ok s im either going to get a 22" dell ultrasharp with res of 1680 x 1050. or 20" dell ultrasharp with a res of 1680x1050. will the extra 2" squeeze out more of juice out of the 22" or will it just lower my frame right. see I want to take advantage of both the cards but i want to play crysis on max settings and get high frame rates. the price differenece isnt alot. yea so thanks

Going with the 22" would just give you a bigger screen, better imo. There should be no frame rate difference between the two monitors since they use the same resolution.

If at all possible I would go for a 24" with 1920x1200 or such resolution though. Get one that can pixel match and you can lower resolution for Crysis if need be. I say this because for any other game out there 2x280 GTX is way overkill on a 1680x1050 resolution, even with eye candy turned up.

That's my 2p anyway, if you are sticking with the 1680x1050 get the 22". If you can spring for the 24" I sure would.

hahaha lol @ mtyermom k ill guess il get the 22 i cant spring for the 24

i think a 22" will be fine. i dont have enough room for a 24" and i want to play crysis. pretty much only crysis so yah....

Get the bigger screen, drop a card, save some money.

na ok im 22" and 280s in sli this way im set for the future

To OP;

Well if you haven't room for the 24" and you already have purchased the 2x280 GTXs then just get the 22". One thing is for sure, if another game comes out in a year or two with the system crushing performance that Crysis had last year at least you may be able to play it well on 22" with those puppies LOL talk about some future-proofing extreme

Enjoy it, whatever you decide. Bottom line is your fun/piece of mind over anyone else's opinion really, I guess better overpowered than underpowered? haha

@ALLHANDS
Sorry, did n`t make myself clear, I should have said; Get the 22",drop a card, save some money.

@mtyermom

I agree with you of course from a personal standpoint, the OP hasn't said yet if they already had the 2 x 280 GTXs or were planning on the purchase etc. The build specs for rest of system could be relevant as well.

If the monitor is the only part not yet purchased then well to each their own was just my simple point. It does seem a shame to have to let games "grow" into your system because it is obscenely powerful hehe.

I would be curious about the rest of the system, if for no other reason than to make sure there isn't a 400W PSU in the mix somewhere .

If the OP would elaborate at least we can make sure they are making no miscalculations in the overall build and maybe save them some headache at least.

Peace out.

i7 965 extreme
2x gtx 280s
vista home prem 64
3gbs of tri channel memory
dell 1000w
nvidia x58 chipset
xfi extreme gamer
velociraptor
h2c liquid cooling
ect.

i honestly dont have any more room i measued and 21.5 i is the max so im stilling pushing it with a 24 part of the screen will be behind the tower. a 22: is good cause later i dont want to upgrade i want this config for atleast 2-3 years which it will be goode for since im entering the game at a good point because my cpu in a few years will still be known