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5850 capable of 1920 gaming?

Mike26

Mike26

Mike26

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Hey,

I'm looking for a new screen and am set on the idea of a 22" as I feel that 1920 res on the 24" screens will probably push my 5850 and core2 setup past its limits.

Can anyone tell me otherwise or am I correct to leave this setup to run games in that resolution. I'll be upgrading sometime soon but am waiting to see what my course throws at me this year first!

Thank you.
 
The card is a saphire 5850, I've had it quite some time now. My cpu is only a dual core e6400 - was thinking of changing this to an i5/i7 and downsizing my system at the same time.

However, perhaps I'm better off waiting for the new stuff to come out and just getting a quad core 775?

Same with the graphics card though, I could get another 5850, but I'm guessing its not necessary?

Thanks guys
 
I ran a 5850 on an E6600 (3.4Ghz) but felt that it was bottlenecking the card. It was. I now run an i7 and it will run anything at 1920 res. Do not worry, get the 24" screen and love it! Why upgrade the screen and have to do it again later?
 
I'm just concerned that I won't be able to play the few games I do play in the screens native resolution -

Fallout 3
CS:S
All HL varieties
Call of duty MW2

I realise they overclock well, but have never tried. Can anyone suggest me some settings to try (mhz voltage etc)?

Thanks
 
just use msi afterburner or ati tray tools i perfer ati tray tools as you can make bothe 2d and 3d profiles ther just run furmark to check if its stable you'll soon know when its not :)
 
CS:S and the HL series will work fine on the 5850. What flavour of chip do you have?
I played through the Cinematic Mod 10 on HL with my E6600 and although it did struggle with the highest settings, it worked on the high and still looked awesome.
 
PhillyDee said:
CS:S and the HL series will work fine on the 5850. What flavour of chip do you have?
I played through the Cinematic Mod 10 on HL with my E6600 and although it did struggle with the highest settings, it worked on the high and still looked awesome.
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Hey,

Flavour of chip? I've never tasted it ;) Its a core 2 e6400 processor. Though I am tempted by a quad core amd upgrade possibly in the near future.
 
Mike26 said:
Hey,

Flavour of chip? I've never tasted it ;) Its a core 2 e6400 processor. Though I am tempted by a quad core amd upgrade possibly in the near future.
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I definitely agree that you should consider getting a Quad such as Q6600/Q9550 (and a half decent CPU cooler for overclocking). But I guess first thing to check is...what motherboard you got?

Not that E6400 at stock speed would 'totally' ruin 5850's performance, but it would be kind of like having a super car and having it's performance being hold back by a poor set of tires...if you get what I mean ;)
 
Mike26 said:
Hey,

I'm looking for a new screen and am set on the idea of a 22" as I feel that 1920 res on the 24" screens will probably push my 5850 and core2 setup past its limits.
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a 22" @ 1920x1080 will push your setup exactly the same as 24" @ 1920x1080 as they both have the same ammount of pixels
 
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