939 6100
Opteron [email protected]
2GB ddr400
X1950xt
Hanns-G 19in WS monitor

I have around 500 for a major upgrade, but i would prefer less bc i'm a poor college student. I do not want to upgrade my mobo/cpu/ram yet as ddr3 and amd/intels new socket coming out. I'm up in the air between a tv, large monitor, or small monitor+vga card. I am considering:

32" Vizio Plasma $512
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=8477433
or
28" HannsG $480
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824254036
or
19" HannsG $150
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824254005
+
Gigabyte 4850 $170
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125238

I'm leaning heavily towards the 19in and 4850. It would give me a big performance boost plus the addition of a second monitor which i've wanted for awhile.

That being said, i have my 360 connected to my current 19in and an upgrade to the tv or 28" monitor would make that look a lot better.

What do you guys think?


Note: don't suggest other pc monitor brands, i have a thing about uniformity, so i want them to look the same. My current Hanns g has been wonderful and i do not mind tft monitors or anything like that. Another 32" tv suggestion is fine though.


Here's a picture of my setup. I don't know how good the 28 or 32 would look next to my 19

 

[Dangman]

Which one do you use game most with? The PC or 360?
Do you have friends that come by your place often?

 

[engiNURD]

If you spend more time in front of a "TV" (if you're monitor is being used as a TV, that counts as "TV" time), then upgrade the "TV." If you spend more time in front of your computer, doing computer stuff, then get a 2nd monitor and a better vidcard.... although the X1950 should still be gaming pretty good, depending on what games you play.

 

[Mccaula718]

We have a 40" Panasonic 1080p in my living room hooked up to my roomates 360. The x1950 still runs high at my current res, but with the upgrade, i don't think the 256mb will be enough for the 1080p monitor. Should be enough for 720p though.

 

[engiNURD]

Yah, the Vizio you listed is 720P, so its good enough.