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Such a pretty case
Got some CD drives, an i5-2400 and 2x4GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 from the Egg.
Last week got 3 cases (cheap ones) and a coupla motherboards, including my new ASUS Max IV Gene-Z.
Building computers for family members for Christmas.
Oh yeah.... and my new 42" 120Hz 1080p LCD for use exclusively as my new desktop monitor.
I thought about getting a 42" due to the price being about the same as a 32", but decided 42" would be just too big to sit close to. How do you find it? I'm finding 32" to be plenty big enough. Likewise, mines exclusively for use as a monitor on my gaming/main rig.
It gets complicated.... <sigh>
Well, it is big... and I mean BIG. I haven't hooked it up yet, it's still sitting in my truck, as I'm away from home for the time being. I stopped to pick it up at an open-box shop on my way to work this weekend. I would have gone with another 32 or 37, but they didn't have any on-hand that were 1080p at the time. Probably will get to hook it up Wednesday.
Previously I used a 37" for a few weeks, but it went out. If the 42 turns out to be TOO big, I might pull it off the wall and go back to a 32", which really ought to be plenty big. In that case, I'll give the 42" to my mom for use in her living room.
I chose a single-screen large-format monitor because my desk area isn't big enough to fit triple 24s, so I thought a single large-format would be a good compromise. I know Skyrim was total awesomeness on my 37". Talk about immersion... sitting 18-24" from a screen that large leads to total immersion. I am a little worried about neck or eystrain, so I may need to move it down a bit. The 37 was sitting on my desk, which was a bit high... we shall see. i'd be willing to change out my desk to help with this if I need to... in which case I could have gone with 3 24" anyways, but I'd need to get a 2nd GTX580 to run 3 panoramic screens.
It gets complicated.... <sigh>