i feel it was a splurge buy, what do you think

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okay, i always look for good deals like the next person, and i have never been faulter by a newegg open box policy. i was searching for a monitor all day cause i felt my dual 19's just werent enough and i was lucky enough to come across this beauty with a 30 day warranty, so if it doesnt work out, it doesnt work out.

Newegg.com - ASUS VE258Q Black 25" 2ms HDMI LED Backlight Widescreen LCD Monitor w/Display Port & Speakers 250 cd/m2 50,000,000:1 ASCR

at an open box discount of -99.00 off. went down as soon as i ordered.

got the only open they had possibly, must have not been up to long considering its a 25 inch for 180.

does anyone own this screen? ive seen nothing but positive reviews

but i paid 207 with tax and free shipping/rush processing

what do you think? if you have it, what do you think?
 

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Sound Blaster Tactic Alpha THX headset
Actually seems like a decent buy to me

Seems a lot of people here are purist with their monitors would probably consider this a cheap o thing.
I have the 24" model though and it's a good solid monitor.
Picture is nearly as good as my top of the line tv.
 

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Insane hobo technologies. ;-)
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Windows 7 x64
CPU
Intel i7 2600k
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Asrock z68 extreme 4 gen 3
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G.skill Ripjaw 16gigs @ 1866
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia gtx580 (evga)
Sound Card
Integrated HD audio + hdmi
Monitor(s) Displays
24" ASUS widescreen + 42" insignia
Screen Resolution
1080p (1920x1080)
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128 Samsung 830
256 Samsung 840
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1 western digital 1tb (eSATA)
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1 kilowatt SLI/Crossfire rated Silverstone modular
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NZXT Phantom + additional 220 fan
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Zalmann
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Microsoft wireless 3000 (v2)
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MS - wireless 5000 (bluetrack)
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depends on if you ask me or my provider.
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i assume blu rays will look amazing on this? (should it not be broke :P)
 

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love-amd...also love-nvidia
OS
Windows 8.1 Pro x64
CPU
AMD FX 8320 OC'd to 4.5 GHz
Motherboard
ASUS Sabertooth 990FX AM3+ SATA III
Memory
16GB G.Skill Sniper 1866 9-10-9-28 1.5v
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA GeForce GTX 650 TI SLi
Sound Card
HD on board Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
LG FLATRON E2260, Vizio 47 inch LCD 1080p
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
Crucial CT64M4 SSD
Western Digital 750Gb Caviar Black 7200RPM 32MB Cache
Western Digital 2 TB Cavier Green 7200RPM 16MB Cache
PSU
Corsair 700 watt PSU
Case
Cooler Master CM II Advanced Nvidia Edition
Cooling
Corsair H70 Hydro Cooling
Keyboard
Microsoft Sidewinder X4
Mouse
CM Storm Spawn 3500 DPI
Internet Speed
150+ mbps
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Sound Blaster Tactic Alpha THX headset
Yeah, the speakers are going to suck though I don't know anyone outside of an office that actually uses monitor speakers. They are for space saving, not for sound quality.
 

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Insane hobo technologies. ;-)
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Windows 7 x64
CPU
Intel i7 2600k
Motherboard
Asrock z68 extreme 4 gen 3
Memory
G.skill Ripjaw 16gigs @ 1866
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia gtx580 (evga)
Sound Card
Integrated HD audio + hdmi
Monitor(s) Displays
24" ASUS widescreen + 42" insignia
Screen Resolution
1080p (1920x1080)
Hard Drives
128 Samsung 830
256 Samsung 840
3 x 1tb storage drive (various)
1 western digital 1tb (eSATA)
1 Seagate 1tb (eSATA)
PSU
1 kilowatt SLI/Crossfire rated Silverstone modular
Case
NZXT Phantom + additional 220 fan
Cooling
Zalmann
Keyboard
Microsoft wireless 3000 (v2)
Mouse
MS - wireless 5000 (bluetrack)
Internet Speed
depends on if you ask me or my provider.
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The above information is provided as is, and the author assumes no responsibility for issues it may cause with your sanity or fanboyism.
ive got digital going through to my pioneer system in my room, its quite amazing 5.1 i would probably find a way to disable them. or use them for night mode of something.
 

