i'm yet another first time builder looking for some help making sure i'm not going about this all wrong. right now i'm looking to replace my older 15" powerbook with a fubar screen, with a cheaper PC. being a bit of a gamer, i'd like to be able to play new games at above average/higher settings, for at least a year or two. however, i'm also trying to build the computer with future expansion in mind.
COOLER MASTER RC-690-KKN1-GP Black SECC
GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3P LGA 775
Intel Core 2 Duo E7400 Wolfdale 2.8GHz
SAPPHIRE 100245L Radeon HD 4850
mushkin 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)
Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD6400AAKS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
CORSAIR CMPSU-550VX 550W ATX12V
Pioneer 20X DVD±R DVD Burner Black IDE Model DVR-116DBK - OEM
a couple of questions:
i'm thinking of either going for the recently reduced price SAMSUNG 2243SWX or the cheaper Acer X223Wbd, but i'm curious as to whether or not my video card will have difficult time running at 1080p. i'm assuming that the samsung will have better visual fidelity regardless, but it be nice to use it in all its glory. also, if the video card is what's holding it back, would bumping it up to the SAPPHIRE 100259-1GL Radeon HD 4870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 make that large of a difference?
COOLER MASTER RC-690-KKN1-GP Black SECC
GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3P LGA 775
Intel Core 2 Duo E7400 Wolfdale 2.8GHz
SAPPHIRE 100245L Radeon HD 4850
mushkin 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)
Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD6400AAKS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
CORSAIR CMPSU-550VX 550W ATX12V
Pioneer 20X DVD±R DVD Burner Black IDE Model DVR-116DBK - OEM
a couple of questions:
i'm thinking of either going for the recently reduced price SAMSUNG 2243SWX or the cheaper Acer X223Wbd, but i'm curious as to whether or not my video card will have difficult time running at 1080p. i'm assuming that the samsung will have better visual fidelity regardless, but it be nice to use it in all its glory. also, if the video card is what's holding it back, would bumping it up to the SAPPHIRE 100259-1GL Radeon HD 4870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 make that large of a difference?