I'm going to be buying a 30" HP LP3065 lcd with native 2560x1600 resolution. Since my x1950pro doesn't have dual link dvi-d connections i'll be forced to upgrade, plus it wasn't doing that well with 1680x1050 in tf2 (around 40fps).
Current specs:
E4300 (stock speeds)
x1950pro
Gigabyte 965P-DS3
Crucial Ballistix 2x1gb 5300 (333mhz)
PSU: Corsair HX620
All i really want to play is tf2 at native 2560 plus cod4 and maybe GTA4 if that is not really graphic hungry. So i'll need dual dvi-d that will run smoothly with some graphics features on (aa/af). So i could wait til g200/4870 comes out and take advantage of the price drops of the current models like 9800gx2. I mean tf2 is the only game i'll be regularly playing, what other games can be capable of running smoothly at native 2560 for my prospective video card? Would a 8800gts be fine for now? And will it be necessary to upgrade any other hardware? What is the advantage for having more memory on a video card and where will you see those benefits?
Also, I will only have to connect one dvi-d cable to the monitor right?
Cheers
Current specs:
E4300 (stock speeds)
x1950pro
Gigabyte 965P-DS3
Crucial Ballistix 2x1gb 5300 (333mhz)
PSU: Corsair HX620
All i really want to play is tf2 at native 2560 plus cod4 and maybe GTA4 if that is not really graphic hungry. So i'll need dual dvi-d that will run smoothly with some graphics features on (aa/af). So i could wait til g200/4870 comes out and take advantage of the price drops of the current models like 9800gx2. I mean tf2 is the only game i'll be regularly playing, what other games can be capable of running smoothly at native 2560 for my prospective video card? Would a 8800gts be fine for now? And will it be necessary to upgrade any other hardware? What is the advantage for having more memory on a video card and where will you see those benefits?
Also, I will only have to connect one dvi-d cable to the monitor right?
Cheers