How good is the GeForce 8800 GTS?

Michael

I have an Intel Core 2 Duo e6550
2GB RAM at 667MHz
400GB HD 7200RPM
Vista Home Premium
24' HP Monitor at 1900x1200 Native Resolution

I'm willing to spend the money on this, I just can't afford the GTX or Ultra though, as long as I won't have to upgrade again for a while.

What's your opinion on whether or not this card is worth the money and if with my system, and a new power supply, I would be able to play all the newer games like Bioshock - maybe Crysis - and DX10 games?

Answer
It is very good. It is about twice as fast as an 8600 GT or GTS at about twice the price, and about half as fast as the GTX or Ultra at about half the price. At 1900x1200 resolutions, it is near the bottom of what works well.
For (old) comparisions see:
http://www23.tomshardware.com/graphics_2007.html?modelx=33&model1=854&model2=778&chart=279

Note that on some games, the 640MB vs 320MB versions makes little difference, while on others it is big (2 to 1)

For a good comparison tool with overclocking settings:
http://www.gpureview.com/show_cards.php?card1=513&card2=475

Note that within a year or two, games will probably outstrip all of the current boards and the differences in the high end boards will become more noticable.

Gaming Monitor Recommendations?

JamesisJex

I'm wanting to make a gaming rig I already got some educated advice for cards and a cpu but one thing I'm going to need its a top notch monitor. My price range 150-250$. I'd like to pay the least amount possible but i do need the quality so recommendations?
Note, I'm considering 3D but I think it's a gimmick so I don't want to pay extra for it, but it would be cool.

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Im very happy with the Dell U2311H I just purchased. If you want a monitor for movies AND games you should look into 1080p monitors (unless the black borders don't bother you, then a 1900x1200 should be fine).

The dell U2311H is an 8-bit ips monitor. All TN panels are 6-bit, and use dithering to display the full 16.7 million colors that a 8-bit panel can produce without dithering.

IPS is notorious for having a better picture and color reproduction than TN panels. IPS is also notorious for being slower, but with this 8ms Dell model I don't notice much difference coming from a 5ms TN. I play FPS games too and its fine for me.

Google tftcentral for some good reviews, check out some of the new monitors. If you are going for a TN panel I recommend the Samsung PX2370 LED or the XL2370-1 LED. IPS picture is much prettier though not quite as fast.

The Dell U2711 is a really good monitor as well that I may of considered if I wanted to spend three times the price.

I am convinced that the Dell U2311 (23inch) is the best monitor money can buy for around $250 US if you buy it with a sale and/or coupon. The 24 inch U2411 is $500 and is wide gamut - which is a whole different topic

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How do you get rid of the pixelated image when playing PS3 on a 1900x1200 monitor?

gaming monitor 1900x1200 image

Jim M

I just bought a Samsung 24 inch monitor and hooked it up to my PS3. At first things looked fine, the xmb was sharp. but once i got into the game things started going wrong. The image is terribly pixelated and grainy. I've tried a lot of solutions so far and can't find a fix.

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The highest resolution the PS3 is capable of displaying is 1080p. That's 1920x1080 resolution. You should first make sure it's set up to output video at 1080p.

If the problem persists, I suspect the problem is that your monitor is 1920x1200, which means when your monitor receives the 1080p video signal from your PS3 it will attempt to stretch the image to 1920x1200 to fill the whole screen. That might be why the images becomes pixelated and grainy.

You need to look through your PS3 and monitor manual and see if there is a way to disable "image scaling" and make it display at 1:1 pixel mapping.

How can I hook up older game systems to an LCD computer monitor?

Amon

Long story short, I'm going to be upgrading my computer setup soon. The monitor I'll likely be going with is 24" 1900x1200 and will have one DVI port and one HDMI port. How can I connect older game systems (systems with composite and component cables) and have them be displayed at a decent resolution?

Thanks to anyone who can help out.

Answer
You want a scaler. But they don't come cheap. Here's one from Amazon to give you an idea, http://www.amazon.com/Component-composite-s-vid-Scaler-converter/dp/B00083Y712 . That would allow you best customize how the image is being output to the monitor. You can also get ones for HDMI like this, http://www.hdtvsupply.com/svideo-to-hdmi.html

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