24" widescreen resolutions?

Squarebasher · 8 Jun 2007 at 19:28

Hi All

I am looking to get a widescreen monitor in the next couple of months, I currantly own a veiwsonic VX912, I was going to 22" widescreen thinking my graphics card (ati 1800XT) could easily handle the native resolution, but I am now thinking could my graphics card handle the native resolution of a 24".

Or can those with 24" monitors tell me how do they handle resolutions other than the native, and how do they look?

Slogan · 8 Jun 2007 at 19:46

Apparently gaming outside of native resolutions is poor to look at. I will let someone else confirm this though.

It will boil down to what type of games you play - but I'm going to get a 24" and will be replacing my X1900XT without doubt.

I wouldn't be too hopeful on an 1800XT for newly released (and future) titles.

yanguangz · 8 Jun 2007 at 19:48

I am using 7900gs and p4 531. Can handly dell 24" no problems. Maybe just!!!

Sirrel Squirrel · 8 Jun 2007 at 20:31

I've got an X800XT and a Dell 2407 and it can handle games fine at 1920x1200, you do have to turn a few settings down though, such as aa and af.

If it still struggles you can run at 1680x1050 and the picture still looks pretty good.

MooSey-UK · 9 Jun 2007 at 11:08

Just use some common sense.
if you want to play Oblivion or S.T.A.L.K.E.R or any demanding game then you really want an 8800GTX or you're going to be playing a lot of games at mid settings.
Anything less will be a comprise.
All depends how seriously you take your gaming really.

P.S.

Oblivion and S.T.A.L.K.E.R look utterly breathtaking at this res with max or custom settings. I could never go to a smaller resolution and now Im damned to have to upgrade to the best vid card as and when games demand it.
worth every penny imo though.

Squarebasher · 9 Jun 2007 at 12:35

Thanks for the info guys.

chaparral · 9 Jun 2007 at 13:36

Squarebasher said:
Or can those with 24" monitors tell me how do they handle resolutions other than the native, and how do they look?

I used to play some my games at 1680x1050 on my dell 24" because my x1900xt-x couldn't handle the 1920x1200 res without slow down...and the games looked fine to me...

fish99 · 9 Jun 2007 at 15:46

Got an X1800 XT here (256 mb) and there's several games I can't run at 1680*1050 on high settings. For instance Fear, Stalker and Oblivion I have to run at 1280*800 (0xAA 8xAF). To get those games to run smooth in 1920*1200 on an X1800 XT you'd need to be using minimum settings and then the games would look awful, so there's just no point in doing that. Oblivion in 1920*1200 on high settings (but still with 0xAA) with an X1800 XT gets you a measly 13 fps average which I would find unplayable -

http://www23.tomshardware.com/graphics_2007.html?modelx=33&model1=707&model2=731&chart=298

The good news though is that running games out of native res isn't as big a deal as it used to be since screens upscale better than they used to. Those games above which I ran in 1280*800, honestly they looked fine.