veg1992
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Yeah, from what I've read before, a 4850 can power a 24" screen at 1920 x 1200, maybe not Crysis maxed out, but sufficiently, and probably most other games maxed out. So, for a 19" screen (1440 x 900), a 1GB 4870 should slay everything, including Crysis, right? Maybe not with all the anti-aliasing and anistropic filtering, but pretty dang high settings.
Does anybody know if my thing about lower resolutions like 1024 x 768 looking the same on smaller screens as higher resolutions like 1920 x 1200 on bigger screens? Because, if 1024 x 768 on my 15" screen looks the same as, or similar to 1920 x 1200 on a 24" screen, then I won't even get a new monitor with my build. I'll just stick with my 15" LCD, cause I don't care about having a big screen.
Believe me, then you should really consider dropping the HD 4850..
At 1024x768, the games tend to be more CPU Intensive than GPU Intensive.. I'd say get at least a 19'' or 22'' Widescreen monitors, those are the sweet spot for gaming
I play at 1440x900 and at that resolution I'd recommend at least a HD 3850 256mb (I have the 512mb though) and its a good balance between a low res and a good looking game (same applies for 1650x1080)