will there be any bottleneck with this upgrade?

hikaru452 · 14 Jul 2007 at 23:12

hiya
i currently have the following
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Abit AW9D-MAX motherboard
HIS ICEQ3 X1900XT
1x17" TFT and 1x17"CRT both running at 1280X1024

i am planning to get a Q6600 (will have to flash bios

) along with some new monitors (24")

the question is will my graphic card be able to cope with the demand of the monitors or will i need a new graphics card

ps i use my pc for DVDs mostly but some gaming
pss which monitor do you recommend because i was thinking of the dell range and is wide screen or not wide screen better when dual screening?

setter · 15 Jul 2007 at 02:27

1900xt will struggle at that res any chance u can afford an 8800gts 640

hikaru452 · 15 Jul 2007 at 04:19

i might be able to but i was hoping to wait for the next range of graphics cards and the games i do play arnt very new anyway so dont know if a new graphics card is worth the extra cost. (if the X1900XT will suffer on with DVDs then i guess i would have no choice but otherwise i guess i wait) (will my MB support the 8800gts) and are they longer then the X1900XT

Lonz · 15 Jul 2007 at 04:23

The X1900XT will cope fine on the 1280x1024.

Depending on your games, it might even cope with the 24" 1920x1200 resolution as well.

I know CSS can run perfectly fine at that resolution, as well as Battlefield 2. Any more modern games it will definately struggle.

hikaru452 · 15 Jul 2007 at 04:29

the games i play (often) are about 5 years old or flash games :eek:

and i dont really need graphics maxed out! my main concern is can i enjoy watching DVDs without lag and will 2*24" cause lag when doign things like watching DVDs and web browsign at the same time

Lonz · 15 Jul 2007 at 04:31

If that's the case, the X1900XT will do just fine

You can always upgrade further down the line anyway if it becomes a problem.

Energize · 15 Jul 2007 at 04:32

hikaru452 said:
i might be able to but i was hoping to wait for the next range of graphics cards and the games i do play arnt very new anyway so dont know if a new graphics card is worth the extra cost. (if the X1900XT will suffer on with DVDs then i guess i would have no choice but otherwise i guess i wait) (will my MB support the 8800gts) and are they longer then the X1900XT

The x1900xt will have no problem playing dvds at any resolution, it just won't be able to play high end games accross both monitors at once. However dual monitors are crap for games, with fps the crosshair is screwed, and almost every game will be stretched badly or will have black bars at the sides.

hikaru452 · 15 Jul 2007 at 04:44

which 24" monitor do you recommend anyway (i want it to be sutible for gaming ) i was looking towards the dells and is it advisible to connect the monitors up via DVI-I or DVI-D cables or does it not make a difference