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1174046 2011-01-31 21:35:00 Personally I would look for something that can handle 1920x1080.
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inphinity (7274)
1174047 2011-01-31 21:40:00 I wouldnt do HD on a screen smaller than 24", the text pitch is just too small...... SolMiester (139)
1174048 2011-01-31 21:47:00 The LG one is tempting as it has HDMI.
@ Sol: 24" is stretching the budget.
icow (15313)
1174049 2011-01-31 22:07:00 The LG one is tempting as it has HDMI.
@ Sol: 24" is stretching the budget.

Then I would get 1680x1050 on a 20-22 inch lcd with the GTX460, the memory bandwidth isnt good enough for 19x10 on the 460 for gaming, or rather doesnt leave much leeway!
SolMiester (139)
1174050 2011-01-31 23:48:00 Then I would get 1680x1050 on a 20-22 inch lcd with the GTX460, the memory bandwidth isnt good enough for 19x10 on the 460 for gaming, or rather doesnt leave much leeway!

I'd respectfully disagree, the 460 can handle pretty much every game currently out there, on pretty much max settings, at 1920x1080 at good FPS. It's a personal preference, of course, but 1600x900 feels so low res and cramped, I could never recommend anyone buy a new monitor these days that only supports that res. 1680x1050 is OK, but personally I can't use anything less than 1920x1080 for gaming anymore lol.
inphinity (7274)
1174051 2011-02-01 00:08:00 I'd respectfully disagree, the 460 can handle pretty much every game currently out there, on pretty much max settings, at 1920x1080 at good FPS. It's a personal preference, of course, but 1600x900 feels so low res and cramped, I could never recommend anyone buy a new monitor these days that only supports that res. 1680x1050 is OK, but personally I can't use anything less than 1920x1080 for gaming anymore lol.

Gaming is different mate, Im talking text pitch size...21.5 viewable for 19 x 10 is horrible.
And while the 460 is quite a powerful card, its memory bandwidth hurts it at HD, see for yourself...34FPS isnt a comfortable speed for shooters or racing..amd there is no leeway for future games....
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SolMiester (139)
1174052 2011-02-01 00:36:00 Gaming is different mate, Im talking text pitch size...21.5 viewable for 19 x 10 is horrible.
And while the 460 is quite a powerful card, its memory bandwidth hurts it at HD, see for yourself...34FPS isnt a comfortable speed for shooters or racing..amd there is no leeway for future games....
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I guess resolution is one of those real personal preference things, to a degree - I have no problem reading text at 1920x1080 on a 21.5" LCD (BenQ E2200HD) - in fact I find it is clearer than at 1680x1050 on the Dell P2210F that I'm using at the moment.

And to be fair I've never used my 460 at the reference clocks (only OC'd), but 35fps is about the minimum I get in any current FPS/racer/RPG. I get averages about 65fps in Mass Effect 2, BF:BC2 about 50fps, Crysis/Warhead about 40fps, NFS Hot Pursuit about 60fps and Rift about 40fps. While I don't have full eyecandy on for all of them, they're also certainly far from turned down ;)

Certainly there are better cards than the 460, and if I were to go any higher than 1920x1080 I'd look at something like a 6970 or 580, but it's still a fantastic card up to and including 1920x1080 on a budget.
inphinity (7274)
1174053 2011-02-04 04:55:00 Got this in the end. www.elive.co.nz $245 all up (shipping and credit card payment). icow (15313)
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