How to choose video resolution for gaming ?

How do I know which video resolution is best suited for my pc ?

Thanks!

 

It depends on many factors:

-- Your computer's specs, capabilities, drivers.
-- The game that you are playing.
-- Personal preferences.
-- Your screen's resolution.
-- Whether you overclock or not.

Sometimes a resolution does not fit all of the games, what computer do you own with what specs, by the way?, that way we can help you better.

 

The "best" resolution is always your monitors native resolution.

The only reason to make it lower is if you have to for performance reasons. If this is the case just make sure to use a lower resolution that has the same aspect ratio as your native.

In other words do not set a wide screen resolution on an old square monitor or vice versa, and there is a difference between 16:10 widescreen and 16:9 widescreen (cinema)

Here is a chart/image you can use if your not familiar with aspect ratios and different monitor resolutions.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...s2.svg/2000px-Vector_Video_Standards2.svg.png

Find your monitors native resolution (the max resolution it can run) and see what color it is on that image. That represents its aspect ratio.

If your playing a game that you need to lower the resolution, find a lower resolution with the same color (aspect ratio) and change it to that to maintain optimal image quality.


Note: everything above is based on current LCD screen technology it has a defined native resolution based on the number of pixels the screen is composed of. If yor using an old CRT monitor it does not have a pre-defined resolution and can be set to anything you like but still stick with something that matches the aspect ratio of that screen and in the case of CRT that is almost always 4:3

 

Cool thanks!

My notebook is Dell XPS M1730

 

Your native resolution is always best unless you need a higher frame rate and or higher visual fidelity.

Good Looking Games = High Resolution + High Fidelity (Settings)

If you can't run a game at native resolution and maxed settings you have options (depending on your preference):

1. Lower Resolution (keep the aspect ratio) + High Fidelity = blurrier image, sharp textures, more shaders & shadows
2. Higher (Native) Resolution + Medium/Lower Fidelity = sharp image, dull textures, less shaders & shadows

Hope this helps.

 

Oh my god, lol.

Screen size is not equal to resolution, and 1280x720 is a really low resolution screen and not something I would ever own.

If you mean use 1280x720 as your gaming resolution, again thats only something you should do if your full native resolution is running too slow and you feel its better to lower the resolution rather than some of the game settings.

Plus you cant simply call out 1280x720 as a good resolution, it would be determined by the aspect ratio of his screen. 1280x720 would be suitable as a secondary lower resolution for a 16:9 widescreen display that is naive of 1920x1080

Note: you should never limit your native screen resolution based on what you want to game on. There is much to be done on your computer besides gaming and limiting your native resolution only means you will not be able to work as easy with the reduced desktop realistate, it could mean you wont have the ability to display full HD movies, and of course you can always reduce the resolution of the screen via settings if you need to for gaming like we are talking about.

Seems to me everybody is over looking or over thinking the question way too much. It was a simple question of whats the best resolution for his PC, and that is a simple answer the native resolution is best. There was no questions about what resolution screen to buy or about budgets or any other things.

 

So where did this qouted post dissapeared? ^^^

Native reolution is always the best.

 

With your 8800M GTX SLI, you shouldn't ever go below your native resolution.

 

Moderators delete things and ban people at times to keep the forums free of spamming

 

if u have 8800M GTX SLI , 9800M GT SLI or 9800M GTX SLI , u can play all games on native res easily... but if u have 8700M GT SLI , don't expect much.

 

Seriously? The 8700 isnt the greatest in the world, but its alright, and two of them should be more than enough for todays games still.

 

Two 8700M will be outperformed by one 8800M GTX, but they can still handle all of today's games, at 1280x800.

 

Personally I enjoy games most when they have the greatest frames per second while still looking decent. So when I get a new game I will spent quite a long time to tweak all aspects of a game for great looks and fast speed.

Generally for myself, fast paced games need the maximum frames per second but slower paced games I will turn settings up to enjoy the graphics.

Resolution really impacts how well you see and how far in a game. If you need that visual clarity and your pc is struggling then turn the effects and details down but keep up the resolution. I guess its all about balance and what works for you. I'll keep tweaking the settings until I have maximum speed and the best picture I can.