New Monitor Help

**Calneon** · 8th January 2012, 03:16 PM

Looks pretty good to me. One thing to note is that the resolution is 1920x1080, not 2560x1440. I'm not sure what your current monitor is, but if it's 22" or 24", it's likely to be 1920x1080, which means this new monitor won't get you any addition screen real estate (things will just look bigger). It also means the DPI is lower, making images less sharp, though that also means you won't get the performance decrease in games you would if you went to the higher resolution.

If your plan is to use your old monitor as a second monitor, I'd say go for this one. Otherwise, maybe see if there are any in your budget that go up to 2560x1440.

EDIT: Just looked at your specs here, and you do have a 22" monitor. If you're sticking with a single monitor, I think this upgrade will disappoint you, as you'll keep the same resolution, and have a decrease in DPI. You have the PC specs to upgrade to a 2560x1080 monitor so that's what I'd recommend.

**Isphera** · 8th January 2012, 03:25 PM

Ah, in which case, I may look for a better reso one, but not sure how things like BF3 would run on a 2560x1440 with my 5870, I'm guessing high at least?

**Calneon** · 8th January 2012, 03:30 PM

Originally Posted by Isphera

Ah, in which case, I may look for a better reso one, but not sure how things like BF3 would run on a 2560x1440 with my 5870, I'm guessing high at least?

I'd have thought so, not too up on graphics cards at the moment. What FPS do you get at the moment?