Gaming resolution vs Monitor resolution. Is the game resolution that you select limited by your monitor resolution ? For example, if my monitor is 1400 X 900 and I select a gaming resolution of 1920 X 1200 (with an ATI 4870, will it be useless ?. Is the game...

that you can then change the game's video settings and resolution to wide screen. Match the monitor's native resolution or close to it. I believe that your Olevia's native resolution is 1366 x 768. Most PC games use a classic HD resolution of 1280 x 720 or...

for your "other" 3. When you change the game's resolution, it "pushes" (?) the "other"... that is, changes its resolution too? Well, of course it does. If the game's resolution is changed, it changes the resolution of the monitor and everything on it....

your monitor. At that resolution you are getting about the max you will see out of that graphics card. At a resolution below that you'd start to become cpu limited in some games and at a resolution much higher you might start to see decreases in FPS depending...

here??? There is a difference in higher res. There higher then native resolution of your monitor the more detail comes through. This is basically the difference between SD and HD, a higher resolution. Standard analog broad cast is at 440×480 while...

wasn't spending all his time gaming. Plus, it doesn't necessarily mean he'll be gaming at that resolution. A monitor at this resolution will last a lot longer than a video card. Prices for video cards also drop a lot faster than monitors do (in most cases,...

might get back to this argument at that time... It ain't the cads favored resolution it's the **** monitor resolution. Who care about those huge **** resolution when not a **** soul own a monitor that can display it??? And I don't care about autobanh....

ratio when you change resolution it is forgotten. E.g. I play a game at 1280x1024 set to 1:1, if I exit the game to windows at 1920x1200, the next time I go back to that game/resolution it's strechted to full screen again. This also applies to Alt-tabbing...

250GB I ask though what games he intends to play? the 4850 will perform better in games but I would forgo it for an Athlon IIx4 and a radeon 4670 depending on the games and monitor resolution so... what monitor resolution and what games? Edit: just...

PARTS: newegg OVERCLOCKING: Yes SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Maybe, if cost effective MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1600x1200 (1800x1440 max resolution on monitor) ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: the last game i played was half life 2 on my old system: CPU: AMD 64 2800+ MB:...