5850 or New monitor

[impaledmango]

I was looking to sell my 4890 clocked at 950/1110 for $150 and and put $150 more and buy a 5850, and then pick up a 22" 1080p monitor. But then I kinda figured the 5850 wouldnt be that much of a performance jump over my 4890 and I'd rather put the money towards a 26" 1920 x 1200 monitor. Note I am upgrading from an old acer 19" 1280 x 1024 monitor with several dead pixels . Anyways what would the best option in your opinion?

 

[hell_storm2004]

But for that hefty monitor you would need a good GPU. I dont think the HD4890 would be able to run games smoothly on a 26 inch monitor. Just one thing is that get the monitor now, save some money and get a HD5870 later.

 

[impaledmango]

sounds good, but I actually think my 4890 will handle the res fine. I hope atleast. Anyways the only game I tihnk it would struggle on is crysis, but I havent touched it after I beat it like 2 years ago... I play heroes of newerth, tf2, age of conan, zombie panic, company of heroes, cod 5. Probably will play diablo 3 and star craft2, and obviously these games arent very demanding. Also wouldnt it be better to add another 4890 then pay for a 5870??

anyways Which 2 monitors would be better.

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[impaledmango]

bump

 

[jyjjy]

Yeah size of the monitor doesn't matter at all, just the resolution, and an HD4890 should be pretty good for that res. Later on snag an HD5870(or HD5890 if it exists) when the prices come down.

 

[jaguarskx]

But for that hefty monitor you would need a good GPU. I dont think the HD4890 would be able to run games smoothly on a 26 inch monitor. Just one thing is that get the monitor now, save some money and get a HD5870 later.

Yeah, before the HD 5870 it was almost impossible to play any game at 1920 x 1200 resolution.

 

[impaledmango]

Yeah size of the monitor doesn't matter at all, just the resolution, and an HD4890 should be pretty good for that res. Later on snag an HD5870(or HD5890 if it exists) when the prices come down.

But wouldnt the 24" look better because its the same ammount of pixels at a lower screen size, so there's a better pixel density? And out of those monitors which one is best (or if you have any other suggestions?)

 

[impaledmango]

bumps

 

[JofaMang]

But wouldnt the 24" look better because its the same ammount of pixels at a lower screen size, so there's a better pixel density? And out of those monitors which one is best (or if you have any other suggestions?)

Bigger is always better, heh. It might be a concern if you were comparing 15" to 26" screens at 800x600, but I find more real estate at the same quality and resolution looks better. I guess it also depends on how far away you sit from your monitor, and if have the room to change that distance if needed.

 

[jyjjy]

Yeah, bigger is better. All HDTVs are the same resolution as well(well most are 1080 at least, less res than your prospective monitor btw) but you don't see people going out of their way to get smaller ones do you?

 

[impaledmango]

alright, so I'll get the 25.5" asus 1920 x 1200 monitor and then maybe in spring/early summer pick up another 4890??

 

[jyjjy]

Sounds about right. Or maybe sell the one you have and nab an HD5850/70.

 

[Mousemonkey]

Yeah, bigger is better. All HDTVs are the same resolution as well(well most are 1080 at least, less res than your prospective monitor btw) but you don't see people going out of their way to get smaller ones do you?

I had to as I don't have the room for a 24" screen, so did my mother for the same reason.