Now Commodity: 22"/24" LCD, 750GB, 6600GT/7950GT
Just a commodity PC component update for all of you self-assemblers who continually upgrade at the right price points.
LCD Widescreen 22" now $200+, 23-24" now under $500
For those considering the plunge into a LCD, or a larger LCD, the 22" 16:10 widescreen is now the commodity panel. Unless you can swindle a 19" 4:3 standard (typically 1280x1024) or 16:10 widescreen (typically 1440x900) for $100 after rebates, it's probably better to just go 22" 16:10 widescreen (typically 1680x1050) for $200+, sometimes the price without rebates. Definitely avoid the 20" 16:10 widescreen, as it's no longer the commodity panel, 22" widescreen has taken over. And with these larger panels, DVI is almost always standard, and HDCP support (or even HDMI) becoming more commonplace as well.
Side Note: Some vendors are claiming 1080p (1920x1080p) out of some of these monitors. Understand that is marketing. They typically only have a native resolution of 1440x900 (e.g., there seems to be a new 23" panel at this resolution for around $250) or 1680x1050 but accept a 1080p signal and scale down. This is not native and not recommended at all if you want true 1080p for HD-DVD/BluRay output.
For those want to go larger, do not even consider a $400-800 LCD 26-32" for your computer. Resolutions of 1280x720/768 16:9/16:10 (720p) to 1366x768 16:10 are not recommended at those sizes for nominal computer desktop usage. They are great for gaming, Xbox 360 HDTV (720p, not 1080i, mode), etc..., but they are horrendously poor visually for desktop usage. Your eyes will complain compared to ever using a real LCD designed for computer usage.
Instead, the new crop of 23-24" 16:10 Widescreen LCDs with a true 1920x1200 resolution are now dropping to even under $500 -- sometimes even without rebates (and often that price, or near, with rebates). These monitors sometimes offer component or HDMI in, although with more and more HDCP support on a DVI connector, can be converted from HDMI. Sometimes it's better to go down even 3-8" in size to get a picture that is 10x better for desktop usage, high-res gaming and true, native HD-DVD/BluRay resolution output.
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 750GB is now hitting almost $0.25/GB
With the release of the 200GB/platter x 5 platter Hitachi 1TB drives, Seagate's proven, reliable, high performing 187.5GB/platter x 4 platter 750GB drives are now hitting under $200 --- making them virtually as commodity as the 500GB sizes of previous generation flagships. I always recommend buying the largest, commodity disk drive and recycling your old drives into servers, your spouse/kids computers, etc... instead of buying down. So at this point, the 750GB is definitely now part of the club for consideration.
Side Note: For 24x7 enterprise usage, purchase the Seagate Barracuda ES version of this drive at the 20-40% premium. The Barracuda ES models end in "NS" (available only in SATA), compared to the standard Barracuda 7200.10 "AS" (SATA) and "A" (PATA) models. The ES versions are those that test to higher tolerances, lower vibration, etc..., although they are still the same, "commodity" size/material drive (and not a Cheetah or similar, "enterprise" design of typically 73-300GB capacities).
GeForce G82 brings GeForce NV43 and G71 down
I've been advocating the GeForce G72 for awhile -- namely the GeForce 7600GS (DDR2) at $50 and the 7600GT (GDDR3) at $80 after rebates (avoid the GeForce G73, 7300LE/GS, series in general, even the under-clocked G72, 7300GT, too). I've also been advocating a specific GeForce G71 incarnation, the entry-level GeForce 7900GS (GDDR3), when it can be had for $125 or better after rebates. Well, there's been some changes abound.
With the release of the GeForce G82 GPU, namely GeForce 8500-8600 series of products, more and more older GeForce products have come down in price.
Some of the older NV43 products, namely the GeForce 6600GT (GDDR3), are now hitting as low as $30 after rebate. This card will smack any GeForce 7300 series silly, even though they only have 128MB of GDDR3. They are still quite good performers, and can often beat a GeForce 7600GS too, which only has DDR2 and suffers because of it. Don't bother with the GeForce 8500 at all, the 6600GT can actually challenge it, and is a crapload cheaper now.
Another notable are the higher-end G71 products, like the GeForce 7950GT and others, are now hitting under $150 after rebates, and will continue to do so. They are typically 25+% faster than the lowest-end G71 in the GeForce 7900GS -- of which any G71 will smack any G82 silly (sometimes double or even triple performance) -- even the GeForce 8600GTS, let alone the lower 8600GT (and laughable 8500). You really have to go with a G80, 8800 series, for $300-500+ product to get solid DirectX 9 and even newer DirectX 10 performance.
It's very unlikely that even forthcoming DirectX 10 titles will make up for the very large delta between a G71 and G82 (just like the old GeForce NV25 Ti4000 series did over the GeForce NV30 FX series), so saving $50+ by just sticking with a solid GeForce 7900GS or 7950GT is a better move. Either drop the $300-500+ for a 8800, or wait for the predicted G81/8900 series. A great "wait" card is a 7900GS/7950GT for $100-150 -- you'll be able to get what $500+ buys you in a 8800 today in a sub-$300 8900 card in the fall/winter.
