2 Questions

[Nickolai]

Im going to be ordering a 22" monitor by the end of the week
will my Galaxy 8600GT 256MB actually run it ok

or would i be better off waiting until i order 2x 3870s so i can be sure it will run

 

[Darkwave]

Assuming it's 1680x1050 then, to be honest, I wouldn't bother until you get your new graphics cards.

 

[Nymins]

It will run but certainly not well. I would wait until you get the 3870's until you play games.

 

[gurusan]

the 8600gt is not anywhere close to the 3870. It depends on which games, but for any decently modern game, the 8600GT will be terrible on a 22'' LCD (or any display for that matter).

I would get an 8800GT if you can't afford it.

 

[Defcon5]

I have a 22" and am fine with a 7900GS, I assume a 8600GT is around the same power?

Depends what you play I suppose

 

[gurusan]

I have a 22" and am fine with a 7900GS, I assume a 8600GT is around the same power?

Depends what you play I suppose

I'm pretty sure the 8600GT is a good deal slower than a 7900GS, especially so at higher resolutions due to the 128bit memory interface.

 

[Nickolai]

well i got a asus P5E mobo so its a crossfire mobo
so im going with ati whatever happens
i just wondered whether it would be worth me buying it now or when i got the cards
after all the i want the screen for call of duty 4 crysis and so on
not just to play with solitaire on windows

wait till cards is it then