Having recently been out and bought a 42" plasma which support 1080i, I quite fancy getting it setup for PC gaming. Currently I'm running a 1800XT in my Conroe based rig which is fine as it runs Css in 1680x1050 with everything up full and still pushes a high number of fps.
A lot of my mates have 360's or PS3's but I haven't been much of a console gamer for years (with the exception of my PSP), but with the likes of Assassin's Creed and GTA IV around the corner, I quite fancy upgrading to a DX10 card, connecting the card to my TV (probably by DVI?), and then buying a fairly decent gaming pad that isn't going to have problems when trying to configure it, I may just opt for a standard PS2 dualshock controller with a USB converter. With the move to a DX10 card comes upgrading to Vista which I don't have an issue with.
As far as the DX10 card is concerned, I've not had an NVidia card since before my ATI 8500LE but I am on a budget so I'm not really fussed either way. I'd prefer to be able to continue playing Css in 1680x1050 with everything up full but I will need something with a bit of grunt for the new stuff thats coming out so that I can play them on my TV and see 1080i in all its glory
Can anyone make any suggestions please?
A lot of my mates have 360's or PS3's but I haven't been much of a console gamer for years (with the exception of my PSP), but with the likes of Assassin's Creed and GTA IV around the corner, I quite fancy upgrading to a DX10 card, connecting the card to my TV (probably by DVI?), and then buying a fairly decent gaming pad that isn't going to have problems when trying to configure it, I may just opt for a standard PS2 dualshock controller with a USB converter. With the move to a DX10 card comes upgrading to Vista which I don't have an issue with.
As far as the DX10 card is concerned, I've not had an NVidia card since before my ATI 8500LE but I am on a budget so I'm not really fussed either way. I'd prefer to be able to continue playing Css in 1680x1050 with everything up full but I will need something with a bit of grunt for the new stuff thats coming out so that I can play them on my TV and see 1080i in all its glory
Can anyone make any suggestions please?
