i've sorta come into a bit of money and im thinking of treating myself to a new 20 inch widescreen tft and im wondering about what to do on the graphics side of things.
for playing@1680x1050)
BF2 as high as possible
CSS as smooth and with a bit of AA n AF
DoD:S ditto ditto ditto
FEAR as well as possible, if not high at something like 1440x900 scaled
CoD2 as high as possible
Lock on modern air combat at native res with high textures and at least 2xAA
which of these 3 choices would be best?
1. keep my current setup
in sig, AMD64 3000+ @ 2.25-2.4ghz(i need a new case and some AS5), 2GB crucial DDR570 (capable), 7800GT @ 460-1200 for 100% artifact free-ness. or a little more for certain apps.
2. sell the 7800GT on Ebay or MM if i get access for somewhere in the region of £150-180 (they're still going strong)
a) buy a 7900GT (£200ish) get and Artic cooling Accelero or zalman VF-900 and live with something like 580/1300 and be capable of doing a 20inch 1680x1050 proud, will this be enough
or
b) i) buy a X1800XT 256(£190ish) will this be enough
ii) buy a X1800XT 512(£240ish) will this be worth it?
3. other? 512 worth it? an upgrade worth it>?
for playing@1680x1050)
BF2 as high as possible
CSS as smooth and with a bit of AA n AF
DoD:S ditto ditto ditto
FEAR as well as possible, if not high at something like 1440x900 scaled
CoD2 as high as possible
Lock on modern air combat at native res with high textures and at least 2xAA
which of these 3 choices would be best?
1. keep my current setup
in sig, AMD64 3000+ @ 2.25-2.4ghz(i need a new case and some AS5), 2GB crucial DDR570 (capable), 7800GT @ 460-1200 for 100% artifact free-ness. or a little more for certain apps.
2. sell the 7800GT on Ebay or MM if i get access for somewhere in the region of £150-180 (they're still going strong)
a) buy a 7900GT (£200ish) get and Artic cooling Accelero or zalman VF-900 and live with something like 580/1300 and be capable of doing a 20inch 1680x1050 proud, will this be enough
or
b) i) buy a X1800XT 256(£190ish) will this be enough
ii) buy a X1800XT 512(£240ish) will this be worth it?
3. other? 512 worth it? an upgrade worth it>?