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why not get an lcd TV 32 inch if he has the extra bucks and have much larger resolution ? btw , the coming games are gonna kill the pc like dragon age 2 and stuff like that which should have at least a C2Q so i donno it's his choice .yasamoka wrotegodfatherdany: he is going to buy a Radeon HD 6850 or GTX 460 (or GTX 560 at most). The sweet spot is 1920 x 1080. I have such a monitor, and I have no problems with GTX 260. It's a matter of preference, however. If Omar is willing to select medium-high details later on (2-3 years??) with a full HD screen, then he should get one. If he wants the absolute best graphics, I suggest he upgrade more frequently (I don't do that). What I mean is, the monitor is the only part in the PC you spend the most time looking at, a higher resolution is where the PC shines. If he wants 720p, he should get a console. We're not talking about 2560 x 1600 here.
If his PC will be struggling with games (which I doubt!) later on, then he can select a lower resolution, provided the upscaling is done over the GPU (not within the monitor). MegaCool does that, and he has a 1080p monitor. MegaCool, how is the experience of running 720p over a 1080p monitor? Do you use GPU scaling, or monitor scaling?
but at 1920x1200 and 1280x1024 (19 inch standard ) , there are frame rates of difference between 10-15 minimum in games tested on tomshardware.com ! But i don't think omar will keep updating because i think he wants to get one and for all times. It's his choice! Good luck omar!