which card gaming @ 1369x768

[wilders]

Currently have a 280gtx, was going to upgrade for the forthcoming BF3 to get highest framerates...

My screen goes up to 1360x768 - 26" tv which to my ageing eyes, produces a very nice picture, with AA all looks good to me with BFBC2.....and I like the fairly low res as at 40+ things are a little easier to read....!

Currently run a QX6800 @ 3.2 with 4GB ram all nice n stable.

So, how far up the nvidia chain should I go? 570GTX be ok? is it overkill at that res?

And prefer Nvidia over ATI....dont know why....

 

[HeX]

560Ti would be fine, 570 would certainly rip through that res.

 

[HummuH1]

570 would be overkill for that res but you would certainly get good frame rates on all but Ultra setting IMO.

However, it would allow you to upgrage your TV/Monitor to 1080p+ in the future without having to upgrade your card as well.

Personally, I'd wait until the game is released before you buy anything. I was amazed at how well my GTX275 coped with the beta at the same res as you. If you could up your OC on your QX6800 a touch I think your system would cope fairly well.

 

[wilders]

Would a single GPU at low resolution struggle on ultra then or is it because of my cpu?

 

[HummuH1]

Would a single GPU at low resolution struggle on ultra then or is it because of my cpu?

I don't know and I don't think anyone will know the answer until the game is actually released. All comments I've seen so far seem to suggest that Ultra is only suitable for dual/multi GPU set ups.

VRAM could also be an issue with Ultra. On High setting in the Beta, all my VRAM (896MB) was being used at 1366x768. I think that was with all AA off. So even at a low resolution on Ultra settings, you may be VRAM limited unless you've got 1.5GB+.

On the CPU, again I don't know the in's and out's and how CPU bound BF3 is, but I saw a modest FPS increase going from 3.2 to 3.6. Got a few more from OC'ing the GPU as well.

It's out soon so if I were you, I'd tempted to OC your CPU and GPU and see how it performs when it's out. If you feel you need more, then you can have a new GPU within 24hrs if needs be! That's exactly what I'll be doing.