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1920x1200 + what GPU?

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antioch

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Hi guys.

I'll be picking up a 1920x1200 LCD in a few weeks (my first LCD aside form laptops actually) and I'm wondering what card I should get?

Before I decided to go wide (1600x1200) I was thinking that an OCed 7900GT would do the trick, but I'm pretty sure that won't be the case with 1920x1600.

I'm not a hardcore gamer, but I do like to enjoy my games. I usually do text work, net surfing, chatting, CAD, and videos - but I do like to fire up games fairly often and run them at native res. while enjoying the new effects (my current card is a geforce5600).

So, what card would you suggest? I had thought about going dual 7900GTs (OCed, possibly voltmodded), but would a single 7950GX2 perform better?
 
A single 7950GX2 is not faster than two volt modded 7900GT's, but it will probably get the job done.
 
7950 is supposed to perform slightly better than 2 GS's for the same overall price. I went that route. Plus you can OC a 7950 up to almost 7900GTX speeds and have one hell of an increase in output. It will handle 1900xXXXX easily. Cool thing is, that in tests, the 7900 and 7950's actually have more output at higher resolutions thatn at lower.Hope that helps some....
 
I said voltmodded towards the end.

But to be fair, if I would OC/VoltMod the 7900GTs I would also do the same for the 7950GX2. In such a case wouldn't the 7950GX2 perform better than the 7900GTs still?

The only thing holding me back ATM is the lack of a watercooling block for the 7950GX2 - but hopefully that will be fixed in the next few weeks...
 
A 7900GT KO Superclock with run most games at that res acceptably for half the price of a GX2..
 
joemama said:
A 7900GT KO Superclock with run most games at that res acceptably for half the price of a GX2..
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I don't know...I have a fairly heavy oc'd 7800GTX that doesnt like some games at 1680x1050. I guess it all depends on how high you like to play things.
 
blackdog714 said:
I am running a lowly 7800GT gaming at 1920x1200 so anything above that should be fine... :D
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How does it perform???? Good I take it as I dont see you posting otherwise...
 
I have a 7950gx2, and it runs COD2 on 99% max settings at around 55-60fps on average. :) That's w/ 16xAA, etc (no AA though).
 
blackdog714 said:
I am running a lowly 7800GT gaming at 1920x1200 so anything above that should be fine... :D
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Detail settings on med/low with no aa or af isn't worth it.
 
You'll want to enable AA whenever possible as you'll still have jaggies at 1920x1200 (even at 2560x1600 i want AA).

Although definitely AA is the first thing to go if the performance isn't there but theres no real benefit to turning off AF. If you're running any type of dual-GPU setup usually you can get away with having at least 2xAA in most games.
 
blackdog714 said:
I am running a lowly 7800GT gaming at 1920x1200 so anything above that should be fine... :D
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My 7800GT didn't get the job done at 1920x1200. It was choppy in Source and COD2.
 
New now, probably the 7950. However am running the 7900GTX on a 2405 now, and doing ok. Perhaps the 7900GTX might be a decent bargain and save some $$ for a G80 when it comes?

For me dual G80's is the plan, but that's partly due to my eye on those 30" monsters :p
 
Do I really need something like that? I was planning on buying a 37" LCD, but you guys kind of changed my mind. :(

(P.S. I haven't voltmodded it yet but I am idle at 20c at 607/877)
 
DarkStar02 said:
Do I really need something like that? I was planning on buying a 37" LCD, but you guys kind of changed my mind. :(

(P.S. I haven't voltmodded it yet but I am idle at 20c at 607/877)
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Well that depends on the native resolution of the LCD, im guessing its a TV and probably only capable of around 1366x768 so at that resolution it would be a waste. X1900XT/7900GTX is more then enough at such a low resolution.
 
Shocky said:
Well that depends on the native resolution of the LCD, im guessing its a TV and probably only capable of around 1366x768 so at that resolution it would be a waste. X1900XT/7900GTX is more then enough at such a low resolution.
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No, the resolution is 1920x1080.
 
You don't need AA at 1920x1200 if it's on a small monitor (like 19" or less) but if you have a 24" or 30" monitor, you'll need AA.

