1080p low vs 720 high

[arnoldlouie]

Which would you prefer gaming at 1080p with low - mid settings or 720p with high-ultra settings? I have no other choice. It's either one or the other. Thanks

 

[sam_p_lay]

Surely there's a middleground with 1680x1050 and inbetween settings? If I had to choose between your two options, probably 1080p.

 

[jpoos]

i wouldn't want to choose but if i had to i guess it would depend on the type of game. for rts i could live with low as i'd want as much fov as possible, but most games i like to crank those settings up high, and fps i want both high settings & big fov. are you planning this build for a specific type of gaming or just a general gaming build?

 

[arnoldlouie]

I am planning to get an hd 7750 and I know I can't do high 1080p. That's why I have only the 2 choices.

 

[sam_p_lay]

Maybe not on the latest games, but it could probably handle it on older/high framerate games. I'm thinking of games like Modern Warfare, Unreal Tournament 3, World of Warcraft etc. I'd approach it on a game-by-game basis, tweak the settings of each new game you start until you find a good compromise. Keep in mind there may be games that won't play smoothly on ultra high settings even at 720p.

 

[arnoldlouie]

Okay, I understand. One more question. I am playing Skyrim and I know I can't do high 1080p on that. How about DOTA 2 and NBA 2k13? Thank you

 

[sam_p_lay]

Take a look at this:

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/radeon-hd-7770-7750-benchmark,review-32379-8.html

You might be fine with high settings if you drop resolution to 1680x1050? No guarantees about any particular game though - some are reliant on CPU performance and I don't know what you have. Buying hardware for a specific title (or small selection of titles) is a mug's game anyway - are you going to buy another new card for the next three games after those? Better to look at how the card performs in general and base your buying decision on that if you intend to keep the card for a couple of years. Get the best you can afford and then just adjust individual game settings as you need to.

 

[arnoldlouie]

I already like the HD 7750 and saw different benchmarks.. so I thought if I had to choose between those 2 settings above which one should I chose. I am buying it mainly for htpc and some gaming. I like the zero core of 7000 series. I don't think I'd buy a better card since I don't do any fps games. The most is skyrim which I play 1 hour a week..hehehe.. I am interested in the game but don't have time.. I am curious is 1080p mid better than 720p high?

 

[sam_p_lay]

It really depends on the game. The quality difference between medium and high is purely down to where the game developer chooses to put those settings. Some games see a huge difference between low and medium, but not much benefit to high. Others are significantly better looking on high than on medium.

Resolution on the other hand will look the same always and the size of your display matters there... you're looking at playing these games on a TV?

Playing an hour of Skyrim a week should certainly keep you occupied for a few years so I suppose choosing the card for one game makes more sense than I thought Where are you planning to buy the card by the way? I saw one on scan.co.uk for £70.

 

[arnoldlouie]

Best answer selected by arnoldlouie.

 

[arnoldlouie]

That long ahh.. a few years.. I know it's a long game.. but not that long..heheh... thanks for your advice. I don't really like rpg, I am more in competitive gaming like nba2k13 and dota.. just got interested in skyrim because of 9gag. Unfortunately, skyrim needs more attention. As of now, I don't know where I am going and what I am doing. Just killing people and stealing stuff.... like cups and sh*t. What is a grown man doing with all this cups and kitchen utensils..hehehe..thanks

 

[sam_p_lay]

Haha yeah it's funny stuff! Lots of funny stuff Skyrim on Memebase:

http://cheezburger.com/5484881152

http://cheezburger.com/6264471552

http://cheezburger.com/6202503680

I was actually kind of joking when I said years for Skyrim but thinking about it... 52 weeks in a year, 1 hour a week, you'd only need to play 104 hours to be playing for two years. If you're doing sidequests, exploring, etc you could be looking at well over 100 hours! That's why I'm not playing it - I played Fallout 3 and New Vegas (same guys) and left both half way because they just never end. Have fun though, fus ro dah, all that.