What would be necessary to run games at 1920 x 1200?

[Josh7289]

I've been out of the loop for a long time now, so I'm just wondering... What kind of video card would be necessary to be able to run modern games at 1920 x 1200, with respectable or maximum video settings? What about games released 2+ years ago?

This is assuming there are no other significant bottlenecks in the system, as there usually aren't...(video card upgrade makes the biggest difference, etc.)

 

[tuteja1986]

4850 for $200 would play pretty much any game on 1920x1200 at smooth frame rate.

 

[Josh7289]

Cool. In fact, most of the games I play are 2+ years old, so that's really good news.

I won't be building a new machine until next summer, so I'm hoping prices will be even lower by then.

 

[DaveSimmons]

"Smooth" means different things to different people, my benchmark gazing puts the 4850 as good for 1600 x 1200 but a little weak for 1900 x 1200. I'd recommend the 4870 instead.

But look up the review links in the sticky 48xx thread, read, and decide for yourself.

 

[AzN]

Originally posted by: Josh7289
Cool. In fact, most of the games I play are 2+ years old, so that's really good news.

I won't be building a new machine until next summer, so I'm hoping prices will be even lower by then.

You are asking the question now to build a system next summer? I hope you meant 2008 not 2009. By that time we would be on different GPU.

 

[Josh7289]

I mean summer 2009. 9, 9, 9, not 8, just to make sure it wasn't a typo.

The reason I'm asking now is because I don't want to be in the dark when/if I build my system next year. Knowing that a card available right now for $200 could run a lot of games at 1920 x 1200 gives me a good indication as to what I could expect to pay for such a card a year from now.

I'm just trying to get a general idea here.

 

[Bateluer]

Originally posted by: Josh7289
I mean summer 2009. 9, 9, 9, not 8, just to make sure it wasn't a typo.

The reason I'm asking now is because I don't want to be in the dark when/if I build my system next year. Knowing that a card available right now for $200 could run a lot of games at 1920 x 1200 gives me a good indication as to what I could expect to pay for such a card a year from now.

I'm just trying to get a general idea here.

Summer 2009 is a long time away. Now is when you should be conducting research on current products, and following trends and launches so that this time next year, you aren't in the dark.

 

[Schfifty Five]

Originally posted by: Josh7289
I mean summer 2009. 9, 9, 9, not 8, just to make sure it wasn't a typo.

The reason I'm asking now is because I don't want to be in the dark when/if I build my system next year. Knowing that a card available right now for $200 could run a lot of games at 1920 x 1200 gives me a good indication as to what I could expect to pay for such a card a year from now.

I'm just trying to get a general idea here.

Sorry, that logic doesn't make any sense.

You're going to be asking the same damn questions a year from now.

 

[taltamir]

Originally posted by: Josh7289
I mean summer 2009. 9, 9, 9, not 8, just to make sure it wasn't a typo.

The reason I'm asking now is because I don't want to be in the dark when/if I build my system next year. Knowing that a card available right now for $200 could run a lot of games at 1920 x 1200 gives me a good indication as to what I could expect to pay for such a card a year from now.

I'm just trying to get a general idea here.

I am sorry, but the oracular forum is located elsewhere. We can only give you advice about existing products.

a year from now, you should expect to drop your settings down from high to medium on new games... or buy a new video card.

Extreme games like crysis will still require you to play on lowered settings. (at 1680x1050 you can max crysis out with 2x GTX280 SLI... 1300$ for a pair of cards + 300$ PSU + cooling + etc isn't so bad, right?).

The 4850 is very powerful, among the most powerful cards out there right now, it is only slightly slower then the much more expensive cards above it. And it is currently the best buy, especially at 150$ (best buy deal).

but if you want a little more, consider the 4870... the 9800GTX and GTX+ are similar in performance to the 4850, and give you physX as well... both the 4850 in CF and the 9800GTX in SLI will beat any single card on the market.

 

[Josh7289]

Originally posted by: Bateluer

Originally posted by: Josh7289
I mean summer 2009. 9, 9, 9, not 8, just to make sure it wasn't a typo.

The reason I'm asking now is because I don't want to be in the dark when/if I build my system next year. Knowing that a card available right now for $200 could run a lot of games at 1920 x 1200 gives me a good indication as to what I could expect to pay for such a card a year from now.

I'm just trying to get a general idea here.

Summer 2009 is a long time away. Now is when you should be conducting research on current products, and following trends and launches so that this time next year, you aren't in the dark.

Exactly. I don't see why people don't seem to understand that. =/

 

[phantom404]

I have a q6600 at 3.1 and HD4850 and so far I can play Crysis on high with no AA with no problem at 1900x1200. Dont know what the exact fps are but i don't notice any slow downs. And havn't noticed any in wow, rainbow six vegas2 and world in conflict