FINALLY made up my darn mind!!

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jdbrown_82

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about time right ?!.. after talking with my wife, reading many reviews, and asking tons of questions Ive come up with the best idea. here is what I'm going to do if anyone gives a rear...just though i would share.

*Buy the Dell 2408WFP to replace my Samsung 305t.
it has many good reviews, lots of hookups and it will save me some $$$$ for extra things such as..

*give my my 4GB Corsair XMS2-8500 DDR2-1066. Ive already put it in her PC which I'm using now to type this. boy did it make a difference. its smoking!

*switch my top two radiator fans to Cooler Master blue led fans.

*add two blue light bars inside the case

*add blue dye to my coolant

*buy new desk(s) for my wife and I. probably one big ikea or a couple then hook them together.

*put 8GB of ram in my PC :D

this way i get a lot more stuff and i still get a good monitor too. 24 inches should be plenty big enough. thanks a ton to everyone for the help.. i greatly appreciate it. hopefully everything goes well...wish me luck..lol !

-jdbrown_82
 
Awesome dude, I know how hard it is to find a monitor that suits your needs! Hahah As long as your content with your purchase with no regrets then you're good to go. Everyone has different needs and opinions on monitors,desktops, etc. One can only gather so much opinions and info from users; you decide whats best. Cheers!
 
thanks for the comments. its exactly what i was thinking...as long as im content with only a 24 incher... hopefully i will be. ;)
we already have a 60 pioneer elite plasma in our living room to play ps3, etc. on so i think the 24 inch should be good enough.

this way my wife gets more ram, and i get 8GB of power :D AND new desk, fans, lights...

ill be sure and post pics when i get all this stuff.

also it wont take as much to run games on the 24 inch, especially adding 8gb of ram. i shouldnt have any problem encoding video and music, browsing the web, and playing some kick ass games at high resolution.
 
Well, if you don't care about terrible input lag (which Dell 2408WFP has), then you should go for it.

What in the world do you need 8GB of RAM for?
 
8gb, for games of course...i dont know lol ! what 24 inch would you buy then ? who knows by the time i actually get one i may get the 3007wfp-hc anyways.

and thanks wolf. cant wait to actually get the stuff...lol.
Samsung said it could take up to 14 days. i should be hearing something this week, if not im gonna call.
 
:( no pictures yet.
Just joking Im glad you were able to come to a decision
As long as you are happy with it thats what counts
 
lol, yeah still waiting on the refund here... figured i would do a little upgrading while im at it.
 
I have a 24" right now, thought it was huge at first but now it's not enough. Makes you wonder how I survived with a 19" before this (non wc even). But I don't have a huge tv in the living room, etc. I don't use tvs much.

Anyway, good job making your mind up eventually. If you don't mind TN panels, go with the Ben-Q. It's not too bad, I returned mine though.
 
Im still looking at the bigger panels, i havent ordered yet. who knows what ill end up actually getting. just thought i would share what i plained to do. ive still been looking at the 3007wfp-hc, and 2709. the rest i AM going to do though, the ram, etc.
 
jdbrown_82 said:
8gb, for games of course...i dont know lol ! what 24 inch would you buy then ? who knows by the time i actually get one i may get the 3007wfp-hc anyways.

and thanks wolf. cant wait to actually get the stuff...lol.
Samsung said it could take up to 14 days. i should be hearing something this week, if not im gonna call.
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Well, i don't think there are any games using more than 3-4GB of RAM, and most don't even use 2GB.

As a gamer, i would never buy the Dell 2408WFP. The lag is simply too much, even if you aren't sensitive to it. Average input lag of 69ms and a max of 89ms, is more than 4 frames of lag! And that is just the screen. Summing up the lag of the graphics card, mouse, and 16ms because of 60hz screen, you are looking at 6-7 frames of lag!
Have you ever play with 69ms in network lag in CS on a CRT-screen? It's horrible to play with, and this is only the lag you will get from the screen.

I would try to find a MVA-screen, as most of them seems to have low input lag, some even close to ZERO input lag. If a TN-screen is acceptable to you, then BenQ G2400W is a good alternative.
 
if you don't "know" what you need 8 gbs of ram for...then ya don't need it.

and input lag on the 2408a01 still remains to be seen
 
jdbrown_82 said:
Im still looking at the bigger panels, i havent ordered yet. who knows what ill end up actually getting. just thought i would share what i plained to do. ive still been looking at the 3007wfp-hc, and 2709. the rest i AM going to do though, the ram, etc.
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So, what you're actually saying is that you really have NOT made up your mind??? :p

If you can get your hands on a 2407WFP (v.03 or v.04), I'd recommend it over the 2408. Of course, finding a new 2407 won't be easy. Dell's outlet might have some refurbs at good prices.
 
i basically have. just means im going to get a smaller 24-26,27 inch and the rest of the stuff.

i do know what i want the 8gb for. i photoshop and encode video very often. so that will help out with that as well as have various things up like listening to music with wmp while im doing those things.

thanks for the tips on the monitors. im still looking at the BenQ FP2400vw too. who knows... have to see the prices and etc. when i get the refund back. like is said i may just say screw and buy the 3007wfp-hc or 2709 anyways.
 
i just called Samsung to check on my refund and make sure they recieved the monitor.

i was told i have about 2 weeks wait left. said it takes about 4 weeks from when you ship it.
i told him "wow:eek:! you caught me off guard there. im amazed it takes that long, wasnt expecting to be told that"

i cant believe it takes a whole damn month. that is ridiculious. they got the monitor just send me the money. i guess this gives me time to pick a monitor and ram i want for sure...:mad:
 
I just called Samsung and was told they issued out my refund check friday. i didnt get it today but i should get it tomorrow or next day. WOOO WHOOO!!! :D

what does this mean?

Getting a new monitor, while im at it im going to:

put in 8gb of ram
blue led fans
switch my coolant tubing/liquid/fittings/
add two blue light bars

here is a more details post with pics if anyone is interested. i wouldnt mind your opinions on it as well.
http://www.maingearforums.com/showthread.php?t=1423
 
thanks. cant wait to get it all put in. i have everything paid for and on its way.

i didnt get the cooling stuff over nighted though. :(

but...i did get over night on the monitor and ram. shipping can be expensive...wooo ;)
 
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