Looking to upgrade monitor

[Iordofballin]

Hey guys, I'm looking to upgrade my monitor. I have an old ViewSonic, which does the job, but it makes me feel like I'm on XP(I'm on windows 7). I have a macbook pro, and I love that display, I mean it' just so clear and beautiful. Do you guys have any recommendations? I'm not trying to spend over $200 and I'm looking at getting something around 23in.

Do you guys recommend this monitor? It is on the top ten best sellers on amazon... https://amzn.to/1rIJjVJ
^^ just realized its not glossy... :/


But yeah, I'm open to suggestions.

On another note, if you have any graphic cards that you'd also recommend under $200, please do

[AZN_JZN]

Well if you have a macbook with a 'retina display' then you won't be able to get a monitor that will provide that high of a resolution in your price range. If you are just looking for a standard 1080p monitor, I personally would go with that monitor. It's quite cheap, 24 Inch, IPS Display, and adequate enough response time IMO.

[Poompkin]

That ASUS monitor is pretty good, as all of their monitors are. I would say go for that one, ASUS has never disappointed me or anyone I know.

[Iordofballin]

Well if you have a macbook with a 'retina display' then you won't be able to get a monitor that will provide that high of a resolution in your price range. If you are just looking for a standard 1080p monitor, I personally would go with that monitor. It's quite cheap, 24 Inch, IPS Display, and adequate enough response time IMO.

Thanks for the reply, yeah no I have a mid 2012 which doesn't have retina display. I think the main thing about screens is that I like them glossy... I think you are right though, I'll most likely buy this!

[Color]

https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=sr_nr_p_...nid=2633086011


Any of these are good tbh.

[AZN_JZN]

Nah don't worry too much, you can't really go wrong with Asus in terms of build quality and bang for buck~ .

Thanks for the reply, yeah no I have a mid 2012 which doesn't have retina display. I think the main thing about screens is that I like them glossy... I think you are right though, I'll most likely buy this!

[Hunter]

Asus is kinda like Apple, very good tech but not that overpriced so Asus is your best choice.

Edit: I was going to sugest the graphics card, but after checking @Kerbasi sugestion i agree with him.

For under 200$ you should get:
- MSI AMD Radeon R9 270X Gaming 2GB GDDR5 2DVI/HDMI/DisplayPort PCI-Express Video Card

https://www.amazon.com/MSI-R9-270X-Di.../dp/B00FR6XP6I

189.99$

or

- MSI Computer Corp. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti Gaming OC 2GB GDDR5 VGA/DVI/HDMI PCI-Express Video Card N750TI TF 2GD5/OC

https://www.amazon.com/MSI-Computer-C.../dp/B00I6DLIB8

159.99$

[Kerbasi]

For the graphics card, it depends on it really.

What graphics card do you currently have?

I would suggest waiting actually if you have a neat graphics card, because 2015 is not very far off.

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But if you really want a new graphics card, I would suggest going for these:

- MSI AMD Radeon R9 270X Gaming 2GB GDDR5 2DVI/HDMI/DisplayPort PCI-Express Video Card

https://www.amazon.com/MSI-R9-270X-Di.../dp/B00FR6XP6I

189.99$

or

- MSI Computer Corp. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti Gaming OC 2GB GDDR5 VGA/DVI/HDMI PCI-Express Video Card N750TI TF 2GD5/OC

https://www.amazon.com/MSI-Computer-C.../dp/B00I6DLIB8

159.99$

Faster than a normal Gtx Geforce 750.

Obviously the AMD R9 270X is the big winner because it's newer and has newer chips then the Gtx 750TI, but it's 30$ more expensive so yeah the choice is up to you ofcourse. :P

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If you have any more questions/want more suggestions, don't be afraid to ask us!