Which graphics card?
Friday, January 9, 2004 by deesh | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
Do these high end graphics card make a big impact on your desktop? I mean, does a WB skin, Window FX or all Stardock products look different than what it does with my GeForce 2 card? If yes, then can anyone recommed a budget card that can achieve the experience?
Thanks vey much!
Thanks vey much!
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kona0197
Reply #62 Monday, January 12, 2004 2:44 PM
Reply #62 Monday, January 12, 2004 2:44 PM
you know, even when I go out and buy a top end video card and install it in my Dell, I will still use 800 x 600.
kongit
Reply #63 Monday, January 12, 2004 2:53 PM
Reply #63 Monday, January 12, 2004 2:53 PM
essencay is right that 1280x1024 isn't the proportions as 1024x768. But 1280x1024 is more common so more people use it. I don't know why. My laptop only supports 1024x768 or 800x600 so I don't care.
kongit
Reply #64 Monday, January 12, 2004 2:55 PM
Reply #64 Monday, January 12, 2004 2:55 PM
and kona why on earth would you use 800x600. at least use 1024x768. there is a big difference in the quality of the images on your screen. If you look closely you can still see the pixels with 1024x768 but not nearly as much as with 800x600. The higher the resolution the better the image quality. The only problem is that sometimes the words get to small as you increase your resolution
kona0197
Reply #65 Monday, January 12, 2004 2:57 PM
Reply #65 Monday, January 12, 2004 2:57 PM
because I have TROUBLE reading anything at higher res because 1024x768 shinks all the stuff down. I like 800x600. So do my games and DVD player.
Essencay
Reply #66 Monday, January 12, 2004 2:59 PM
Reply #66 Monday, January 12, 2004 2:59 PM
Just wondering 'cause I bought a 19" monitor last week. Initially I set it up for 1280x960, but then noticed that the manufacturer recommended 1280x1024 and most wallpaper is 1280x1024 not 1280x960. Next step will be a new video card and sound card with tax return monies 
IPlural
Reply #67 Monday, January 12, 2004 3:02 PM
Reply #67 Monday, January 12, 2004 3:02 PM
mmm, pleanty of descriptions of the standards on the net that will answer any questions you might come up with
kona0197
Reply #68 Monday, January 12, 2004 4:23 PM
other than a bike I have no clue what to spend my Tax Monies on as here in Oregon you get 2 refunds. One federal and one state.
Reply #68 Monday, January 12, 2004 4:23 PM
| Next step will be a new video card and sound card with tax return monies |
other than a bike I have no clue what to spend my Tax Monies on as here in Oregon you get 2 refunds. One federal and one state.
DesignCaddy
Reply #69 Monday, January 12, 2004 4:35 PM
Reply #69 Monday, January 12, 2004 4:35 PM
kona i couldn't do it.. i need desktop room so anything below 1024, i beat my head on the desk. i've invested in larger monitors over the last couple years, though.. my job sorta requires it.. on a 19 in monitor, 1280x1024 looks like 800x600 on a 15in monitor.. with a WHOLE lot more room
all these flat panels comming out now is driving down the cost of nice biggie crt's. i think you'd be happy moving to a larger monitor.
i need desktop room so anything below 1024, i beat my head on the desk. i've invested in larger monitors over the last couple years, though.. my job sorta requires it.. on a 19 in monitor, 1280x1024 looks like 800x600 on a 15in monitor.. with a WHOLE lot more room all these flat panels comming out now is driving down the cost of nice biggie crt's.
i think you'd be happy moving to a larger monitor.
kona0197
Reply #70 Monday, January 12, 2004 4:39 PM
Reply #70 Monday, January 12, 2004 4:39 PM
I only have a 14" monitor. i guess if I went bigger I would switch to the higher res as long as I could read it.
DesignCaddy
Reply #71 Monday, January 12, 2004 4:41 PM
oo i see what you're saying.
Reply #71 Monday, January 12, 2004 4:41 PM
| 1280x1024 is 125%x133% larger than 1024x768 |
oo i see what you're saying.
Essencay
Reply #72 Monday, January 12, 2004 5:19 PM
New Hampshire....No State Taxes
I'm definitely gonna get an ATi card, not sure which one yet, but I'm not spending more than about $150-$180 for it. I don't play 1st Person Shooters, but I do like to play racing games and they require a high FPS to look good with more than a few cars on the track and if there is a big pile up ahead, it's kinda hard to avoid it when the frames dropout
Reply #72 Monday, January 12, 2004 5:19 PM
| Oregon you get 2 refunds |
New Hampshire....No State Taxes
I'm definitely gonna get an ATi card, not sure which one yet, but I'm not spending more than about $150-$180 for it. I don't play 1st Person Shooters, but I do like to play racing games and they require a high FPS to look good with more than a few cars on the track and if there is a big pile up ahead, it's kinda hard to avoid it when the frames dropout
kona0197
Reply #73 Monday, January 12, 2004 5:29 PM
Oregon: no sales tax
Reply #73 Monday, January 12, 2004 5:29 PM
| New Hampshire....No State Taxes |
Oregon: no sales tax
DesignCaddy
Reply #74 Monday, January 12, 2004 6:47 PM
Reply #74 Monday, January 12, 2004 6:47 PM
esseceny's math skills prompted me to check something i otherwise never would have thought about, when i got home, on my trinny display. i dropped it into 1280x960, and my display fit the screen perfectly, and more crisply. adversely, on my VDS at work, also a 19", 1280x1024 fits cperfectly. just goes to show the slight variations between monitors. this one is a little wider and i never thought to recalibrate it for the other resolution, because it is in fact slightly smaller and 1024 is more common. but having the display this tad bit wide makes a big difference to me.
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Reply #61 Monday, January 12, 2004 2:39 PM
1280x1024 is 125%x133% larger than 1024x768
1600x1200 is 125%x125% larger than 1280x960
My screen looks fine at 1280x1024, I was just wondering why all other jumps in resolution are the same horizontally and vertically except moving to 1280x1024