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    Help Please - how does screen resolution affect gaming performance?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by jjj651, Aug 20, 2008.

  1. jjj651

    jjj651 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi,
    I am stuck between the dv7t and the dv5t. They are the same except that the dv7t is 17in. They both have a Nvidia 9700M GT. I heard somewhere that the bigger your notebook screen is, the more it will work your graphics card when you play games. Or is it screen resolution?
     
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  2. Mikelx215

    Mikelx215 Notebook Evangelist

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    It's screen resolution. It's all digital - the only size that matters for a LCD screen is the pixel count.


    Worse comes to worse, you drop the resolution in game.
     
    Mikelx215, Aug 20, 2008
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  3. Rusch

    Rusch Notebook Consultant

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    Think you mean 9600M GT, not 9700. :)

    It all comes down to your budget, and how you will be using your laptop. If you are going to be traveling a lot with it, I would go with the dv5t.

    Other part of your question, I believe you are thinking of the screen res.

    I got a dv5t (specs in sig) with a 1680x1050 res. It is amazing, and games look great. :)
     
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  4. WileyCoyote

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    it's the higher resolution that taxes your system. But on a 17' inch screen 1280x1024 will look so crappy that you'll almost always need 1440x1200. So generally you'll need a stronger gpu in a bigger laptop. THe 9700m gt should run everything just fine.
     
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    So the higher the resolution the better processor you need, not graphics card right?
     
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    Other way around, the higher the resolution, the more powerful your video card needs to be to run that resolution.
     
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  7. Mikelx215

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    Resolutions shouldn't really have much of an impact on your CPU - at higher resolutions you tend to be GPU limited.
     
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    No the higher the resolution the more and the faster your gfx needs to be. You also need more Vram @ higher resolutions. Usually for resolutions under 1440x1200 you'll be fine with 256mb of Vram.
     
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    the difference between a 14.1 and 17 inch screen would be significant while running the same resolution, the image needs to be spread over more surface area so it tends to look blocky.
     
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  10. Tony_A

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    Resolution is mainly affected by your GPU's memory bandwidth.

    The type + speed of your GPU does play a role, but the bandwidth of your video memory is central to high resolution performance.

    Try some over + underclocking of various GPU + memory settings @ 1900X1200 + see what happens.
     
    Tony_A, Aug 21, 2008
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