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Jay
Can anyone give me an idea on what type of specifications should I consider if I would buy a monitorfor extreme gaming. I was thinking of just buying a 30 inch monitor but upon doing minor research I found out about those 1080p and 1080i. If anyone could direct me to a site or could discuss to me how to look for a good monitor will be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
Answer
I have this one and it's awesome.
http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/products/Monitors/productdetail.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=dhs&cs=19&sku=A2406718
It might be expensive for some people.
Look around here.
http://search.dell.com/results.aspx?s=dhs&c=us&l=en&cs=19&k=30%22+monitor&cat=all&ref=ac
If you go to a store get a TOSHIBA or Samsung.
I have this one and it's awesome.
http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/products/Monitors/productdetail.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=dhs&cs=19&sku=A2406718
It might be expensive for some people.
Look around here.
http://search.dell.com/results.aspx?s=dhs&c=us&l=en&cs=19&k=30%22+monitor&cat=all&ref=ac
If you go to a store get a TOSHIBA or Samsung.
What size and type of monitor would be suitable for a architects computer?
beaverman3
What size and type of monitor would be suitable for a architects computer? also what software and hardware would be good for admin staff in my office?
Answer
I would have to say for architecture, the answer is "the biggest monitor you can afford." There are only a few professions where screen real estate is an absolute must, and this is one of them. I would also strongly suggest considering multiple monitors with something like a pair of 24" monitors (1920x1200 resolution) or one 24" to 30" monitor as a primary display and a smaller 19-22" monitor as a secondary display. (The secondary display could always be added later.) The primary is used to display the work at hand and the secondary display is for things like toolbars (a la Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator), email, word procssing, web browsers, etc. That way the work can be kept at the front while reading whatever specifications are pertinent or viewing site photos on the other. Almost any computer purchased today will support dual monitors - and the one needed for this type of work is more or less guaranteed to.
You didn't ask about the computer itself, so feel free to skip over this part. Especially, as I have no background in the software used by architects. I'm basing the following comments on what I have seen for illustrators. If the software you use is able to make 3D renderings from 2D plans, this probably does pertain to you.
The computer you want is not the $600 Dell model. If the software used by architects is anything like that used by illustrators, you need a very good graphics card, a good processor, tons of disk space and lots and lots of memory. The systems made for high-end gaming are actually a decent match, but may have better graphics than needed and less memory and disk space than needed. They would be a good place to start. These systems don't have to be outrageously expensive. The largest costs in most systems are the CPU and graphics card (GPU). You probably don't need the fastest/highest cost of either. For graphics, an Nividia 9800 GT, 9800 GTX or GTX 260 would be the ones I would look at (or the ATI HD 4850 or 4870 if you're an ATI fan). SLI (dual graphics cards) is probably unnecessary. A fairly high-end dual or quad core Intel processor is also recommended. Again, not the Intel Extreme ($1000+) series, but something like the Intel E8600, Q9550 or even the new core i7 920 would be reasonable. If your software does do a lot of 3D rending, the processor and graphics card are the keys. Don't skimp here.
On the other hand, the cost of memory and disk space at this time is quite low, and you would want to stock up both those areas. For illustrators, 8 GB of RAM and 1-3 TB of disk space is not unreasonable. That generally means they have maxed out the RAM that can be put in their system. They have multiple disk drives of 750GB-1.5 TB each. Their files are huge on disk and in memory, they often have several copies and layers going at once, each taking a huge amount of RAM. Vista 32-bit or XP 32-bit need not apply. Vista-64 bit is the way to go (although Mac OS is often the answer, too as illustrators love Macs). You may find it cheaper to buy the system with minimal RAM and disk space from the vendor and just add your own 3rd party later. 8 GB of good quality RAM can be had for about $120, now. Vendors may charge 5-10 times that. 1 TB drives are about $110 each. As long as you are comfortable installing them, doing it yourself is the way to go.
