Gaming Resolution: 1920x1080 vs 1366x768?

[Mile23]

I wanted to upgrade my monitor to an LED display. My native resolution is currently 1280 x 1024. You may think that it is very low, but I'm used to it. In fact, I have never actually used a 1920x1080 desktop monitor. Now, if I upgrade to a 1080p LED monitor ( 21,5 ), I know that overall crispness, contrast, etc will improve, but what about gaming? I use a SAPPHIRE HD 5670 1GB GDDR5 PCIE graphics. So if I buy the 1080p or 768p ( 21,5 or 18,5 ), I obviously won't be able to game with everything on high. How the game will look and work with this configuration?

Athlon II X3 445 3.1 GhZ
8 GB RAM
SAPPHIRE HD 5670 1GB GDDR5 PCIE

... and some new monitor...


Tnx

[Patr1ck]

You should be ok as long as you don't turn on antialiasing. Go for the 1080p monitor. You won't regret it.

[tuaLight]

I dont think that video is for playing and on full hd i wonder if u run nba on medium too. The day after tomorrow ill try to chech how many fps ill get on medium without anythin else and will inform ya.

[Patr1ck]

That video card doesn't matter so much since 2k uses the processor more than anything. 5670 is a budget card but it's not like 2k has mind blowing graphics. I don't recall 2k using more than 60 percent of my 6870 in-game. The menus actually use all of my video card.

[Mile23]

I hope that with this video card games work fine. For me, the biggest dilemma is whether I buy a monitor of 18.5 or 21.5 inches. Many people say that to me on a larger monitor to work the game worse. Is this true with this configuration?

[Patr1ck]

Not true. The larger the resolution you play at, the lower the performance. You can get a bigger monitor and still play at a lower resolution if your computer can't run it well enough.

[Mile23]

Thanks for the advice. Now I have to find the right monitor for my needs. There will be some of the middle class, that's for sure.