So time for a new v-card

[losCHUNK]

I don't want to have to troubleshoot my vcard..that's why I want nvidia. I never got anything else, and not about to start now without a damn good reason.

Ive only had 1 nVidia card (most current) in the last few years, used buy their shit all the time but put the ATI driver myth to the test a while back and tbh the cards I had hardly skipped a beat, have had issues / seen stories about both camps though, just hope I get lucky again I guess

[Captain]

Im a fucking mongo, replace everything I said about EVGA with XFX, the only problem Ive had with EVGA is having to pay for one of their cards to be sent back to the US

There you go, XFX was shit. BFG too.

[Mat Linnett]

Currently running a 580GTX from EVGA, and it's the best card I've had in years. Not very noisy and runs everything I chuck at it. The last card I had that felt this professional, for want of a better word, was my Gainward 8800GT.
So yeah, EVGA seem to know their shit.

[ToxicBug]

I went for the 670 recently. Cheap enough and just a smidge below the 680 performance wise. Hasn't ran a single game with a hitch so far, and thats with max everything, monster res and AA. Loving it.

What resolution?

[o'dium]

I tend to run everything in 1080p simply because anything over that is worthless to my eyes But I've tested upto about 2500x ish and no hitching. Max 3 for example, runs everything maxed, DX11, max tesselation and 8xFXAA and doesn't once miss a beat. Love it.

[ToxicBug]

I tend to run everything in 1080p simply because anything over that is worthless to my eyes But I've tested upto about 2500x ish and no hitching. Max 3 for example, runs everything maxed, DX11, max tesselation and 8xFXAA and doesn't once miss a beat. Love it.

I'm waiting for my 2x EVGA GTX 670 SC 4GB to come in. Hoping to run very demanding games (Crysis 2, BF, Max Payne 3) maxed out at 2560x1440 and not-so-demanding games (Dirt 3, Dragon Age II, Might & Magic Heroes VI) at 7680x1440.

Running without MSAA makes a huge performance difference, but FXAA blurs the textures a bit. We'll see, I hope that I won't notice it since my screens have a high PPI.

Btw, having played Starcraft 2 on a 25" 1080p screen and then on a 27" 1440p screen, I have to say that it looks a lot better on the latter. The first time I saw it, it took my breath away.

[seremtan]

2560x1440

is that the native res of your monitor?

[DTS]

a 27" 1440p screen

There's your answer.

[ToxicBug]

2560x1440

is that the native res of your monitor?

a 27" 1440p screen

There's your answer.

Yep, it's the standard resolution for 27" 16:9 screens.

[GONNAFISTYA]

Currently running a 580GTX from EVGA, and it's the best card I've had in years. Not very noisy and runs everything I chuck at it. The last card I had that felt this professional, for want of a better word, was my Gainward 8800GT.
So yeah, EVGA seem to know their shit.

My 8800 GT (the card I had before I bought the busted Zotac 460) was also a Zotac and it worked (and still works) flawlessly.

Despite the discussion about brand quality, I'm getting the impression that no brand is really better than the others. Most times it works and some times it won't...warranty the fucker and move on.

[seremtan]

standard resolution for 27" 16:9 screens.

well, not really. you can get 27" at that res, but majority appear to be 1920x1080

[ToxicBug]

standard resolution for 27" 16:9 screens.

well, not really. you can get 27" at that res, but majority appear to be 1920x1080

I guess it's incorrect to say "standard resolution", but WQHD (2560x1440) is common for high-res 27" screens and WQXGA (2560x1600) is common for high-res 30" screens.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_display_standard