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omegared
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_ 		15. October 2006 @ 14:55 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
So, the fall gaming rush has already started and I am looking to update. My monitor is horrible, and my graphics card is dated. Should I start with getting a new monitor, or get a graphics card instead?
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Estuansis
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_ 		15. October 2006 @ 15:02 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Video card is your first move. A new monitor doesn't matter if you can barely run the games.
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omegared
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_ 		15. October 2006 @ 15:26 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Great, thanks!
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Estuansis
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_ 		15. October 2006 @ 16:01 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
No problem :P
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ZippyDSM
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_ 		15. October 2006 @ 16:34 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Ya vid card comes first but whats you current card whats the one you want to get? like CPUS Vid cards come in many types that have basically the same name.
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basquiat
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_ 		16. October 2006 @ 05:15 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
last christmas i got my new pc and went from 15" crt or whatever its called (reg monitor) to a 19" flat lcd and wow...it was like going to the eye doctor and getting glasses for the first time.
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ZippyDSM
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_ 		16. October 2006 @ 10:23 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
basquiat
to me LCD is blocky ,my 19inch crt montitor might be alittle washed with it being 5 years old but its better than most under 200$ LCDs I have seen...hell even a few 900$ LCD TVs...

Yes I know newer LCD is better but meh I dotn ahve 200+ to get a good LCD montior.
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