Currently I am gaming on a 1080i TV on a couch (30hz). I am thinking about switching to desktop gaming. Would it be wise to buy a 1440p monitor, then upgrade my GPU down the line? My current specs are:
CPU
Intel Core i5 3570K @ 3.40GHz 34 °C
Ivy Bridge 22nm Technology
RAM
8.00GB Single-Channel DDR3 @ 798MHz (11-11-11-28)
Motherboard
Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. Z77MX-D3H (Intel Core i5-3570K CPU @ 3.40GHz) 28 °C
Graphics
NS-26L450A11 (1920x1080@29Hz)
2048MB ATI AMD Radeon HD 7800 Series (VISIONTEK 7850) 59 °C
Storage
59GB OCZ-AGILITY3 (SSD) 30 °C
931GB Seagate ST1000DM003-9YN162 (SATA) 31 °C
931GB Hitachi HUA721010KLA330 (SATA) 26 °C
Power Supply
600W OCZ Semi-modular PSU
I wouldn't mind cranking settings down a bit, but how bad would it affect performance?
CPU
Intel Core i5 3570K @ 3.40GHz 34 °C
Ivy Bridge 22nm Technology
RAM
8.00GB Single-Channel DDR3 @ 798MHz (11-11-11-28)
Motherboard
Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. Z77MX-D3H (Intel Core i5-3570K CPU @ 3.40GHz) 28 °C
Graphics
NS-26L450A11 (1920x1080@29Hz)
2048MB ATI AMD Radeon HD 7800 Series (VISIONTEK 7850) 59 °C
Storage
59GB OCZ-AGILITY3 (SSD) 30 °C
931GB Seagate ST1000DM003-9YN162 (SATA) 31 °C
931GB Hitachi HUA721010KLA330 (SATA) 26 °C
Power Supply
600W OCZ Semi-modular PSU
I wouldn't mind cranking settings down a bit, but how bad would it affect performance?