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doomtrooper (741)    Oct 17, 2007 - 08:11 am

We had this discussion months ago about why we still include low resolutions in benchmarks. It was globally decided to not include them anymore because most people don't play at those resolutions and factors other than video card power influence performance at low resolutions. » Login to reply to this  marvelous (16)   Oct 22, 2007 - 11:13 am Not when majority still play @ 1280x1024 resolution. Most used resolutions are 1280x1024 and 1600x1200. Not 2560x1600 » Login to reply to this  doomtrooper (741)    Oct 22, 2007 - 08:45 pm Ok that's nice but we FS is testing video card performance. Pushing them to their limits means high resolutions. You won't learn anything from 1280. » Login to reply to this

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Anonymous (-) Oct 15, 2007 - 05:31 pm | Edited on Oct 15, 2007 - 05:31 pm

whoops i meant 2600 xt and 8600 gts » Login to reply to this  marvelous (16)   Oct 16, 2007 - 01:24 am | Edited on Oct 16, 2007 - 01:26 am The review didn't have these cards on this particular benchmark. Where are you getting this info? 8600gts is still faster but yeah 2600xt raw performance is getting better than 8600gt and is near 8600gts on newer games now. » Login to reply to this

Soldier36 (639)    Oct 15, 2007 - 04:52 pm | Edited on Oct 15, 2007 - 04:52 pm

Get another job then, if your on a 19' mon still then come out of the stone age. 22 and 24" panels are getting cheaper by the day. Move up with us big boys in 2007/08. COD4 and Crysis just cant be beat running max settings at 1920 x 1200 in all its glory! » Login to reply to this  marvelous (16)   Oct 15, 2007 - 05:34 pm | Edited on Oct 15, 2007 - 05:39 pm I got this LCD monitor last year. Why do I need a new monitor when this one looks fantastic compared to even new ones? I don't know about you but I don't change monitors every year. I'm actually on a widescreen. 1440x900 but it compares to 1280x1024 pixels. There are many people using this resolution who are on medium range graphics cards like 8600gts, 2600xt, 1950pro. You are forgetting huge chunk of PC industry belongs to this part of the market. Not dual 8800gtx or 2900xt with 30" monitors. I read firingsquad often and I can't stand web sites who only show 1920x1200 and 2560x1600. Reviewers aren't being realistic. I think 1280x1024, 1600x1200, 1920x1200 what most people run. Drop the 2560x1600. Barely any people use that resolution. » Login to reply to this  DocHoliday69 (1)   Oct 15, 2007 - 06:40 pm Most people play @1600/1200 that I know and I play @ 2560/1600 with a 30" monitor and 99.9% of the PC gamers play @ the highest res they can so I'd say your a little off on your post. Plus why should they give your specific resolution compared to just an average, I don't always see my res on reviews, they just must give what they can as far as the hardware they are using @ the time. I always feel I can get an idea of performance when my res is not included in the review. We aren't all special and deserve to get our specific wants, these guys are doing us a favor by letting us know how it performs. » Login to reply to this  GX-Brandon (369)   Oct 15, 2007 - 05:48 pm Marvelous: I don't understand why you're upset then. For mainstream and budget cards I do test at 1280x1024. Check out the BioShock article for proof. I've never tested an 8600 GTS-class card at 2560x1600 in any of our articles. For a high-end setup like 8800 GTX SLI though, 1280x1024 just isn't a res that someone with that kind of PC would run at. » Login to reply to this

GX-Brandon (369)   Oct 15, 2007 - 03:13 pm

Marvelous: When you're testing this many different cards there's only so much time in the day for testing (remember I'm doing 7 runs per resolution). So I choose to include more graphics cards rather than more resolutions. I honestly don't think the final conclusion would change all that much if a 1280x1024 graph were added. What 19" monitor is limited to 1280x1024 anyway? Even an old 19" CRT should be more than capable of running 1600x1200 at 85Hz or better. » Login to reply to this  x4 Critical (396)   Oct 15, 2007 - 04:25 pm 1280x1024 is the most used resolution in 19" LCDs which seem to be the most common sized LCD size sold. LCD's do not scale up like a CRT. To be fair though, whatever performance is seen on the 1600x1200 benchmarks, 1280x1024 should be faster. So, if the FPS look good at 1600, then 1280 should be just fine. » Login to reply to this

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