Gaming on a 50" LCD. Will my rig get it done?

[Elvis2]

It's going to be a combination gaming / HTPC.
specs:

E8500 @ 4.3 ghz.
Monsooon III hsf
Gigabyte UD3P mb
8gig GSkill 8800 ram
Asus 4870 X2
Asus 4870 Dk (3 X CF) w/HDMI
2 x 500gig WD Black Caviar's in RAID 0
HDTV pcie TV tuner
Corsair 750wTX
DVD Rom
DVD Burner
Blue Ray DVD drive
Antec 300 case
Logitec wireless k/m
Logitec Z5500 speakers

 

[Udgnim]

yes and it's resolution that matters not size of screen

 

[happy medium]

Correct. My rig would do it also.

 

[Elvis2]

yes and it's resolution that matters not size of screen

Agreed. 1920 x 1080 won't pose a problem.
Thanks.

 

[crackshot91]

So what, you just wanted to show off your rig?


Nice rig, btw.

 

[SlowSpyder]

3 4870's should chew through 1920x1080 if the scaling is there.

I also have Z5500's for computer speakers. I think they'd make a nice home theater setup for the non-audiophile. They sound good (not great, but certainly not bad), have lots of power and plenty of bass (even though it can be a bit on the muddy side at times), and actually have much better mids/highs then you'd expect from a single 3" speaker.

Anyway, I hope they work out for you, your rig should have no problem with that resolution. I use a single 4870 for an even higher resolution of 1920x1200 and it generally works very well.

 

[Rifter]

Considering my 4890 eats 1080p for breakfast you wont have a problem with trifire 4870, unless you are trying to play crysis with ultra detail and 8xAA or higher.

 

[0roo0roo]

1080p is not hard. a 30" computer monitor has double that resolution.

 

[Fox5]

1080p is only 20% higher res than 1680x1050, which is probably the most common 'high end' resolution. So yes, any card over $100 will handle it fine, and probably some under $100 too.

 

[SlowSpyder]

One thing to think about, for an HTPC that's a lot of power draw and heat. Though a 5850 might be not as fast overall compared to your tri-fire setup, you'll save a lot in power and heat. A 5850 level card has plenty of power for 1080P. You might not want to hear those 4870 fans spinning when you're trying to watch a movie on that rig. You could probably sell those 4870's for very close to what a 5850 costs. If the power draw, heat, and potential noise don't bother you, then that system will be fine. But it's something to think about if you already haven't.

*edit - Also, I know a lot of the HTPC crowd was excited about the HTPC features of the 58x0 cards: http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=3643&p=10

 

[dmw16]

1080p is only 20% higher res than 1680x1050, which is probably the most common 'high end' resolution. So yes, any card over $100 will handle it fine, and probably some under $100 too.

Since when is 1680x1050 high end?

 

[Oyeve]

Since when is 1680x1050 high end?

I think he meant that as the minimum high-end standard. I play at that res all the time as my monitor doesnt go any higher.