which LCD for 8800GT?

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will my 8800GT overclocked be able to handle a native resolution of 1680 x 1050 (21' LCD) with most settings maxed out and AA enabled?...I'm assuming 1920 x 1200 (24' LCD) is out of the question?...how about with a GTX 260 card?

I'd rather invest in a 24' LCD as I don't want to have to upgrade my monitor for a long time and if I get a monitor that 'only' has a native res. of 1680 x 1050 then in a year or 2 when games are playable at 1920 x 1200 I'll have to upgrade again!...a monitor is the one piece of hardware that should not require upgrading every time new hardware comes out...my current CRT is going on 8+ years
 
I agree with you totally on the monitor upgrade. Although, the 8800GT will not run all games at 1920 x 1200, what I do is just reduce the res to 1680 x 1050 or 1440 x 900. Yeah, you will not get the sharpest image but, it still looks pretty good actually. In time, you will upgrade your video card anyways and it will play most games at 1920 x 1200 with AA and AF enabled. Something to look forward to.
 
I can play games like TF2 fine (60+fps w/ 2xAA, max details) at 1920x with a E2140 overclocked to 3.2GHz and a 8800GT 512mb.
 
Epiik said:
I can play games like TF2 fine (60+fps w/ 2xAA, max details) at 1920x with a E2140 overclocked to 3.2GHz and a 8800GT 512mb.
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most Valve games are not very demanding...its games like Crysis and S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear sky that worry me
 
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