Video card for 1920x1200?

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I just plunked down a hefty chunk of change for a 2405FPW off ebay, which surprisingly worked out fairly well. Backlight bleeding as expected, but still an awesome monitor... Anyway, my old 9800pro agp just ain't hacking it anymore. I have never spent more than $300 on a video card in my life. I really don't want to spend 700 to 1500 dollars on a video card or two, when I spent about that much building my whole computer no more than a year ago. I already need to buy a new pci-e motherboard since AGP has totally vanished.

I'm considering just giving up on gaming at decent looking quality for the time being. Everything I have been reading leads me to believe anything short of a 7800GTX 512 isnt going to give me any kind of lasting value *cough*. If I ran two GT's or GTX 256's, would those handle games in the future requiring 512mb cards? Apologies if it's a dumb question. I looked into a single 7800GT or possible 1 or 2 GS's, but I worry they won't even last a year. Anyone have any thoughts to help me out?

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Dell 2405FPW 24" widescreen
 
Dont worry you dont have to spend $1000 to run that nicely ;)
Hell go for the eVGA 7800GT with Sli mobo deal. Think its $360 at the egg

I bought it when it came out, pretty decent board.
Lifetime warranty too.

eVGA pwns
 
Don't go too crazy. My laptop has a 1920x1200 display and it's fed nicely by my go 7800 gtx OC'd to 430/1200 (desktop speeds) I play almost everythign at native res with AA on 2x or 4x, depending. desktop 780gtx's should be coming down soon, seeign that nvidia cut prices to vendors to clear out inventory, you might be able to pick one up fairly cheap (ie $300) when the 90nm chips come out in feb.
 
i have a 2405.

1600x1200 runs great. you just need to make sure that the settings in your driver make sure that its appropriate. when i run my games @ 1600x1200 i get black bars on the sde but its not that big of a deal. i run ut2k4 at 1680x1050. widescreen rules.
 
You really should have considered this before purchasing an LCD...the resolution issue is one of the main cons. However I don't think the situation is quite as bad as you put it...read some benchmarks on the web (maybe 1600x1200 ones...expect maybe a few fps lower then that)
 
I was waiting for someone to say that Spetsnaz :p I grew weary of looking at a 17inch crt that was so old it was almost pitch black in doom3, and the white plastic was now a bright yellow color due to the age. I figured if you look at your screen all day, why not make it a good one? That said, I did consider the implications on my video card situation but I didn't quite research it enough. I figured spending 300-400 bucks I would get a sweet video card that would run it just fine. Yes, I realize that was a foolish assumption - but I don't spend time keeping up with the tech until I decide to purchase.

Anyhew, I appreciate the advice from everyone. I'm happy to hear all is not lost. Would anyone recommend buying something like a 7800GTX 256 (or possibly the GT), then throwing in another one later? I've heard this usually doesn't pan out since there are better cards always coming out. I may just upgrade to the GT and be happy turning down the graphics settings to medium levels if needed.

I just saw a 7800GTX 512 for 1200 buy it now on ebay... Funk dat!
 
The next shipment of GTX512's is coming on Friday. I would suggest you buy two eVGA 7800GT's and run them in SLI. They keep very good pace with a single GTX512 for about the same price.
 
Ha! If you think 1920x1200 is a high resolution, just wait until Dell releases the 3007FPW... :p
 
Rabidfox said:
Don't go too crazy. My laptop has a 1920x1200 display and it's fed nicely by my go 7800 gtx OC'd to 430/1200 (desktop speeds) I play almost everythign at native res with AA on 2x or 4x, depending. desktop 780gtx's should be coming down soon, seeign that nvidia cut prices to vendors to clear out inventory, you might be able to pick one up fairly cheap (ie $300) when the 90nm chips come out in feb.
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I too can play everything @ 1920x1200 res w/ no AA. I don't really see an image difference though between no AA and 2xAA since it's such a high resolution on a 17" LCD. You have an awesome laptop. :D

I think the 2x GTs would be your best bet.
 
try loading up cs_assault or any map with swinging powerlines/ropes. That shows the jaggies real well. I have to have 2x, because the display is s crisp, plus I'm used to reading text on this thing now, so I'm all squinty eyed.

2X GT's would be perfect for that monitor until the fillrate/texelrate monsters really show up.

PS, you have an awesome laptop, too :D
 
I have a 7800GTX256 with the 2405FPW.
BF2 with the ultrahigh settings 1920x1200 and 2xAA runs great! 40-60 fps depending on the map.
I do get 90fps if I was standing still in BF2.
 
Volkum said:
Apple already has a 30" display...
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I'm aware of that (thank you very much), but it's out of the reach of most people. The 3007FPW should bring the price down a bit. In any case, the point is, there are even more insane resolutions than just 1920x1200. :)
 
i have a sony fw900 crt and a 512mb gtx...
running a game in 2304x1440 is crazy, hl-2, motogp
a lot of games don't support that res though.
 
You'll be fine with a single 7800GT for now. Get the eVGA 460MHz core variant for $299 from the Egg. As time passes, you can throw in a second or upgrade to a newer DX10 card, whichever is more price/performance feasible.
 
1c3d0g said:
I'm aware of that (thank you very much), but it's out of the reach of most people. The 3007FPW should bring the price down a bit. In any case, the point is, there are even more insane resolutions than just 1920x1200. :)
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1920x1200 to me is insane haha :D I dont even know how you would game on a 30 inch screen. Thats bigger than my tv. I would hate to sit 2 feet away from that behemoth, but hey bigger is always better!
 
yeah, i can't believe i got along with anything smaller than my 24" now lol. you get used to it pretty quick.
 
Heh, and pretty soon I'll go down to 11.1" and move this crap upstairs... :p
 
neurotic said:
1920x1200 to me is insane haha :D I dont even know how you would game on a 30 inch screen. Thats bigger than my tv. I would hate to sit 2 feet away from that behemoth, but hey bigger is always better!
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thats what the ladies always say :eek:

yea, getting my fw900 was just insane, ima have to get another gtx so i can run it with all the eye candy... too much fun with these big resolutions... :p
 
You have not truely realized the greatness that is BF2 and Call of Duty 2 until you have gamed at 1920X1200 .

There is no substitute.............. A single 7800gtx was fine for me, but now that i run two.....
I cant go back. Call of Duty 2 is so realistic that yoy blink and you have played for 4 hours.

congrates on your screen , I will pray for your wallet. This screen eggs you on to see just how much more eye candy you want to see. The more GPU power you toss at it , the more it rewards you.
 
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