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love-amd...also love-nvidia
OS
Windows 8.1 Pro x64
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AMD FX 8320 OC'd to 4.5 GHz
Motherboard
ASUS Sabertooth 990FX AM3+ SATA III
Memory
16GB G.Skill Sniper 1866 9-10-9-28 1.5v
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA GeForce GTX 650 TI SLi
Sound Card
HD on board Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
LG FLATRON E2260, Vizio 47 inch LCD 1080p
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
Crucial CT64M4 SSD
Western Digital 750Gb Caviar Black 7200RPM 32MB Cache
Western Digital 2 TB Cavier Green 7200RPM 16MB Cache
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Corsair 700 watt PSU
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Cooler Master CM II Advanced Nvidia Edition
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Corsair H70 Hydro Cooling
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Microsoft Sidewinder X4
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CM Storm Spawn 3500 DPI
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150+ mbps
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Sound Blaster Tactic Alpha THX headset
I've just disabled the hdmi audio from my graphics card.
It's best to only have one playback device active anyhow.
 

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Windows 7 x64Intel i7 2600kG.skill Ripjaw 16gigs @ 1866Nvidia gtx580 (evga)
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Insane hobo technologies. ;-)
OS
Windows 7 x64
CPU
Intel i7 2600k
Motherboard
Asrock z68 extreme 4 gen 3
Memory
G.skill Ripjaw 16gigs @ 1866
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia gtx580 (evga)
Sound Card
Integrated HD audio + hdmi
Monitor(s) Displays
24" ASUS widescreen + 42" insignia
Screen Resolution
1080p (1920x1080)
Hard Drives
128 Samsung 830
256 Samsung 840
3 x 1tb storage drive (various)
1 western digital 1tb (eSATA)
1 Seagate 1tb (eSATA)
PSU
1 kilowatt SLI/Crossfire rated Silverstone modular
Case
NZXT Phantom + additional 220 fan
Cooling
Zalmann
Keyboard
Microsoft wireless 3000 (v2)
Mouse
MS - wireless 5000 (bluetrack)
Internet Speed
depends on if you ask me or my provider.
Other Info
The above information is provided as is, and the author assumes no responsibility for issues it may cause with your sanity or fanboyism.
thats what i planned on doing. thanks for the insight.
 

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love-amd...also love-nvidia
OS
Windows 8.1 Pro x64
CPU
AMD FX 8320 OC'd to 4.5 GHz
Motherboard
ASUS Sabertooth 990FX AM3+ SATA III
Memory
16GB G.Skill Sniper 1866 9-10-9-28 1.5v
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA GeForce GTX 650 TI SLi
Sound Card
HD on board Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
LG FLATRON E2260, Vizio 47 inch LCD 1080p
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
Crucial CT64M4 SSD
Western Digital 750Gb Caviar Black 7200RPM 32MB Cache
Western Digital 2 TB Cavier Green 7200RPM 16MB Cache
PSU
Corsair 700 watt PSU
Case
Cooler Master CM II Advanced Nvidia Edition
Cooling
Corsair H70 Hydro Cooling
Keyboard
Microsoft Sidewinder X4
Mouse
CM Storm Spawn 3500 DPI
Internet Speed
150+ mbps
Other Info
Sound Blaster Tactic Alpha THX headset
I just use a DVI connection. I have an Asus 246H and it works great for me.
 

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with 1080p monitors it actually makes a little difference to verify the dvi cable you are using is in fact a true dual link dvi.
As many many of the inferior single link cables are floating around out there.
Since DVI has fallen out of popularity though you can find the cables anywhere... I've seen good dual link ones in the dollar store.
Digital Visual Interface - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(see the chart there for identifying your cable type you just have to count pins really)
 

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Windows 7 x64Intel i7 2600kG.skill Ripjaw 16gigs @ 1866Nvidia gtx580 (evga)
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Insane hobo technologies. ;-)
OS
Windows 7 x64
CPU
Intel i7 2600k
Motherboard
Asrock z68 extreme 4 gen 3
Memory
G.skill Ripjaw 16gigs @ 1866
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia gtx580 (evga)
Sound Card
Integrated HD audio + hdmi
Monitor(s) Displays
24" ASUS widescreen + 42" insignia
Screen Resolution
1080p (1920x1080)
Hard Drives
128 Samsung 830
256 Samsung 840
3 x 1tb storage drive (various)
1 western digital 1tb (eSATA)
1 Seagate 1tb (eSATA)
PSU
1 kilowatt SLI/Crossfire rated Silverstone modular
Case
NZXT Phantom + additional 220 fan
Cooling
Zalmann
Keyboard
Microsoft wireless 3000 (v2)
Mouse
MS - wireless 5000 (bluetrack)
Internet Speed
depends on if you ask me or my provider.
Other Info
The above information is provided as is, and the author assumes no responsibility for issues it may cause with your sanity or fanboyism.
i have it hooked up to DVI right now and let me tell you, not one dead pixel, not one ding, all original packaging, the box was a little dingged up, but this thing is incredible. the colors are so vibrant
 