For example, say the PSP played at 1024x768 resolution on that small screen, you wouldn't need any AA as the screen is only about 3-4"s big. :)
 
Spoudazo said:
You don't need AA at 1920x1200 if it's on a small monitor (like 19" or less) but if you have a 24" or 30" monitor, you'll need AA.

For example, say the PSP played at 1024x768 resolution on that small screen, you wouldn't need any AA as the screen is only about 3-4"s big. :)
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This is true, but you will never have a small LCD that can do 1920*1200, maybe the case for CRT monitors but there would no point using that high a resolution on such a small display.
 
There is a point in some situations. :)

Some cards are better at AA while some other cards are better with higher resolution. :)
 
Spoudazo said:
There is a point in some situations. :)

Some cards are better at AA while some other cards are better with higher resolution. :)
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Maybe, but we are discussing the 7950GX2 here which is quite happy upto 4XAA even at 1920*1200 although I usually only use 2XAA with mine.. Seems to be the sweet spot performance wise as long as ur not playing tomb raider legends.. :D
 
Shocky said:
Maybe, but we are discussing the 7950GX2 here which is quite happy upto 4XAA even at 1920*1200 although I usually only use 2XAA with mine.. Seems to be the sweet spot performance wise as long as ur not playing tomb raider legends.. :D
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So basically there is no way I can play using a 7900gt? What if I vmodded it? I've been planning on it for a while, and I'm under peltier cooling which keeps things COLD.
 
DarkStar02 said:
So basically there is no way I can play using a 7900gt? What if I vmodded it? I've been planning on it for a while, and I'm under peltier cooling which keeps things COLD.
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Well, I was using a X1900XTX in this system but even that isnt fast enough to drive new games at 1920*1200 with the eye candy enabled.... You could probably get away with it if you didnt use AA or dropped to 1680*1050 but obviously anything but your native resolution will result in in things blurring a little.

solobaricsrock said:
Whats the issue with TR:L????
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It runs like crap in next gen mode regardless of your hardware and is unplayable at 1920*1200. Good example of an unoptimized game..
 
Shocky said:
Well, I was using a X1900XTX in this system but even that isnt fast enough to drive new games at 1920*1200 with the eye candy enabled.... You could probably get away with it if you didnt use AA or dropped to 1680*1050 but obviously anything but your native resolution will result in in things blurring a little.



It runs like crap in next gen mode regardless of your hardware and is unplayable at 1920*1200. Good example of an unoptimized game..
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QFT.

I don't usually use AA anyway, should I be okay? Or will this big of a monitor+no aa=jaggies?
 
DarkStar02 said:
QFT.

I don't usually use AA anyway, should I be okay? Or will this big of a monitor+no aa=jaggies?
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Best thing you can do is to just give it a try and see if the performance is acceptable for you. I can only tell you whats acceptable to me in terms of performance, you might think the performance with a single GT is fine.. :)
 
Of the two choice from the OP (7900GT or 7950) I would go with a 7950. Is either the right solution is very subjective.
 
Anemone said:
New now, probably the 7950. However am running the 7900GTX on a 2405 now, and doing ok. Perhaps the 7900GTX might be a decent bargain and save some $$ for a G80 when it comes?
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What kind of games are you playing with your 7900GTX and 2405? Im getting the 7900GTX and the 2407 soon and just wanted to know if the GPU is good enough. Im coming from a 4200GTi and play ROME and Age of Empires with my 19" CRT with no problems and very much satisfied (medium settings of course). I don't play FPS games btw. Is the 7900GTX good enough or better yet the 7900GT? I don't like to spend money on something i won't be using 'cause remember, I'm currently still using a P4 2.53GHz and the GPU mentioned above and have no issues whatsoever, but the new stuff out there are so tempting and nice. I just wanna enjoy Command & Conquer 3 on my new 2407 when it comes out. :D
 
The new 1950XTX looks quite tempting but for now 7950 does it for me and until a unified shader with DX10 comes out and then i will go shopping again.

Another thing after buying the 7950 i has grown on me and also that the next time a buy a graphics card make sure it has two chips on them or dont buy it , also i hope there are sup[
er efficient chips like conroe but GPUs , now thats what am talking about. :)
 
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