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Originally Posted by kenny536  ShyGuy - why do you recommend the OCZ ModStream over the Stealthstream when they are both the same wattage? The stealthstream is 21$ cheaper after all rebates and promotion discounts. | well I didn't necessarily recommend it, just posted it as a suggestion really... I was going through your link of the 20% off PSU's, & was going to point out the PC Power & Cooling one, on that page, but it wasn't listed as 20% off on its page... so I started from Scratch searching PSU's & ran across the ModStream, saw its price & 20% off & that it was 600W, & figured it'd be a good choice, but the StealthStream is fine too.
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Originally Posted by kenny536 However, there is one thing that bothers me. One guy is saying that basically I should pay 50$ more and get the 4850 video card or the geforce 260 because the 9800 GT is not sufficient for a 22" monitor - it may not handle the detailed resolutions on high for some games - is this a valid statement? Should I be concerned about this? I was looking forward to the 22" screen but if the 9800 GT cannot handle it then I guess I will settle for the 20".
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Whoever told you that has no clue what their even talking about, 22" display isn't that big, even with 1680x1050 display, a 9800GT should handle most games perfectly fine. it won't max out Crysis or one or two others with all eye candy, but this is a Budget Build system, not a mid to top end system, if that were the case then the GTX260 would apply to this situation. if you have the spare bucks then grab one, all the more better, but 260's start at around $200 on up... the HD4850 is more in the $150 range on up... the 4850 will be better than the 9800GT & would make more sense to move up to if you can afford it.
it really depends on the max resolution the monitor supports, whether your even running the game at that max res, how many options your enabling, & of course the games that are running...
but in general MOST games should be fine on a 9800GT on a 22" Display, but some like I mentioned with Crysis & one or two others, will bog down with the 9800GT, depending on the resolution run, & settings enabled...
Even better on an HD4850, 9800GTX, or 9800GTX+ for that $150 range +/- a few bucks. GTX260 will put you into the $200+ range though, once there, might as well grab an HD4870 instead, since its better than a standard GTX260 & about the same as the 216 Core/Stream Processor GTX260 (this card is in the $250+ range).
No picture available for it, but Newegg has a Geforce 8800GTS 512MB card for about $135: Newegg.com - PNY VCG88GTS5XWB GeForce 8800GTS (G92) 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards
its a step up from the 8800GT/9800GT, very little difference between it & a regular 9800GTX (some minor difference in features & clock speeds, but realistic game performance is on par with each other)... a 9800GTX+ & HD4850 are better, but not by Huge Amount, both those cards & the normal GTX start at the $150 range & go up from there, so for $15 less you get a card thats as good if not a bit less than those, but lies somewhere between the 9800GT & HD4850 for performance.
I can vouch for the 512MB 8800GTS, as I'm running one, though I don't have a 22" display, my 17" normal CRT Display, goes up to 1600x1200, & I can run most games I play fine at 1280x1024 or 1600x1200, most of them cranked to max setting with little to no lag... though I don't play any of the top end games currently I know it will handle many of those on medium to high settings at displays max resolution just fine too...
about the newest games I have right now that I'm running on that PC, is Test Drive Unlimited & ArmA (both run fully maxed out at VERY good framerates), I have some newer games, but just haven't gotten around to reinstalling them yet, since I just did some System Upgrades & a fresh OS install just over a month ago, so haven't gotten things "back to normal" for my game rig yet. have to Reinstall Elder Scrolls Oblivion, Battlestations Midway, BF2, Supreme Commander, & whole cluster of others... just installed Company Of Heroes the other day.
I have run the COD4 Demo on that rig though, & with the old Dual Core I had in it (now have my Quad in it), & it was running at max settings at a good 70-100fps depending on where I was in the map. COD5 Multiplayer Beta demo ran just as fluid...
haven't had enough income lately to grab some of the games I want, like COD4, Crysis, Far Cry 2, Fallout 3, Space Siege & a whole bunch others that have come out in the last year or so.
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