After a new monitor, maybe 22 inch, for general pc use but also fast enough so I don’t get loads of lag and keep getting battered when online gaming
Budget – as cheap as possible
I’m not really sure what I should be looking for with response times of monitors. I’ve heard benq ones are good
Any advice appreciated

Have a look on Dabs.

http://www.dabs.com/category/computing,desktops-and-monitors,monitors/11109-396680000#filters

Loads on there. I’ve bought two ‘Dabs Value’ monitors in the past; one was a 24″ DGM thing, which is better than a Samsung one I’ve got, and the other is a 28″ Hanns-G full HDMI one which is excellent. The latter was only a smidge over £200. That sort of money should get you something decent.

seriously?
the speed of you monitor is going to affect your gaming performance?

a whole new world to me!

My Sexbox360 is connected to a Dell boring o clock 19″ monitor that er indoors liberated from the junk pile where she works.
i guess a pc interface may suffer more than a console?

Apparently some monitors are really slow to respond, I’m just not sure what to look for