Christmas - New screen or GPU?

[MackTheHunter]

Alrighty. Two things I really want to get right now, a 27" monitor, or a new GPU.

Here are the contestants:

EVGA NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 460



REASONS TO GET:

• I currently have a GeForce 9500 GS, and it is stuff.
• This would mean I could play Shattered Horizon and Crysis better, for once
• Just better performance overall, this is the only component I'm missing right now

$189.99 CAD

Asus MT276HE



REASONS TO GET:

• I currently have a 22" screen from HP that can be rotated vertically, so I could have them side-by-side and it would be forgetin' cool
• My current screen is only 1680x1050 resolution, this new one is 1920x1080

$289.99 CAD

You can vote in the poll above.

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[TomTheGeek²]

screen.

it's loveier than the current one you have.

[Kevdude]

What GPU do you have now?

[Demitiri]

screen because it's made by the guys who made my secksy laptop

[Oasis]

I'd personally go for LG. Nice res on mine I have now.

[carolcat]

Yaaaaay, ASUS. These people with their fancy-shmancy monitors these days, I've still got a CRT covered in stickers :D

[dkamm65]

Is that monitor a higher resolution than your current monitor? If so, you might need a better GPU to play games on it anyway.

[MackTheHunter]

My current GPU is a Nvidia GeForce 9500 GS.



I'm really loving tired of it. I've had it repaired already before and it's still noisy, performance also sucks

[Kevdude]

My current GPU is a Nvidia GeForce 9500 GS.

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I'm really loving tired of it. I've had it repaired already before and it's still noisy, performance also sucks

I'd say the GPU

[Awasp]

Gpu. The one you have might not run 2 monitors. Unless the other monitor has a newer vga connector or if you get an hdmi. Also dual monitors can slow performance and your current card might be slow based on your description.

[MackTheHunter]

50% - 50%

NOT COOL GUYS

[TomTheGeek²]

50% - 50%

NOT COOL GUYS

Your welcome <3.

[Otis Da HousKat]

I'd personally go for LG. Nice res on mine I have now.

Ew, LG.

Unless your current monitor is like 17" 1024x768 I'd go for the GPU. You'll need a better GPU than a 9500 to play games at 1920x1080 on the 27" screen anyway.

[MackTheHunter]

Ew, LG.

Unless your current monitor is like 17" 1024x768 I'd go for the GPU. You'll need a better GPU than a 9500 to play games at 1920x1080 on the 27" screen anyway.

It's at 1680x1050 right now, and that isn't too bad.

I tried playing games like Crysis on my dad's TV (1920x1080), and it was fine, but still.

[brickybob]

I'd go for the GPU.

It's more important to have an actually faster computer than one that you can see the freezing in HD.