8800GTS320MB w\ 1440x900 and 1680x1050 OK?

[bluetech]

Hi,

I am thinking of doing the following:

Primary Monitor 1680 x 1050
Secondary Monitor 1440 x 900

Will 320MB dedicated RAM be OK for this for normal windows use? And will 1680x1050 be OK for gaming (I will be swapping from the 1440x900 which used to be used for gaming) with the 1440x900 still attached?

Sys Specs:

CoolerMaster Ammo 533 Aluminum (No PSU) - Silver
Antec TruePower Trio 550W PSU
Gigabyte GA_965P_DS3 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
Intel Core 2 DUO E4300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.80GHz (800FSB) - Retail
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket 775)
GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400C5 800MHz Value DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400DC)
BFG GeForce 8800 GTS OC 320MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail
Western Digital Caviar RE 320GB 3200YS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM
Western Digital Caviar RE 320GB 3200YS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM
Western Digital Caviar RE 160GB 1600YS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM
Sony AW-G170AB2 18x DVD±RW x12 Ram Dual Layer DVD-Writer - (Black) OEM


The processor is OC's to 3.0GHz by the way.



Thanks guys, your help will be much appreciated!

 

[Lanz]

It'll play everything at high details at 1680x1050, no worries. This X1900TXT I have plays everything fine at that res, and the 8800 is much quicker.

 

[bluetech]

It'll play everything at high details at 1680x1050, no worries. This X1900TXT I have plays everything fine at that res, and the 8800 is much quicker.

Does the onboard RAM of the graphics card make a difference though? Further more, where does the RAM of the graphics card come into play? From what I understand it is for the Resolution of the screen and for such features as anti-aliasing.

Thanks for your reply!

 

[Darkwave]

It'll play everything at high details at 1680x1050, no worries. This X1900TXT I have plays everything fine at that res, and the 8800 is much quicker.

The amount of RAM on the 8800GTS 320MB has been known to let it down though.

Does the onboard RAM of the graphics card make a difference though? Further more, where does the RAM of the graphics card come into play? From what I understand it is for the Resolution of the screen and for such features as anti-aliasing.

In resolutions over 1680x1050 with antialiasing, it would begin to suffer.

At 1680x1050 I should think you'll be fine unless to play games like Stalker which need a huge frame buffer.

 

[luismenendez]

If you do some research in this forum you will see the answer.

Anyway another time: 320MB is not enough at 1680x1050 in some games

 

[bobert50]

You might get marginal slowdown on absolute max'd settings but it should run very quick on anything in that res on an 8800gts (320mb). I have this setup myself and its pretty hard to get it to drop dramatically enough to matter. Any higher than 1680 x 1050 and you'd be pushing your luck though huge drops @ 1900 x 1200.

 

[luismenendez]

You might get marginal slowdown on absolute max'd settings but it should run very quick on anything in that res on an 8800gts (320mb). I have this setup myself and its pretty hard to get it to drop dramatically enough to matter. Any higher than 1680 x 1050 and you'd be pushing your luck though huge drops @ 1900 x 1200.

I also have the same set up and I see sometimes big slows down in games like FEAR and Oblivion.

 

[bluetech]

Thanks for all your helpful replies so far. Perhaps having the 1440 x 900 TFT for Primary monitor then? And the 1680 x 1050 as secondary.

Good Idea? Please let me know your thoughts..

 

[bluetech]

It'll play everything at high details at 1680x1050, no worries. This X1900TXT I have plays everything fine at that res, and the 8800 is much quicker.

Do you have anti aliasing enabled? I would assume not as this would theoretically "double" the res. What games have you played maxed out at this res?

 

[KNiVES]

I used to be an AA fanatic. One day I decided to turn it off completely for all of my games; after a couple of hours I seriously didn't notice or mind the jaggies anymore. Games at 1680x1050. Down the line, where I am not bothered about AA anymore, it will be pretty handy for games like Crysis where I don't feel compelled to put on AA anymore, and have good performance.

Yes, it's a load of psychological waffle to some, but it genuinely works. Especially if you're a console gamer. 1680x1050 without AA looks sharper than most console games still.