On BF2 and LOTR, the highest resolution in the options, says 1280x960. But my monitor's max is 1280x1024. How can I play these games at 1280x1024? Some of my other games like CSS can play at 1280x1024, but not, BF2 and LOTR.
The games all are different and this has nothing to do with you. The resolutions are so close that it really doesn't matter which. It's just what res the games make available.