Question to those with 24" screens...

Gregster6

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I am interested in getting a nice 24" screen and am making the jump from a 20" non-widescreen.

My current graphics card is 1950 XTX (with x2 4800 cpu) and I'm wondering if a jump to 8800GTX will that enable me to get:
- similar performance (Oblivion, X3) to current screen / gfx combo...at higher resolution? or
- higher res plus higher FPS as well?

What do you think?
 
I am happy with what I have in my sig mate. With a GTX a 24" is a must!

You will never go back after a few hours with a 24" :)
 
You don't need to worry about the graphics card straight away if you go for the Dell 2407 latest revision, as it supports 1:1 pixel mapping. This will mean you can run in lower resolutions until you can afford a better GFX card.
 
According to Toms VGA charts, X1950 XTX runs Oblivion in 1600*1200 at 19.3 fps. 8800 GTX runs Obvlion in 1920*1200 at 28.7 fps.

So better res and better performance :)
 
Robbie G said:
You don't need to worry about the graphics card straight away if you go for the Dell 2407 latest revision, as it supports 1:1 pixel mapping. This will mean you can run in lower resolutions until you can afford a better GFX card.
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im about to order a 24 inch robbie, either benq or dell, my current graphics card is a bfg 8800gts 640 meg, is this card ok for a screen this size, i currently use a vx2025 ws and most of the games i play i can do so @ full res ,full settings eg bf2, stalker (no dynamic lighting) cod2 etc, the current card will be a stopgap until the 8800gtx replacement comes out thx for any advice
 
setter said:
im about to order a 24 inch robbie, either benq or dell, my current graphics card is a bfg 8800gts 640 meg, is this card ok for a screen this size, i currently use a vx2025 ws and most of the games i play i can do so @ full res ,full settings eg bf2, stalker (no dynamic lighting) cod2 etc, the current card will be a stopgap until the 8800gtx replacement comes out thx for any advice
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You will be able to make do with it until Christmas but don't expect to necessarily still be able to run things on max settings. Obviously the FPS will take a large hit over your 20" monitor but again, if it's a problem, you can run 1:1 or drop the AA. In my opinion the greater resolution will make up for the required drop in detail settings.
 
Whenever buying a high resolution monitor, 1:1 pixel mapping would be my number one requirement.

As said, the 2407 (rev.4) fully supports 1:1 mapping.
 
I bought a Dell 2407WFP on Friday, and paired with my 8800GTX, it's bloody amazing! I've been playing Fear XP, and I just dropped the aa down to 2x, and it's still silky smooth. It was that impressive that I nearly wet myself :D I honestly cannot say how much better it is compared to my old 20" WS.
 
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