For admin staff, so long as they only need to view the finished product (if they need to view it at all) the $600 Dell probably is the way to go. (By the time you actually finish configuring it, it's more like $1200-1400.) Microsoft office is still the king of office apps although OpenOffice and GoogleApps are gaining favor (as they are free/cheap). Quickbooks is used by a lot of small businesses for accounting/payables/receivables. Single 22" widescreen monitors will probably suffice and they are the "sweet spot" right now. Go with Windows Vista, at least 2 GB RAM (3 GB [using 4 DIMMs] is better), an Intel E8400 or E8500 processor and around 250-500 GB of disk space. The graphics card is a question. If they are expected to be used for office productivity tasks and web browsing, even on-board graphics are fine. If they will need to view large graphics files from the architecture software, consider something better.
I would have to say for architecture, the answer is "the biggest monitor you can afford." There are only a few professions where screen real estate is an absolute must, and this is one of them. I would also strongly suggest considering multiple monitors with something like a pair of 24" monitors (1920x1200 resolution) or one 24" to 30" monitor as a primary display and a smaller 19-22" monitor as a secondary display. (The secondary display could always be added later.) The primary is used to display the work at hand and the secondary display is for things like toolbars (a la Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator), email, word procssing, web browsers, etc. That way the work can be kept at the front while reading whatever specifications are pertinent or viewing site photos on the other. Almost any computer purchased today will support dual monitors - and the one needed for this type of work is more or less guaranteed to.
You didn't ask about the computer itself, so feel free to skip over this part. Especially, as I have no background in the software used by architects. I'm basing the following comments on what I have seen for illustrators. If the software you use is able to make 3D renderings from 2D plans, this probably does pertain to you.
The computer you want is not the $600 Dell model. If the software used by architects is anything like that used by illustrators, you need a very good graphics card, a good processor, tons of disk space and lots and lots of memory. The systems made for high-end gaming are actually a decent match, but may have better graphics than needed and less memory and disk space than needed. They would be a good place to start. These systems don't have to be outrageously expensive. The largest costs in most systems are the CPU and graphics card (GPU). You probably don't need the fastest/highest cost of either. For graphics, an Nividia 9800 GT, 9800 GTX or GTX 260 would be the ones I would look at (or the ATI HD 4850 or 4870 if you're an ATI fan). SLI (dual graphics cards) is probably unnecessary. A fairly high-end dual or quad core Intel processor is also recommended. Again, not the Intel Extreme ($1000+) series, but something like the Intel E8600, Q9550 or even the new core i7 920 would be reasonable. If your software does do a lot of 3D rending, the processor and graphics card are the keys. Don't skimp here.
On the other hand, the cost of memory and disk space at this time is quite low, and you would want to stock up both those areas. For illustrators, 8 GB of RAM and 1-3 TB of disk space is not unreasonable. That generally means they have maxed out the RAM that can be put in their system. They have multiple disk drives of 750GB-1.5 TB each. Their files are huge on disk and in memory, they often have several copies and layers going at once, each taking a huge amount of RAM. Vista 32-bit or XP 32-bit need not apply. Vista-64 bit is the way to go (although Mac OS is often the answer, too as illustrators love Macs). You may find it cheaper to buy the system with minimal RAM and disk space from the vendor and just add your own 3rd party later. 8 GB of good quality RAM can be had for about $120, now. Vendors may charge 5-10 times that. 1 TB drives are about $110 each. As long as you are comfortable installing them, doing it yourself is the way to go.
For admin staff, so long as they only need to view the finished product (if they need to view it at all) the $600 Dell probably is the way to go. (By the time you actually finish configuring it, it's more like $1200-1400.) Microsoft office is still the king of office apps although OpenOffice and GoogleApps are gaining favor (as they are free/cheap). Quickbooks is used by a lot of small businesses for accounting/payables/receivables. Single 22" widescreen monitors will probably suffice and they are the "sweet spot" right now. Go with Windows Vista, at least 2 GB RAM (3 GB [using 4 DIMMs] is better), an Intel E8400 or E8500 processor and around 250-500 GB of disk space. The graphics card is a question. If they are expected to be used for office productivity tasks and web browsing, even on-board graphics are fine. If they will need to view large graphics files from the architecture software, consider something better.
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