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CRT monitor for (retro) gaming?

Kaguya Houraisan
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3 hours ago, Kaguya Houraisan said:

I'm looking for a CRT monitor with a high refresh rate

size doesn't matter as long as it's 17" or above

Keep an eye on the classifieds or recycling centers in your area, sometimes one or two may pop-up for sale at a thrift store.

The dell/sony/sun/ibm trinitrons are nice but, some of people who know what they are over inflate the prices on ebay so, local is your best bet, even if you have to go 40 miles to pick a good one up.

 

Lol I found my 19" Gateway branded Hitachi in the trash, it needed some cleaning and tweaking and now I use it for modern gaming.

 

My gateway VX900 CRT can do 120Hz at HD, not too shabby for a monitor from 20 years ago.

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I'm looking for a CRT monitor with a high refresh rate

size doesn't matter as long as it's 17" or above

Desktop:

 

AMD Athlon 64 x2 4600+ (@ 3.00ghz)

ATI Radeon X1950XTX

MSI K9A2 Platinum (ms-7376)

Generic/Unknown PSU (350w)

AMD Phenom Stock CPU Cooler

Philips 107T5 (Will be replaced soon)

1GB Elpida OEM DDR2 (Will be replaced soon)

 

(our head priest's name is ZUN in all caps)

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I dont think you will be finding a brand new CRTs for sale. Look for used stuff around where you live.

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2 minutes ago, Levent said:

I dont think you will be finding a brand new CRTs for sale. Look for used stuff around where you live.

idc if it is brand new or not

Desktop:

 

AMD Athlon 64 x2 4600+ (@ 3.00ghz)

ATI Radeon X1950XTX

MSI K9A2 Platinum (ms-7376)

Generic/Unknown PSU (350w)

AMD Phenom Stock CPU Cooler

Philips 107T5 (Will be replaced soon)

1GB Elpida OEM DDR2 (Will be replaced soon)

 

(our head priest's name is ZUN in all caps)

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2 minutes ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

what options can you get locally?

 

Most crts will run at high refresh rates if you set a custom profile. But really, lcds are better in almost every way these days.

I'm only using 4:3 & 5:4 from now on

 

Desktop:

 

AMD Athlon 64 x2 4600+ (@ 3.00ghz)

ATI Radeon X1950XTX

MSI K9A2 Platinum (ms-7376)

Generic/Unknown PSU (350w)

AMD Phenom Stock CPU Cooler

Philips 107T5 (Will be replaced soon)

1GB Elpida OEM DDR2 (Will be replaced soon)

 

(our head priest's name is ZUN in all caps)

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30 minutes ago, Kaguya Houraisan said:

idc if it is brand new or not

Then what do you expect us to do? go find stuff for sale near you then either do your own research or ask someone here. I dont understand what you are achieve with this thread.

mY sYsTeM iS Not pErfoRmInG aS gOOd As I sAW oN yOuTuBe. WhA t IS a GoOd FaN CuRVe??!!? wHat aRe tEh GoOd OvERclok SeTTinGS FoR My CaRd??  HoW CaN I foRcE my GpU to uSe 1o0%? BuT WiLL i HaVE Bo0tllEnEcKs? RyZEN dOeS NoT peRfORm BetTer wItH HiGhER sPEED RaM!!! dId i WiN teH SiLiCON LotTerrY? yOu ShoUlD dEsHrOuD uR GPU. my SYstEm iS UNDerPerforMiNg iN WarzONE. can mY Pc Run WiNdOwS 11 ?? woUld BaKInG MY GRaPHics card fIX it? MultimETeR TeSTiNG!! aMd'S GpU DrIvErS aRe as goOD aS NviDia's YOU SHoUlD oVERCloCk yOUR ramS To 5000C18

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3 hours ago, Kaguya Houraisan said:

I'm looking for a CRT monitor with a high refresh rate

size doesn't matter as long as it's 17" or above

Keep an eye on the classifieds or recycling centers in your area, sometimes one or two may pop-up for sale at a thrift store.

The dell/sony/sun/ibm trinitrons are nice but, some of people who know what they are over inflate the prices on ebay so, local is your best bet, even if you have to go 40 miles to pick a good one up.

 

Lol I found my 19" Gateway branded Hitachi in the trash, it needed some cleaning and tweaking and now I use it for modern gaming.

 

My gateway VX900 CRT can do 120Hz at HD, not too shabby for a monitor from 20 years ago.

Gaming With a 4:3 CRT

System specs below

 

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5700X with a Noctua NH-U9S cooler 
Motherboard: Gigabyte B450 Aorus M (Because it was cheap)
RAM: 32GB (4 x 8GB) Corsair Vengance LPX 3200Mhz CL16
GPU: EVGA GTX 980 Ti SC Blower Card
HDD: 7200RPM TOSHIBA DT01ACA100 1TB, External HDD: 5400RPM 2TB WD My Passport
SSD: 1tb Samsung 970 evo m.2 nvme
PSU: Corsair CX650M
Displays: ViewSonic VA2012WB LCD 1680x1050p @ 75Hz
Gateway VX920 CRT: 1920x1440@65Hz, 1600x1200@75Hz, 1200x900@100Hz, 960x720@125Hz
Gateway VX900 CRT: 1920x1440@64Hz, 1600x1200@75Hz, 1200x900@100Hz, 960x720@120Hz (Can be pushed to 175Hz)
 
Keyboard: Thermaltake eSPORTS MEKA PRO with Cherry MX Red switches
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