1366x768 gaming

[Livetorise]

i was wondering if getting a 18.5 inch screen with the resolution of 1366x768, with the i5-3450/7770/8GB configuration, would allow playing the latest games on highest possible settings?

Basically I wanna know if this would offer smooth gameplay in recent and possibly future titles, or is it simply a batshit stupid, nonsense and underachieving idea? Ty.

 

[Durvelle27]

yes it would but with no AA

 

[mikeymikec]

The "would allow playing the latest games" is the big question here. What frame rates / variation in frame rates would you regard as acceptable? Some might say that they don't want to see the frame rate drop below 60/40/25/15 ever. There's a big difference in the hardware required for those sorts of milestones.

I have a 1080p set to that resolution and I play Batman: AC and StarCraft 2 without complaints, though I got rid of AA for Batman to reduce drastic drops in frame rate. My hardware: AMD 960T/4GB/5770 1GB.

In SC2 I see frame rate reductions, but they're all within my tolerance for it. I think SC2 patches and drivers have improved performance in it since it was released because I remember a few "arrrrrgh!" moments on this hardware, but they were all some time ago.

I'd say the minimum frame rate I tolerate is 25fps. If it drops to 15fps at times, I would want to sacrifice as little quality as possible to smooth out the frame rate. I also have vsync enabled.

 

[Livetorise]

The "would allow playing the latest games" is the big question here. What frame rates / variation in frame rates would you regard as acceptable? Some might say that they don't want to see the frame rate drop below 60/40/25/15 ever. There's a big difference in the hardware required for those sorts of milestones.

I have a 1080p set to that resolution and I play Batman: AC and StarCraft 2 without complaints, though I got rid of AA for Batman to reduce drastic drops in frame rate. My hardware: AMD 960T/4GB/5770 1GB.

In SC2 I see frame rate reductions, but they're all within my tolerance for it. I think SC2 patches and drivers have improved performance in it since it was released because I remember a few "arrrrrgh!" moments on this hardware, but they were all some time ago.

I'd say the minimum frame rate I tolerate is 25fps. If it drops to 15fps at times, I would want to sacrifice as little quality as possible to smooth out the frame rate. I also have vsync enabled.

yeah I was a bit vague, mostly because I'm not much of a pc gamer and I'm kinda in the dark about it, due to the fact I used an ancient comp up until recently. I really don't have much experience with recent games, I guess I'd like to run them without visible slowdowns, lags, stuttering. Y'know enjoyable gameplay experience so to say, in broad terms. Anyways I was just looking for some general, overview, on that resolution/conf combo and whether it supports newer stuff. Thanks for the insight.

 

[Durvelle27]

look through the benches it will be more than enough even better

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Sapphire/HD_7770_Vapor-X/15.html

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-hd-7770-7750-benchmark,3135-6.html

 

[jacktesterson]

yes it would but with no AA

I have a 7770 for sale and I'm able to play all my games so far with 2x AA, mostly maxed at 1366x768.



I was running Sleeping Dogs at 1360x768 on a TV with a 2500k/7770 combo, High Texture Pack and Preset to Extreme (Except moved the 2 shadow settings to normal) and I am always in the 40's and 50's with drops to 34-35. The 7770 is overclocked to 1200 core though. Vsync on, feels smooth as can be. With Vsync off I get a lot of screen tearing.

I just picked up a cheap 5870 so switched it out.

 

[piasabird]

Personally, I am older and my distant eye sight is not that good. I keep my computer resolution low enough so that text is large enough for me to read. However, video is different. It is odd to think I like to use a 40" HDTV and sit about 5 feet away. Any further and I need to put eyeglasses on.

If you ever want to watch movies or video in HD you should have at least a 1080p monitor. A lot of monitors have higher resolutions. There is a tradeoff between size of the screen and the resolution sometimes. The larger the screen the better the video card should be. You have to keep frame rates high enough to keep the video smooth and not lag. This is where looking at benchmarks really helps.

Keep in mind what the benchmarks are using as a processor for their tests. For instance if they are testing with an i-7 you might get slightly different results with an i-5. An i-3 might not have enough throughput for a high-end video card to perform at its best. In other words it might slow down the video card. So they should have a middle of the road benchmark for people not made of money. Sometimes there are articles along the lines of the best video card for the money.

Never totally trust benchmarks. Sometimes even motherboard manufacturers are actually overclocking their motherboards a little or using code in their drivers to favor a certain game or a specific brand or manufacturer or favoring a specific Motherboard or Processor brand. Intel is now purposely overclocking their own processors with the i-5 technology using turbo boost.

 

[Livetorise]

well it seems balanced, seeing how I don't have a prob with sacrificing res for higher settings or future playing.

and yeah figured I shouldn't take benchmarks as definite answers, due to variables involved. That's why I opted for a thread like this to get some seasoned info, lol

 

[mfenn]

You're doing yourself a huge disservice if you plan to go out an buy a 768p display. Not just in terms of gaming but also in normal everyday usage. 768 vertical pixels is what we used back in 1995, and is a regression from the mid-2000's when everybody had 1024 pixel tall displays.

1080p screens are not that expensive and you can always run games at less that native and/or windowed if you need more performance on a given GPU. Think of it as free anti-aliasing. :whiste:

 

[Durvelle27]

You're doing yourself a huge disservice if you plan to go out an buy a 768p display. Not just in terms of gaming but also in normal everyday usage. 768 vertical pixels is what we used back in 1995, and is a regression from the mid-2000's when everybody had 1024 pixel tall displays.

1080p screens are not that expensive and you can always run games at less that native and/or windowed if you need more performance on a given GPU. Think of it as free anti-aliasing. :whiste:

yep i run games on 720p on my 1080p TV

 

[Protomize]

yep i run games on 720p on my 1080p TV

Not on low settings right? You are basically rocking a console!

 

[Durvelle27]

Not on low settings right? You are basically rocking a console!

no all high settings no low ?

 

[Livetorise]

You're doing yourself a huge disservice if you plan to go out an buy a 768p display. Not just in terms of gaming but also in normal everyday usage. 768 vertical pixels is what we used back in 1995, and is a regression from the mid-2000's when everybody had 1024 pixel tall displays.

1080p screens are not that expensive and you can always run games at less that native and/or windowed if you need more performance on a given GPU. Think of it as free anti-aliasing. :whiste:

hmm I see. Would running games at less than native show some distortion, blur or anything similar and to what effect?

 

[ViRGE]

hmm I see. Would running games at less than native show some distortion, blur or anything similar and to what effect?

It would basically add some blur due to the effects of interpolating to a higher resolution.

 

[Livetorise]

would it be a better choice to go for a higher rez screen, but lower the details/eyecandy to go with the system specs, or go for lower rez screen but higher fps? I realize it's mostly a preference, but from a quality perspective what offers more? 1980x1080 medium or 1366x768 highest? cheers.

 

[riversend]

That's the beauty of getting the 1080p display. You can choose the tradeoffs. If you limit yourself to 768 then you have self-restricted. No real reason to do that. Do you have a friend's display you can borrow for a night to try it out?

 

[mikeymikec]

I personally would rather run 1080p resolution (1920x1080) with my 1080p monitor and lose AA rather than lower the resolution and have AA.