I am so sorry to trouble you guys
So if I can afford a 120Hz Monitor and a 770 - that would be ideal?
And a total overkill IMO. Unless the game has a Watch_Dogs-awful level of optimization, you should be fine with GeForce 600 series as well. And the monitor refresh rate is not that huge deal, according to many (I usually play at 60Hz screen, and if I ever played at higher refresh rate one, I never noticed)
Alright - I understand. How about preparing for future games? 
Sorry I'm a scrub at this kinda stuff 
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And a total overkill IMO. Unless the game has a Watch_Dogs-awful level of optimization, you should be fine with GeForce 600 series as well. And the monitor refresh rate is not that huge deal, according to many (I usually play at 60Hz screen, and if I ever played at higher refresh rate one, I never noticed)
If you'd ever play with a 120Hz monitor, you'd notice right away. The higher refreshrate makes motion look soooooooooooooooooo much smoother it's a whole different world.
I don't own one, sadly, but I've seen them in action when they were being compared on GamesCom two years back and it's a vast difference.
Not important if you only play RPGs or the likes, but if you play games with lots of motion and precision, the difference is significant and definately a gameplay factor. It's much easier to predict and follow movements say when aiming at an enemy.
Sure, if you have money to spare, getting a 780Ti (or waiting for the 800 series, supposed to launch sometime in autumn, I think, or wait until the prices of 780 drops as a result of that) is a good investment.
If you'd ever play with a 120Hz monitor, you'd notice right away. The higher refreshrate makes motion look soooooooooooooooooo much smoother it's a whole different world.
I don't own one, sadly, but I've seen them in action when they were being compared on GamesCom two years back and it's a vast difference.
Not important if you only play RPGs or the likes, but if you play games with lots of motion and precision, the difference is significant and definately a gameplay factor. It's much easier to predict and follow movements say when aiming at an enemy.
Well, I do not play lot of aiming games, so yeah...
Also, I like my 16:10 monitor, and it is really hard, if not impossible, to find a 120Hz monitor with that resolution 
I am so sorry to trouble you guys
So if I can afford a 120Hz Monitor and a 770 - that would be ideal?
You could though what I would advise is think first about is what resolution you intend to play at if the answer is 1080P and your current monitor can do that then don't bother with a newer monitor unless its really needed and put the bulk of your money towards the best graphics card you can get and in terms of getting the most longevity out of the card before either replacing it or adding a second one then I'd advise getting a 780 it'll last alot longer before you need to think of upgrading then a 770 would.
In my case I intend on going to either 2K or 4K which is why I have got a 1300W Powersupply so that i have more then enough capacity to power a second and even a 3rd R9 290.The only problem i have is deciding which as there is'nt a huge price gap between a good 2K monitor and the new Asus PB287Q 4K monitor
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Well, I do not play lot of aiming games, so yeah...
Also, I like my 16:10 monitor, and it is really hard, if not impossible, to find a 120Hz monitor with that resolution
True, so far there's only 1080p monitors available with 120+ Hz and exactly one 1440p monitor soon to come with 144Hz.
The only reason to buy a 120Hz monitor is if you are planning to use for 3D gaming. Otherwise, there really is no advantage to it seeing as how many games render graphics at a rate much below 120Hz.
The only reason to buy a 120Hz monitor is if you are planning to use for 3D gaming. Otherwise, there really is no advantage to it seeing as how many games render graphics at a rate much below 120Hz.
Can someone please explain how 3D gaming works? Like, is it like having a 3D tV?
Can someone please explain how 3D gaming works? Like, is it like having a 3D tV?
Basically, yeah, you play with 3D glasses on and it works something like 3D movie
Guest_Aotearas_*
The only reason to buy a 120Hz monitor is if you are planning to use for 3D gaming. Otherwise, there really is no advantage to it seeing as how many games render graphics at a rate much below 120Hz.
That's plain wrong.
Games don't render anything and GPUs don't render in Hertz intervals, they render when it's finished being processed as fast as physically possible. It's the the monitor that periodically refreshes its display (as it has to, unless you'd only see a black monitor), in intervals measured with Hertz.
And as I've said, the difference is significant. Double the frame refreshrate means you see double the frames. So if you have a GPU that can render a game at 120 fps, with a 60Hz monitor you only see half of those.
You can compare it with animated comics. Draw a motion comic in crude successive pictures and you see motion. Draw the same visual with more standalone pictures and speed up the animation and you have a smoother visual because the differences between each single frame is less.
A 120Hz monitor won't make a picture more pretty, but it will improve the visual quality of motion significantly.
120Hz monitor's definitely make movement in games a lot more fluid. It's unlikely that I'm falling victim to the placebo effect either as I first remarked upon the increased fluidity around a friend's house when I didn't know that she had upgraded.
Guest_Caladin_*
single core? duo core? quad core?
Gotto start/run in box appears type dxdiag for your processor if u dont know
It's bad.you need stronger CPU(faster) and Video card.maybe you can run but that will be bad for playing and quality of the picture wont be so good
i think minimum CPU i7 2600K and card amd 7950
Guest_Caladin_*
I'd say your cpu will be fine m8 but im no computer geek 
so may be wrong
your CPU is ok.you have 4 cores and 4 threads and with turbo you get 3.5ghz i think that you can play on medium DAI but you need minimum amd 7950
Well, game debate says with my current rig I should run Battlefield 4 on high settings. I should be alright, hopefully I can get high settings or tweaked high settings.
Intel Core I7-4800mq
Nvidia GTX 780m
16GB RAM
Guest_Aotearas_*
Well, game debate says with my current rig I should run Battlefield 4 on high settings. I should be alright, hopefully I can get high settings or tweaked high settings.
Intel Core I7-4800mq
Nvidia GTX 780m
16GB RAM
Should be fine *insert mandatory laptops aren't suited for gaming comment here*
Ok somehow I missed the last 15 pages of this thread and thought no one had answered about how to look up system info. Nevermind this post.
Ok somehow I missed the last 15 pages of this thread and thought no one had answered about how to look up system info. Nevermind this post.
If your on windows 7 click on start and right on Computer and click on properties
Guest_Aotearas_*
If your on windows 7 click on start and right on Computer and click on properties
Or more accurate: run "dxdiag"
Or more accurate: run "dxdiag"
Newer Windows are pretty good at displaying hardware in System Properties or Device Manager.
Ddxdiag can be PITA to read for lot of people.
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