Monitor Size and video card resolutions

[imported_Ahumado]

I have a 19 inch Samsung 940bx LCD with native resolution of 1280x1024, 60 hz.

I have an eVGA 8800GT.

My question: Will buying a newer more powerful video card make a difference in my gaming or will the monitor limit any increase that a new card might offer because it won't really display higher resolutions.

My thought is don't get a more powerful card until I replace the monitor but I don't know so I am asking.

 

[Insomniator]

A newer card probably wouldn't make much of a difference, but it would sure run games maxed out at that resolution for some time.

Either way I would replace the monitor first. They last quite a bit longer than your average gfx card.

 

[Sam25]

Originally posted by: Insomniator
A newer card probably wouldn't make much of a difference, but it would sure run games maxed out at that resolution for some time.

Either way I would replace the monitor first. They last quite a bit longer than your average gfx card.

Excellent advice. I would go in for the monitor change first as well.

 

[Denithor]

What does the rest of your system look like? At 12x10 your CPU has a big impact on how well/smoothly games run.

And I'll third the LCD upgrade before worrying about a GPU change. However...be sure the rest of your system can push a higher end GPU before you jump to like a 24" LCD or something. Because you're gonna want a 1GB 4870 or GTX 260 at that point and a low-tier X2 just ain't going to cut it.

 

[imported_Ahumado]

Thanks for the replies. I appreciate them all. Sometimes just assholes reply with asshole comments.

My system Specs:

Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3P
Intel Q8200
eVGA 8800 GT 512 MB Ram
Seagate SATA II 500mb + 250
Seagate SATA I 250MB
4 gig G Skill F2-8500CL5-2GBPK
CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX 650W
52A on 12V
20X Samsung SATA DVD LightScribe Burner
Asus Xonar DX
Win XP SP3/Vista 64 SP1