which Resolution is better for my System?

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Kris Shirley

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I have 2 monitors one is 1280x1024 and the other is 1366x768 and i was wondering which one would be better resolutions for my system

my specs:
CPU:i5 2500k
GPU: Asus HD 7770 1gb
Mobo: MSI P67A-C43 B3
Ram: 8gb DDR3 1600
PSU: Antec 650w

The question is which would be better for 60fps 100% of the time 1366x768 OR 1280x1024 i do not have the budget for a 1080p monitor and i can't run them in dual screen mode because my GPU only has 1 DVI 1 HDMI and 1 Display Port both monitors are VGA thanks for any advice

Aslo is their a bottleneck in that system?
 
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Your computer is better than your monitors.
Using either monitor should give you good frame rates.
1280x1024 is the typical resolution for a 20" monitor with 4:3 aspect ratio.
1366x768 is a wide screen resolution, but to have the same number of pixels as the monitor above it would have to be around 15".
Typically though, 1366x768 is a resolution used on HD televisions (not FullHD) which could be up to 30", which means the pixels are very big and it looks blocky.
Choose which ever looks better, and get a 1080p monitor when you can.
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The 1280x1024 screen is the more difficult to run (1,310,720 total pixels as opposed to 1,049,088 total pixels for the 1366x768), but the difference isn't huge. If you want maximum performance, go with the 1366x768 screen. If you're easily getting 60 FPS with that one, and you'd prefer a 5:4 ratio screen to play on, change to the 1280x1024 screen.

Oh, and no, your CPU certainly won't bottleneck your graphics card. It could easily cope with a faster graphics card
 
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Your computer is better than your monitors.
Using either monitor should give you good frame rates.
1280x1024 is the typical resolution for a 20" monitor with 4:3 aspect ratio.
1366x768 is a wide screen resolution, but to have the same number of pixels as the monitor above it would have to be around 15".
Typically though, 1366x768 is a resolution used on HD televisions (not FullHD) which could be up to 30", which means the pixels are very big and it looks blocky.
Choose which ever looks better, and get a 1080p monitor when you can.
 
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I'd agree that the OP's computer is better than his monitors, so to speak, but just to note, 1280x1024 is a 5:4 aspect ratio, not 4:3.

Also, your comment where you say "1366x768 is a wide screen resolution, but to have the same number of pixels as the monitor above it would have to be around 15" is a little confusing. A 1366x768 screen will never have the same number of pixels as a 1280x1024 screen; they are different resolutions and are made up of different numbers of pixels. Were you meaning to say pixel density?

The physical size of the screen is completely separate to the number of pixels on the screen. The number of pixels on the screen is purely down to its resolution. The physical size of the screen only affects the physical size of each separate pixel. The size of the screen and the resolution together dictate the pixel density.
 
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I was distracted while writing the response. That should have been pixels per inch rather than pixels. Specifications usually include pixel pitch instead, which is the inverse of pixels per inch.
 
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