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Performance hit going from 1680x1050 to 1920x1080?

I shouldn't have said hard to find. They are available and in-stock at most e-tailers but, there isn't a whole lot of variety. As most of the market has shifted to 1920x1080 for similar screen sizes. (21.5") Edit: Thanks to everyone for the quick feedback!
- resident56
- Post #10
- Oct 25, 2010
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Performance hit going from 1680x1050 to 1920x1080?

Im currently running a 22" Acer X223BW that is on its way out. Instead of replacing it with another hard to find 22"(1680x1050) LCD, I want to upgrade to a 24" 1920x1080 monitor. All of the more demanding games (Crysis, Bad Company 2, Metro 2033) run fine in my current configuration. How...
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- Oct 25, 2010
- Replies: 10
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Windows 7 RTM Gaming Performance

Ive done some searching but I cant find any good benchmarks or comments on Window 7s (RTM) gaming performance. I ran the RC back when it first came out; had no issues except for a slight performance hit in some games. More than likely the result of immature video card drivers. What are your...
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- Sep 2, 2009
- Replies: 12
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Market transition to 4gb to take alot longer due to 64bit OS?

http://www.tomshardware.com/ne...channel-ddr3,6614.html
- resident56
- Post #45
- May 23, 2009
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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Market transition to 4gb to take alot longer due to 64bit OS?

Just throwing a few things into the discussion. Most PCs from the large manufacturers such as HP, Dell, Acer come with at least 4GB of RAM and 64 bit Vista (due to low DDR2 prices). There is an argument to be made for i7 machines that only 3GB of RAM is a bottleneck.
- resident56
- Post #41
- May 22, 2009
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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Macbook Pro, memory for gaming

You may need 64bit Vista to see all 4GBs, I know 32bit will see up to 4GB but your mileage may vary (IE: only seeing up to 3.3 or 3.5GB). Any type of memory should work just fine, there isn't really a need for "performance" memory in laptops. Just buy memory from a reputable company/vendor...
- resident56
- Post #2
- Dec 26, 2008
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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How much of a performance gain from moving to Vista 64bit

I have a great opportunity to upgrade both my RAM and OS cheaply. See my signature for system specs, im running Vista Home Premium 32bit, and Im contemplating getting Vista Ultimate (64 bit) from the Ultimate Steal program and using the full install trick. Ill also be adding 4GB of RAM (for...
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- Dec 26, 2008
- Replies: 9
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Clear CMOS before reinstalling Windows?

Thanks for the quick replies and advice, I only did about an hour of prime95 tests with no errors. Which is a far cry from 24 (the only reason ive been worried) The machine has been stable as a rock, I haven't had a single blue screen.
- resident56
- Post #4
- Oct 8, 2008
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Clear CMOS before reinstalling Windows?

A minor overclock on the G0 stepping version. I have had this machine running since last November with no issues, but Im contemplating reinstalling windows. I have an abit IP-35 pro, have not changed any voltages just upped the FSB (9x333). I did this after installing windows. Are there any...
- resident56
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- Oct 8, 2008
- Replies: 11
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Crysis constantly crashes toward end of game.

CPU temps are good, Ive used the popular fan fix technique with these 4850s. Although I didnt know I had to enable Overdrive to get that fan speed fix to work. Ill try it again. The first parts of the game ive gone through without a single crash on standard 8.6 Catalyst. Update: Ran...
- resident56
- Post #5
- Jul 20, 2008
- Forum: Computer Building
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Crysis constantly crashes toward end of game.

Update: I have tried using the standard 8.6 Drivers from Visiontek's website. Only the final part of the game is freezing and crashing like this. Any help would be appreciated.
- resident56
- Post #2
- Jul 19, 2008
- Forum: Computer Building
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Crysis constantly crashes toward end of game.

I have tried 8.6 Hotfix and 8.7 Beta drives, im on the aircraft carrier at the end of the game and I keep crashing every few minutes. I have the latest hotfix applied to the game. Any suggestions? Would it be a good idea to go back to standard 8.6? Thanks.
- resident56
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- Jul 19, 2008
- Replies: 4
- Forum: Computer Building
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4850 enough for 22"

See my signature for my system specs. Right now im playing Crysis extremely well on high at 1280x1024. Im looking at upgrading a 22" Acer monitor and I was curious how much of a performance hit will I take? Im still within the return policy at BestBuy and Im thinking about moving up.
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- Jul 19, 2008
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Overclocking Radeon 4850

I manually set the fan speed using a CCC profile, and at 40% I never go over 70 at load. I may push this card more but not until some new catalysts come out.
- resident56
- Post #6
- Jul 14, 2008
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Overclocking Radeon 4850

I have the fan speed set as normal, are these speeds cooking my GPU? Ive heard alot of rumors about fan speeds on these cards not being as high as they need to. 87 was the max temp I got through running Crysis's GPU benchmark.
- resident56
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- Jul 14, 2008
- Replies: 9
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Upgrade from a 320mb 8800GTS?

Im looking at the 9800GTX but it doesnt seem to be that good of a deal based on specs and some benchmarks ive seen. Im playing on a 19" samsung LCD and 320mb of VRAM is doing well for 1280 but if I move to a 22" I know that 320mb isnt going to cut it in the near future. Any recommendations on...
- resident56
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- Mar 25, 2008
- Replies: 16
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Best Encoding Software?

I am running a Q6600 at 3Ghz, 3GB of RAM, using Windows Vista Home Premium 32bit and im using SUPER. But I am concerned that SUPER is taking advantage of all the cores in my Q6600 and/or its performance is suffering under Vista. Anyony have any comments or advice it would be greatly...
- resident56
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- Feb 14, 2008
- Replies: 13
- Forum: Windows
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SATA Optical Drives.

Im on the fence when it comes to an optical drive. Id like to get a Samsung, LG, or Sony drive. But Im worried about potential driver issues, im planning on running Vista 32bit. I know alot of people get their OS installed but cannot find drivers for their SATA optical drives. Any brand...
- resident56
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- Nov 28, 2007
- Replies: 5
- Forum: Computer Building
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Thoughts/Ideas/Suggestions on my new build?

Last year, I had purchased a PC from Cyberpower and have upgraded the memory and video card to these specs. AMD Athlon X2 4600+ 2GB of Corsair XMS2, DDR PC6400 Geforce 8800GTS (320mb) Gigabyte GA-M55S4-SLI 250GB Western Digital SATA II HDD 500w NZXT PSU Im looking into doing a new...
- resident56
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- Nov 26, 2007
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Computer Building

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