Resolution

[Ben]

Just wondering does resolution affect the speed of the pc, i was thinking having it on say 1600x1400 may be slightly quuicker because the gfx card has to display a little less, but then again it just means the pixels are smaller dont it? so that aint right?

[JustinB]

I think the bigger the resolution, then the slower the pc would perfrom because there's more to display.

[Dale]

The detail is increased when the resolution is increased.
But everything is smaller.
So it probably evens out.
Do better GFX cards, allow a better resolution?

[Ben]

Yep, i have massive monitor and can only get 1600x1400 so i think so...

Then again i have a 16mb graphics card and i can get 1600x1400?

If i put so much thinking into exams as i do on the void id be A*

[Dale]

WEll.. your monitor comes with a standard size. Because they display them on sites.. the highest resolution. But with graphics cards, they display resolution sizes aswell...

[carrotderek]

Monitors come with a maximum resolution on the basis of display modes. They include resolution, color, refresh rate and all that funky jazz.

I don't believe that video cards have a huge influence over screen resolution. Video cards have "optimized performance for high resolutions" But don't create new display modes.

[Adam]

ive got a pretty nice graphics card, and i use 800x600... im leet.

[Dale]

You shoul dhave it as high as it goes really... 800x600 sucks. Alot of art will look bad quality on that, or just everything is too big. If you have a nice card then have it high...

[Samuel]

If you use a high resolution during gaming, the game will play alot slower, depending on your video card.

Anything like a 6800, or higher won't really be affected by this. But older cards, you should use a lower resolution. (no higher then 1024x768)

Monitors can go all the way up 2048x1200. Most new grpahics cards can easily acheive making that resolution, but many monitors don't support such a high resolution.

Here's a good source.

http://www.thescreamonline.com/technology/...onitor_res.html

[Afterburn]

My New Year's Resolution is 1280 x 800.


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