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Need a monitor: 1920x1080 or 1680x1050?

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anherox   11-06-2008 at 02:51:15 PM

So I'm looking to build my first gaming rig soon, and I need to get a monitor to go with it. For my GPU, I'm either getting a 1gb or 512mb HD 4870. There are 2 monitors on newegg for $200 that are 1920x1080.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6824009157

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6824116396


My question is, if I decided to go with a 22" LCD that is 1680x1050 to save a little extra money, would there be a huge difference between the 2 resolutions? I want my games to look as nice as possible, but run smoothly. I do not want to spend more than $200 on a monitor. Thanks!

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Bronze Peripherals badge jaguarskx   11-06-2008 at 05:27:59 PM
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Performance difference between 1920 x 1080 and 1680 x 1050 can be substantial depending on the game. Click the link below to see some benchmarks for the HD 4870 (performance between 1920 x 1080 and 1920 x 1200 should be fairly close):

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/v [...] 80amp.html


Message edited by jaguarskx on 11-12-2008 at 05:25:50 PM
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Grant1872x   11-11-2008 at 09:37:37 PM
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I can only strongly agree on jaguarskx's advice. I can't add anything that will be any use, sorry. ;)

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