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    Native Resolution Question...

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Snocker, Jan 29, 2008.

  1. Snocker

    Snocker Notebook Enthusiast

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    Ok, so never owned a widescreen type moniter before this laptop, and just now found out that I have to change the aspect ratio in some games (steam games like HL2 and such) to get my Native Resolution.

    Well i was running at 1024x768 or whatever and now im running at 1280x800 and all my games run smoother even though its a higher resolution. Do games on LCD's typically (I have a IFL90 with 8600MGT, 3 gigs ram, T7500) run smoother at the native rsolution less of course its a power house game?
     
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    Pablomancan Notebook Consultant

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    Pretty much, only LCD and not CRt.
     
    Pablomancan, Jan 29, 2008
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    No, always reducing the resolution will make the games run smoother (less resources consumed since you have less pixels to process).
     
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  4. Snocker

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    So why then do my games run smoother and in no jolts and jabs then before i had it at a lower resolution and it would jolt and jump sometimes in games? Is there something im missing?
     
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    I have no idea what the problem, or the issue in this case, might be. But a higher resolution high always put more load and therefore make games run less smoother than lower resolutions.
     
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    Pablomancan, Jan 30, 2008
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