Time to get 3D ready

DarkRanger57 · 03-27-2011, 05:41 PM

After hours of thinking, I think I'm ready for 3D hats (Team Fortress 2 reference)

3D is the new generation of technology, can anyone provide me with a nice 3D monitor (The bigger the better), any products I need to buy, and also, is the EVGA GTX 460 Superclocked 3D Ready?

Baron_Fel · 03-27-2011, 06:32 PM

you need a 120hz monitor like this LG. Theres also ones out from Acer, Alienware (Dell), and ASUS. Youll want to read reviews (I mean from sites, not customers) to see which one you think is best. That LG seems fine though and its the cheapest.

Then youll need the 3D Vision kit, its about $150 atm.

yeah the 460 will work, 3D has a performance hit so you wont be maxing out games but you should be able to manage good looking settings in anything.

Samsung is coming out with a 23" and 27" LED backlit 120hz monitor soon, but no idea when that will be and the 27" is bound to be expensive.

damaged · 03-27-2011, 06:34 PM

There is a bundle on Newegg you might want to look at.

HL2-4-Life · 03-27-2011, 09:16 PM

I'm gaming in S3D on my 2nd rig -
Q6600 @3ghz
4GB DDR2 800
Asus P5W DH Deluxe
Gigabyte GTX560OC Ti
Leadtek GTX460 768MB (PhysX)
Creative X-Fi XM
64bit Win7 Pro SP1

I'm not using nV 3DVision though, just an almost ordinary Zalman ZM-M240W monitor which has some sorta polarized coat on the screen. nV control panel has a Zalman 3D setting as well. I chose this path as I've heard that using nV 3DVision, framerate takes quite a hit, the Zalman monitor is 60Hz only and instead of 1920x1080, I get 1920x540 (but really, the PQ is excellent, just check out guru3d's review of this monitor).

Games that I've played in S3D are Dead Space, Dead Space 2 (one of the best S3D games around, Isaac just about pop out of the screen I tell ya!), Crysis 2, BC2 and quite a few others. My GTX560 handles these games at max setting (2x/4xAA) and they run beautifully.

The GTX460 (1GB?) should be good for many games in S3D, but you'd have to lower ingame setting for some of the newer and more graphhically intense games to achieve better framerate.

Bad_Motha · 03-27-2011, 10:59 PM

I've been waiting forever for a 27" 120hz LCD/LED monitor.
Surely not gonna waste the time playing with a 27" that is 60hz.
Regardless of the 3D features, I want 120hz refresh. Which is kinda pointless in a sub-24" screen, especially the 3D features.

ez2pz · 03-28-2011, 05:19 AM

Isn't Benq one of the best monitors on the market now?

pizzahut · 03-28-2011, 05:31 AM

These 27" 120Hz monitors are upcoming:

Acer HN274H (full name HN274Hbmiiid)
Samsung SyncMaster T27A750
Samsung SyncMaster T27A950

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03-27-2011, 06:32 PM	#2
Baron_Fel Join Date: Jul 2006 Reputation: 1931 Posts: 8,811	you need a 120hz monitor like this LG. Theres also ones out from Acer, Alienware (Dell), and ASUS. Youll want to read reviews (I mean from sites, not customers) to see which one you think is best. That LG seems fine though and its the cheapest. Then youll need the 3D Vision kit, its about $150 atm. yeah the 460 will work, 3D has a performance hit so you wont be maxing out games but you should be able to manage good looking settings in anything. Samsung is coming out with a 23" and 27" LED backlit 120hz monitor soon, but no idea when that will be and the 27" is bound to be expensive.

03-27-2011, 06:34 PM	#3
damaged Join Date: Jul 2008 Reputation: 7907 Posts: 7,104	There is a bundle on Newegg you might want to look at.

03-27-2011, 09:16 PM	#4
HL2-4-Life Join Date: Feb 2005 Reputation: 874 Posts: 7,077	I'm gaming in S3D on my 2nd rig - Q6600 @3ghz 4GB DDR2 800 Asus P5W DH Deluxe Gigabyte GTX560OC Ti Leadtek GTX460 768MB (PhysX) Creative X-Fi XM 64bit Win7 Pro SP1 I'm not using nV 3DVision though, just an almost ordinary Zalman ZM-M240W monitor which has some sorta polarized coat on the screen. nV control panel has a Zalman 3D setting as well. I chose this path as I've heard that using nV 3DVision, framerate takes quite a hit, the Zalman monitor is 60Hz only and instead of 1920x1080, I get 1920x540 (but really, the PQ is excellent, just check out guru3d's review of this monitor). Games that I've played in S3D are Dead Space, Dead Space 2 (one of the best S3D games around, Isaac just about pop out of the screen I tell ya!), Crysis 2, BC2 and quite a few others. My GTX560 handles these games at max setting (2x/4xAA) and they run beautifully. The GTX460 (1GB?) should be good for many games in S3D, but you'd have to lower ingame setting for some of the newer and more graphhically intense games to achieve better framerate.

03-27-2011, 10:59 PM	#5
Bad_Motha Join Date: Sep 2008 Reputation: 3133 Posts: 13,111	I've been waiting forever for a 27" 120hz LCD/LED monitor. Surely not gonna waste the time playing with a 27" that is 60hz. Regardless of the 3D features, I want 120hz refresh. Which is kinda pointless in a sub-24" screen, especially the 3D features.

03-28-2011, 05:19 AM	#6
ez2pz Join Date: Feb 2011 Reputation: 36 Posts: 920	Isn't Benq one of the best monitors on the market now?

03-28-2011, 05:31 AM	#7
pizzahut Join Date: Jan 2003 Reputation: 802 Posts: 4,401	These 27" 120Hz monitors are upcoming: Acer HN274H (full name HN274Hbmiiid) Samsung SyncMaster T27A750 Samsung SyncMaster T27A950