LCD Widescreen 22" now $200+, 23-24" now under $500
For those considering the plunge into a LCD, or a larger LCD, the 22" 16:10 widescreen is now the commodity panel. Unless you can swindle a 19" 4:3 standard (typically 1280x1024) or 16:10 widescreen (typically 1440x900) for $100 after rebates, it's probably better to just go 22" 16:10 widescreen (typically 1680x1050) for $200+, sometimes the price without rebates. Definitely avoid the 20" 16:10 widescreen, as it's no longer the commodity panel, 22" widescreen has taken over. And with these larger panels, DVI is almost always standard, and HDCP support (or even HDMI) becoming more commonplace as well.
Side Note: Some vendors are claiming 1080p (1920x1080p) out of some of these monitors. Understand that is marketing. They typically only have a native resolution of 1440x900 (e.g., there seems to be a new 23" panel at this resolution for around $250) or 1680x1050 but accept a 1080p signal and scale down. This is not native and not recommended at all if you want true 1080p for HD-DVD/BluRay output.
For those want to go larger, do not even consider a $400-800 LCD 26-32" for your computer. Resolutions of 1280x720/768 16:9/16:10 (720p) to 1366x768 16:10 are not recommended at those sizes for nominal computer desktop usage. They are great for gaming, Xbox 360 HDTV (720p, not 1080i, mode), etc..., but they are horrendously poor visually for desktop usage. Your eyes will complain compared to ever using a real LCD designed for computer usage.
Instead, the new crop of 23-24" 16:10 Widescreen LCDs with a true 1920x1200 resolution are now dropping to even under $500 -- sometimes even without rebates (and often that price, or near, with rebates). These monitors sometimes offer component or HDMI in, although with more and more HDCP support on a DVI connector, can be converted from HDMI. Sometimes it's better to go down even 3-8" in size to get a picture that is 10x better for desktop usage, high-res gaming and true, native HD-DVD/BluRay resolution output.
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 750GB is now hitting almost $0.25/GB
With the release of the 200GB/platter x 5 platter Hitachi 1TB drives, Seagate's proven, reliable, high performing 187.5GB/platter x 4 platter 750GB drives are now hitting under $200 --- making them virtually as commodity as the 500GB sizes of previous generation flagships. I always recommend buying the largest, commodity disk drive and recycling your old drives into servers, your spouse/kids computers, etc... instead of buying down. So at this point, the 750GB is definitely now part of the club for consideration.
Side Note: For 24x7 enterprise usage, purchase the Seagate Barracuda ES version of this drive at the 20-40% premium. The Barracuda ES models end in "NS" (available only in SATA), compared to the standard Barracuda 7200.10 "AS" (SATA) and "A" (PATA) models. The ES versions are those that test to higher tolerances, lower vibration, etc..., although they are still the same, "commodity" size/material drive (and not a Cheetah or similar, "enterprise" design of typically 73-300GB capacities).
GeForce G82 brings GeForce NV43 and G71 down
I've been advocating the GeForce G72 for awhile -- namely the GeForce 7600GS (DDR2) at $50 and the 7600GT (GDDR3) at $80 after rebates (avoid the GeForce G73, 7300LE/GS, series in general, even the under-clocked G72, 7300GT, too). I've also been advocating a specific GeForce G71 incarnation, the entry-level GeForce 7900GS (GDDR3), when it can be had for $125 or better after rebates. Well, there's been some changes abound.
With the release of the GeForce G82 GPU, namely GeForce 8500-8600 series of products, more and more older GeForce products have come down in price.
Some of the older NV43 products, namely the GeForce 6600GT (GDDR3), are now hitting as low as $30 after rebate. This card will smack any GeForce 7300 series silly, even though they only have 128MB of GDDR3. They are still quite good performers, and can often beat a GeForce 7600GS too, which only has DDR2 and suffers because of it. Don't bother with the GeForce 8500 at all, the 6600GT can actually challenge it, and is a crapload cheaper now.
Another notable are the higher-end G71 products, like the GeForce 7950GT and others, are now hitting under $150 after rebates, and will continue to do so. They are typically 25+% faster than the lowest-end G71 in the GeForce 7900GS -- of which any G71 will smack any G82 silly (sometimes double or even triple performance) -- even the GeForce 8600GTS, let alone the lower 8600GT (and laughable 8500). You really have to go with a G80, 8800 series, for $300-500+ product to get solid DirectX 9 and even newer DirectX 10 performance.
It's very unlikely that even forthcoming DirectX 10 titles will make up for the very large delta between a G71 and G82 (just like the old GeForce NV25 Ti4000 series did over the GeForce NV30 FX series), so saving $50+ by just sticking with a solid GeForce 7900GS or 7950GT is a better move. Either drop the $300-500+ for a 8800, or wait for the predicted G81/8900 series. A great "wait" card is a 7900GS/7950GT for $100-150 -- you'll be able to get what $500+ buys you in a 8800 today in a sub-$300 8900 card in the fall/winter.
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