Hey guys, asking for some educated opinions here. I am looking into buying a new monitor, and I'm currently running a 1280x1024 17inch monitor. I want to either get a 1600x900 or 1920x1080 (approx, 21 inch widescreen) monitor, but I'm a little concerned with how well my hardware will handle it. I have a phenom 2 955 BE processor and an XFX Radeon 6850 Gpu and will be running some non graphic intensive games and super graphic intensive games (such as Battlefield 3 ). So what I want you guys to tell me is what your opinion is for what I should get.
For example, since I already somewhat enjoy my current res, is 1600x900 much better than 1280x1024, especially in widescreen format, and is 1920x1080 really much better than 1600x900? If 1600x900 is at least a good amount better than 1280x1024, I will probably just get 1600x900, unless of course 1920x1080 is so amazingly better that I should get that and just turn down the graphics on my games (I want to keep the balance between graphics and resolution good so I can get the best of both worlds). If you need clarification, please ask, and any opinions will be appreciated since tomshardware is such a great community
For example, since I already somewhat enjoy my current res, is 1600x900 much better than 1280x1024, especially in widescreen format, and is 1920x1080 really much better than 1600x900? If 1600x900 is at least a good amount better than 1280x1024, I will probably just get 1600x900, unless of course 1920x1080 is so amazingly better that I should get that and just turn down the graphics on my games (I want to keep the balance between graphics and resolution good so I can get the best of both worlds). If you need clarification, please ask, and any opinions will be appreciated since tomshardware is such a great community