Omg Help!!

Hey.

so my birthday is coming up and i cannot decide between these 2 things to get:

oh, btw, my current monitor is a crt brick, and my graphics card is a 7950GT.

so, should i get a Widescreen TFT monitor, or an 8800GTS 512MB????

thnx in advance.

Monitor.

7950GT is OK for now, I'd get the monitor.. I hate CRTs :?

ok kwl. anyone else? i want a lot of opinions.

thnx

ok kwl. anyone else? i want a lot of opinions.

thnx

dazza_avo

8800 GTS for me,

Monitor.

7950GT is OK for now, I'd get the monitor.. I hate CRTs :?

skinnypete91

me to

monitor because 8800gts isnt a highend card anywat and it seems you need the screen more considering 7950 can run new games with framesJordanCupcakes

Yes, it is a highend card, its like behind the GTX and the ultra.

and my crt is 17" i think.

get the monitor crt are terriblecloud8900

Why are they "terrible"? I know CRT's have their disadvantages, but they are by no means bad!

Well, I guess I'd get the monitor.

But it's a bit of the chicken or the egg scenario. If you get a new LCD monitor, you're going to want to play in a high resolution that will stress your current GPU. If you get a new GPU, you're going to want to see it at it's best with big resolutions.

I was in this same position a couple months ago. I got a 22" LCD and kept my 7900GS. My card does alright but I immediately felt the need to upgrade to an 8-series card when I try to play on 16x10 with current games.

The moral of the story is: be careful. Once you get one of them you're going to want the other!