big bertha nearing completion

well as you may or may not know i just built a pc, it took me 8 months and as many hours to build, the graphics card was dodgey so that is getting rma'd
but there is good news
my new monitor came !!! dell ultrasharp 2408 wfp 24" beauty
i have put the pc through it briefly before the graphics locked up and its awesome, the space is amazing. i had it t full 1920x1200 res and have the xbox through it at 1080p
ill get some pics up as soon as the graphics card comes so you can all see my awesome desktop

hmmm has anyone played halo3 on 1080p and found the lines to be choppy especialy the turret?

pics as promised :D




w00t

Inside pics please

inside the pc?
after i do some cable management and after the new gfx is here

You opted for no inside case lighting?

Your base unit seems a bit dead to me, no cathodes or even hdd/power lights at the front?

Hey, we have the same speakers!

Except you don't have the little grill thing on the front of them :p

Did I recommend the 2408 to you Cewy? Can't remember. Anyway, it's an awesome monitor, the 2407 was good but the '08 is even better.

And yes regarding Halo 3. It looks like aliasing to me but as the 360 has trouble (= it pretty much can't) display 1080 it's not surprising.

I remember you recommending it to him.

I'm actually thinking of getting one myself in a few months, with my new build, how much did you pay for yours?

i payed around 420 i think
also i have 3 led fans that light up the case and the front fan projects my name onto my desk
the gfx has had it after only a week so i am sending it back to ocuk hence why there is no lighting, the visualisation you see there is from the xbox playing music
this monitor is awesome
it has 2 dvi ports, component, composite, vga, svideo and a display port aswell as 2 usb ports that are perfect for pendrives and a multi card reader in the side! and it flips into portrait mode, i havent tested the pinp or pbyp yet because i have no second input but as you can see it works :)
also carbon i took the grills off for the pics

Ouch, £420!

Maybe I'll just stick with my 19"

+1

Nice monitor Cew.

Does it annoy you having the computer so close to you? Mine is on my floor, but underneath my desk so the noise is minimal. When using my mums she has it on her desk like you have, and it gets annoyingly loud.

Want cheaper but still rather good?

Try (now) £300 for a Samsung 245B. There is some backlight bleed but it's only evident with the brightness turned waaaaay down. You can raise the height and swivel but there's no tilt.

All in all it's not a false economy.

I'm ordering a second shortly.

no i like to see the inard of the pc as i use it :D