sorry but that is silly. I have played every demanding game out there at 1920x1080 even on my gtx260 by just using common sense with settings. max quality settings and AA looks like shit at 1280x720 on a 1920x1080 monitor as opposed to just reducing a few settings at the native res. if you honestly cant see how bad it looks running a really low not native resolution then you are no position to even talk about visuals.Just reduce the resolution to 1280x800 and settle for occasional dips to 30fps then you can have all max quality settings (including 4x msaa). Your graphics card will be rendering only ~1/2 the pixels it would be vs. 1920x1080 and the frame rate will still be fairly smooth.
There is no need to play at 1920x1080 IMO. Resolutions like 1920x1080 are the biggest waste of resources in the world.
sorry but that is silly. I have played every demanding game out there at 1920x1080 even on my gtx260 by just using common sense with settings. max quality settings and AA looks like shit at 1280x720 on a 1920x1080 monitor as opposed to just reducing a few settings at the native res. if you honestly cant see how bad it looks running a really low not native resolution then you are no position to even talk about visuals.
Just reduce the resolution to 1280x800 and settle for occasional dips to 30fps then you can have all max quality settings (including 4x msaa). Your graphics card will be rendering only ~1/2 the pixels it would be vs. 1920x1080 and the frame rate will still be fairly smooth.
There is no need to play at 1920x1080 IMO. Resolutions like 1920x1080 are the biggest waste of resources in the world.
Just reduce the resolution to 1280x800 and settle for occasional dips to 30fps then you can have all max quality settings (including 4x msaa). Your graphics card will be rendering only ~1/2 the pixels it would be vs. 1920x1080 and the frame rate will still be fairly smooth.
There is no need to play at 1920x1080 IMO. Resolutions like 1920x1080 are the biggest waste of resources in the world.
I disagree with him. I say to game at 640X480 resolution. Just make sure you have a 14" monitor because it tends to be kinda blurry.
sorry but that is silly. I have played every demanding game out there at 1920x1080 even on my gtx260 by just using common sense with settings. max quality settings and AA looks like shit at 1280x720 on a 1920x1080 monitor as opposed to just reducing a few settings at the native res. if you honestly cant see how bad it looks running a really low not native resolution then you are no position to even talk about visuals.
I just bought a new MSI 460 1GB for $150 so yeah, used at $150 is not likely.
SLI all the way...none of these other cards being suggested will be worth the money.
i had a gtx460 for a couple days till i got tired of the heat the stupid thing put out,maybe cause it was a cheap pny one from best buy which i returned pretty quickly in favour of a gtx580,for me i play right now mainly just bc2 and the difference in the cards was night and day but i would think a gtx570 is the first worthy card in consideration,sorry for my lack of ati suggestions in threads,ive had multiple cards with driver horror stories from dual 5770 to a single 6850 and then a 6990
Noticeable "micro-stuttering" is mostly garbage.
I think that the 560 ti for $150 AR is the deal to get. That's so good I'm considering it...
Huh? you were so so upset by the heat generated by your gtx 460 that you bought a significantly HOTTER card? I could see you wanting more performance, but I question whether you've even actually owned either card if you think that a gtx 460 is hot.
The GTX 460 1GB is still close to $200 when you buy at regular prices. We we're talking about sale pricing. Its pretty easy to find a 1GB version for around $160 or less almost any day. I've seen $140 prices a few times and the cheapest I've seen is $130.
just checked newegg: Cheapest is a EVGA version for $135AR
gtx580 uses way more power thus puts out way more heat. the temp on the gpu is just an indication of how good the cooling solution is at that spot.Well the gtx460 was a hold me over card till i got paid and could afford the gtx580..
The pny had a cheap cooler even with the fan on full speed it was hitting 74cel on load
My gtx580 even when my room is hot never has hit over 64cel yet and most times it never goes over 55cel when my room is cool.
Been folding on the gtx580 since yesterday afternoon the current temp is 58 cel according to msi afterburner and my room is about 90 fah
Yes both cards were in the same case and same build all case fans in the antec 900 at full speed captain.
gtx580 uses way more power thus puts out way more heat. the temp on the gpu is just an indication of how good the cooling solution is at that spot.
and those sure are some crazy low temps for a gtx580 that I have never seen in any review. and you actually play games in a room that is 90 degrees F?