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Windows 8.1 Pro x64AMD FX 8320 OC'd to 4.5 GHz16GB G.Skill Sniper 1866 9-10-9-28 1.5vEVGA GeForce GTX 650 TI SLi
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
love-amd...also love-nvidia
OS
Windows 8.1 Pro x64
CPU
AMD FX 8320 OC'd to 4.5 GHz
Motherboard
ASUS Sabertooth 990FX AM3+ SATA III
Memory
16GB G.Skill Sniper 1866 9-10-9-28 1.5v
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA GeForce GTX 650 TI SLi
Sound Card
HD on board Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
LG FLATRON E2260, Vizio 47 inch LCD 1080p
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
Crucial CT64M4 SSD
Western Digital 750Gb Caviar Black 7200RPM 32MB Cache
Western Digital 2 TB Cavier Green 7200RPM 16MB Cache
PSU
Corsair 700 watt PSU
Case
Cooler Master CM II Advanced Nvidia Edition
Cooling
Corsair H70 Hydro Cooling
Keyboard
Microsoft Sidewinder X4
Mouse
CM Storm Spawn 3500 DPI
Internet Speed
150+ mbps
Other Info
Sound Blaster Tactic Alpha THX headset
Quite a nice splurge there ;)
 

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Silverstone Strider Evolution 1200W
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Bloody Big Grin
Yeah, I told you they are great monitors for the money. :)
 

My Computer My Computer

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Windows 7 x64Intel i7 2600kG.skill Ripjaw 16gigs @ 1866Nvidia gtx580 (evga)
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Insane hobo technologies. ;-)
OS
Windows 7 x64
CPU
Intel i7 2600k
Motherboard
Asrock z68 extreme 4 gen 3
Memory
G.skill Ripjaw 16gigs @ 1866
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia gtx580 (evga)
Sound Card
Integrated HD audio + hdmi
Monitor(s) Displays
24" ASUS widescreen + 42" insignia
Screen Resolution
1080p (1920x1080)
Hard Drives
128 Samsung 830
256 Samsung 840
3 x 1tb storage drive (various)
1 western digital 1tb (eSATA)
1 Seagate 1tb (eSATA)
PSU
1 kilowatt SLI/Crossfire rated Silverstone modular
Case
NZXT Phantom + additional 220 fan
Cooling
Zalmann
Keyboard
Microsoft wireless 3000 (v2)
Mouse
MS - wireless 5000 (bluetrack)
Internet Speed
depends on if you ask me or my provider.
Other Info
The above information is provided as is, and the author assumes no responsibility for issues it may cause with your sanity or fanboyism.
Looks like you made a good buy. I'm glad you are happy with it. I know I like mine.
 

My Computers My Computers

System One System Two

  • At a glance

    Windows 11 ProRyzen 9 5900X32GB G Skill DDR4-3600EVGA RTX 3080 FTW 3 Ultra
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
    ALWAYS UNDER CONSTRUCTION
    OS
    Windows 11 Pro
    CPU
    Ryzen 9 5900X
    Motherboard
    Asus X570 Crosshair Viii Hero
    Memory
    32GB G Skill DDR4-3600
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA RTX 3080 FTW 3 Ultra
    Sound Card
    On Board/Sennheiser PC37X Headset
    Monitor(s) Displays
    3 X Asus 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    2 X 1 TB NVME drives
    PSU
    EVGA 850
    Case
    Phanteks Eclipse P400A
    Cooling
    EVGA 280 AIO
    Keyboard
    Logitech G510s/ Logitech G13
    Mouse
    Logitech G502
    Internet Speed
    24/1
    Antivirus
    ESET/MBAM Pro/SAS Pro
    Browser
    Chrome/ Firefox/ Edge

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    Windows 11 ProIntel Ultra 9 288V32 GB LPDDR5X 8533
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    Dell 16 Plus
    OS
    Windows 11 Pro
    CPU
    Intel Ultra 9 288V
    Memory
    32 GB LPDDR5X 8533
    Monitor(s) Displays
    16" Mini-LED HDR600 Touch 90 Hz
    Screen Resolution
    2560X1600
    Hard Drives
    1 TB NVME
Moving up to 25" from 19" (even with two of them) is going to blow you away. Get yourself an Active Display Port adapter and put all three of them to work with your HD5770. :D
 

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Both: Onboard Realtek Azalia
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Main - OCZ 600W Modular; 2nd - OCZ 600W
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Main - Razer Reclusa; 2nd - Old MS Keyboard
Mouse
Main - Logitech MX Revolution; 2nd - Old MS Mouse
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