not a rig suggestion but im looking for a good monitor to replace my dell u2312hm
if i cant get a warranty on it

I play dota 2 and a low input lag would be nice

but i think i was kinda spoiled with the dell ultrasharp ips

would you rather go for ips or tn?? 144 or Glorious IPS colors

What gpu can i get under 1k?

Best bang for the buck

ryzen or kaby lake !!! ahhhaahah

get rx480 or wait for radeon vega

cheap gpus are ok for short term, bad for long terms stuff.

i regret buying a cheaper gpu because more dust, hotter, and bad power delivery

thats software based, change the settings if you want 5.1 audio . there is no gpu that can decode it natively, the hdmi compliant ports carry data that a receiver can decode. so if you are sending the DTS/DOLBY data it will be able to read it.

if you want to use audio over other connections then you would want the SPEAKER SETUP (<-- Click me) to be able to decode it (pc>speakers setup over Coaxial/TosLink) or just over digital TosLink (optical cable/found at the back of most modern motherboards) which other appliances that support it can read the data and decode the DTS/Dolby audio

most onboard audio chips by realtek have content protection that you need. if you dont have content protection you might be unable to use legitimate sources for surround sound


If you want 5.1 audio on Netflix you need to download the Netflix app on the windows store or use microsoft edge only. Netflix using other browsers(chrome,firefox & opera) only support 720p stereo due to copyright restrictions (prevent piracy)


this handicap is only for Movies, games dont need a receiver for 5.1/7.1 audio because the dont use Dolby/Dts. You can just use all the audio ports at the back of the motherboard for surround sound.

This post has been edited by nikaizad: Jan 9 2017, 10:31 PM

im actually using the Dell S2316H. has noticeable backlight bleeding though and a cheap & clunky plastic stand. Speakers need some burn in time to sound good (acceptable for youtube/netflix/crunchyroll).

would go for the Acer

but the nice sales guy gave me a discount for this dell @rm500 (ty sales guy)

and no im not affiliated with any company, just have too much time rn and decided to help people on the forums

EDIT: AOC also makes some budget monitors around that price, the stand looks really nice and made out of metal. and its actually a bit bigger being 23.8 inches compared to the dell I own @ 23 inches


EDIT 2: LG makes an awesome Freesync monitor if you have an AMD gpu @Rm 520 full hd IPS 75hz (im personally gonna buy this)

This post has been edited by nikaizad: Jan 10 2017, 06:13 AM