$149 Nvidia GTX 750 Ti unveiled; plays Titanfall better than Xbox One

[Seriously]

I've got friends who still run 22" 1600 res monitors. Or they pass their old pc's down to their kids and the kids want to play a bit of games on. If you have the mentality that you won't compromise for less than max graphics or fHD resolutions this is obviously not for you.

The point is that with the GTX 750 Ti at $150 odd you do not have to skimp to much, therefore the article. I have the same issue that the kids want to play games and complain they can't on their normal desktop PC's.

 

[CataclysmZA]

Who wants to do that?

Note how you'd have to lower detail settings to get playable framerates on some games with Maxwell (that 128-bit bus isn't doing it any favours). Using that card at 720p would allow for Ultra detail settings with something approaching 60fps. I still have a 1440 x 900 monitor for gaming on a secondary computer and a HD7750 would be enough to run any game at high settings.

Hell, this year I'm going to have to start dropping my main desktop's gaming res to 720p because some games are coming out that are going to be very taxing on a HD6870.

 

[Fudzy]

Isn't the higher frame rate lost on standard LCD panels? I thought that the benefit of 60fps can only really be enjoyed on those new 144Mhz panels?

 

[CataclysmZA]

Isn't the higher frame rate lost on standard LCD panels? I thought that the benefit of 60fps can only really be enjoyed on those new 144Mhz panels?

60fps can be enjoyed on any 60Hz panel, it just depends on how sensitive you are to motion blur and input lag. I have an overclocked BenQ running at 74Hz and even this small bump is enough to change things noticeably for me.

Going way off topic here, but Lightboost and 120/144Hz monitors are really the next level of gaming that we need to jump to, not 4K.

To fully realise why people buy 120/144Hz panels, you need to run your games at settings that ensure that you never drop below 100fps and you need to run the Lightboost hack, which strobes the backlight in tandem with your refresh rate to reduce motion blur that's inherent in most non-Lightboost monitors. G-Sync almost emulates the experience of lag-free, stutter-free and blur-free gaming, but Nvidia hasn't gotten the G-Sync scaler to activate variable backlight strobing yet.

[video=youtube;qh5lL8GbYTQ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qh5lL8GbYTQ[/video]

 

[Fudzy]

60fps can be enjoyed on any 60Hz panel, it just depends on how sensitive you are to motion blur and input lag. I have an overclocked BenQ running at 74Hz and even this small bump is enough to change things noticeably for me.

Going way off topic here, but Lightboost and 120/144Hz monitors are really the next level of gaming that we need to jump to, not 4K.

To fully realise why people buy 120/144Hz panels, you need to run your games at settings that ensure that you never drop below 100fps and you need to run the Lightboost hack, which strobes the backlight in tandem with your refresh rate to reduce motion blur that's inherent in most non-Lightboost monitors. G-Sync almost emulates the experience of lag-free, stutter-free and blur-free gaming, but Nvidia hasn't gotten the G-Sync scaler to activate variable backlight strobing yet.

[video=youtube;qh5lL8GbYTQ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qh5lL8GbYTQ[/video]

The only people I've seen advertise them locally is Esquire with the AOC model, not sure who the quality is like.

 

[bar1]

so,whats the best graphics card to get at the moment, between R1500 and R2000?
hows this one:http://www.rebeltech.co.za/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=20&products_id=11277?

 

[cerebus]

so,whats the best graphics card to get at the moment, between R1500 and R2000?
hows this one:http://www.rebeltech.co.za/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=20&products_id=11277?

http://www.wootware.co.za/powercolo...gb-gddr5-pci-e-3-0-desktop-graphics-card.html

260x is a rebranded 7790 - your best choice imo.

 

[Fudzy]

60fps can be enjoyed on any 60Hz panel, it just depends on how sensitive you are to motion blur and input lag. I have an overclocked BenQ running at 74Hz and even this small bump is enough to change things noticeably for me.

Going way off topic here, but Lightboost and 120/144Hz monitors are really the next level of gaming that we need to jump to, not 4K.

To fully realise why people buy 120/144Hz panels, you need to run your games at settings that ensure that you never drop below 100fps and you need to run the Lightboost hack, which strobes the backlight in tandem with your refresh rate to reduce motion blur that's inherent in most non-Lightboost monitors. G-Sync almost emulates the experience of lag-free, stutter-free and blur-free gaming, but Nvidia hasn't gotten the G-Sync scaler to activate variable backlight strobing yet.

[video=youtube;qh5lL8GbYTQ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qh5lL8GbYTQ[/video]

How much would you say that setup costs?