Hey guys and gals-
I've got a roughly 2yr old homebuilt system that has served me quite well for general purposes and some light gaming....until now. Play mostly sport games - FIFA, PES, and one online (powersoccer) and have noticed a dramatic change to the rendering quality of the games since updating my monitor a week ago. I went from a 19" wide to a 21.5". I'll comment most on powersoccer since there's a feature that lets you see fps and ping during games. With my old monitor I was almost constantly seeing the max of 60fps, and with the new one I'm only seeing 30-40fps (although when a match starts, it opens in a reduced window and will show 60fps). First, I'm wondering if there is a screen resolution setting I should have it set to (right now, I've got it at 1920x1080). If there's no question there, I'd like some recommendation on what I might change to improve the quality of the games.
Here's the build I have:
CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 840
Mobo: Gigabyte GA-880GA-UD3H
RAM: Crucial DDR3-1333 (8GB)
PSU: Coolermaster eXtreme 500W
I do not have a graphics card as I wasn't really doing any gaming when I built the system.
As for the in-game settings on powersoccer, here's what is available:
Graphics quality
High
Medium
Low
Very Low
Renderer
Direct X
Open GL
Resolution
There are about 20 different screen resolutions, none of which match my monitor's 1920x1080
Bit Depth
32
16
I have tried setting the graphics quality on High and Medium and the difference in fps is negligible. Just makes the crispness of the game less. I've tried both the Direct X and Open GL rendering and I see no difference. Have tried setting the resolution at 800x600 on the low end, and 1680x1260 on the high end, and a smattering of intermediate ones, and it doesn't seem make a difference.
Sooo, is it really the monitor that has changed the way these games are displayed? If so, what am I better doing if there doesn't seem to be an in-game setting or monitor resolution that makes it any better - get a graphics card or upgrade my CPU? Would like to do it on a budget if possible. If I upgrade the CPU, I'd have to do the mobo as well, and a decent combo would likely push me above $200.
Thanks, in advance.
I've got a roughly 2yr old homebuilt system that has served me quite well for general purposes and some light gaming....until now. Play mostly sport games - FIFA, PES, and one online (powersoccer) and have noticed a dramatic change to the rendering quality of the games since updating my monitor a week ago. I went from a 19" wide to a 21.5". I'll comment most on powersoccer since there's a feature that lets you see fps and ping during games. With my old monitor I was almost constantly seeing the max of 60fps, and with the new one I'm only seeing 30-40fps (although when a match starts, it opens in a reduced window and will show 60fps). First, I'm wondering if there is a screen resolution setting I should have it set to (right now, I've got it at 1920x1080). If there's no question there, I'd like some recommendation on what I might change to improve the quality of the games.
Here's the build I have:
CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 840
Mobo: Gigabyte GA-880GA-UD3H
RAM: Crucial DDR3-1333 (8GB)
PSU: Coolermaster eXtreme 500W
I do not have a graphics card as I wasn't really doing any gaming when I built the system.
As for the in-game settings on powersoccer, here's what is available:
Graphics quality
High
Medium
Low
Very Low
Renderer
Direct X
Open GL
Resolution
There are about 20 different screen resolutions, none of which match my monitor's 1920x1080
Bit Depth
32
16
I have tried setting the graphics quality on High and Medium and the difference in fps is negligible. Just makes the crispness of the game less. I've tried both the Direct X and Open GL rendering and I see no difference. Have tried setting the resolution at 800x600 on the low end, and 1680x1260 on the high end, and a smattering of intermediate ones, and it doesn't seem make a difference.
Sooo, is it really the monitor that has changed the way these games are displayed? If so, what am I better doing if there doesn't seem to be an in-game setting or monitor resolution that makes it any better - get a graphics card or upgrade my CPU? Would like to do it on a budget if possible. If I upgrade the CPU, I'd have to do the mobo as well, and a decent combo would likely push me above $200.
Thanks, in advance.