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    795GTX and 1920x1200

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by kernowek, Aug 13, 2007.

  1. kernowek

    kernowek Notebook Enthusiast

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    i was just wondering how well a 7950GTX card would handle games like upcoming Crysis or Biosshock at 1920x1200 resolutions or should i get a screen will less resolution like 1680x1050
     
    kernowek, Aug 13, 2007
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  2. masterchef341

    masterchef341 The guy from The Notebook

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    impossible to say.
     
    masterchef341, Aug 13, 2007
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  3. Kwakkel

    Kwakkel Weirdo

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    get a 1900x1200 screen
    for gaming, you can use a lower resolution if needed :)
     
    Kwakkel, Aug 13, 2007
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  4. imhungry29

    imhungry29 Notebook Evangelist

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    did we just have a conversation about this on the gaming thread?
     
    imhungry29, Aug 13, 2007
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  5. scriccs

    scriccs Notebook Consultant

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    two questions for everyone:

    how are we supposed to say how a game will run when it wont be released for another 3 months?

    how many other threads have hundreds of questions just like this?

    come on people, this gaming forum is getting flooded with pointless threads like these all the time. please try and stick to one thread rather then create unnecessary new ones.
     
    scriccs, Aug 13, 2007
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  6. jpb82

    jpb82 Notebook Geek

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    I thought that with laptop gaming, you should really
    run the game close to the laptop's native resolution
    other wise the PQ will look blury.
     
    jpb82, Aug 13, 2007
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  7. Kwakkel

    Kwakkel Weirdo

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    that's true for textediting, webbrowsing, ....
    but, NOT for gaming :)
     
    Kwakkel, Aug 13, 2007
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  8. Magnus72

    Magnus72 Notebook Virtuoso

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    Crysis at 1920x1200 or bioshock, yes sure but not with all effects maxed, no way. 7950GTX isn't that great, just look at what it is compared to a desktop card. The desktop 7950GTX would probably handle it but not the notebook 7950GTX. But as said earlier, why speculate and start threads like this?
     
    Magnus72, Aug 13, 2007
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  9. IIIM3

    IIIM3 Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

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    Get the high res. It will do you good, and the 7950 will most likly run games at that res, but maybe not at EXTREAME GRAPHICS!!!! soo... High Res has its pro's and con's
     
    IIIM3, Aug 13, 2007
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  10. Gophn

    Gophn NBR Resident Assistant

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    once you go WUXGA, you do not go back.

    I have a 7800GTX and WUXGA screen.

    I have been gaming on it at Native Resolution with High/Max settings on all games... all 30+ FPS.

    The 7950GTX should get better results since its about 25-35% faster than the 7800GTX.

    So as long as you have a 256-bit mem interface w/ DDR3 on a videocard, high resolution gaming should be fine.
     
    Gophn, Aug 13, 2007
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  11. Kwakkel

    Kwakkel Weirdo

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    you're scaring poor us who ordered a 8700M :p
     
    Kwakkel, Aug 13, 2007
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  12. Gophn

    Gophn NBR Resident Assistant

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    Well the 8700M GT is still considered high-end.... because it handles as good as a mobile 7900GTX.

    The new Geforce 8M GPU's are well designed with optimal power usage, while giving good performance.

    And the 8700M does not just have a 128-bit mem interface... its using dual-rank DDR3 to give the memory band a performance increase without more power required.

    If I could upgrade from my 7800GTX, I would not mind getting a 8700M GT. ;)
     
    Gophn, Aug 13, 2007
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