8600GTS for 22" LCD? And is my monitor/video card dying?

Elimin8or · 10-09-2009, 05:00 PM

First question...
Well, I am in the market for a LCD (actually around the black-friday sales

) Just wondering if it would be OK for me to use a 22" LCD monitor with my 8600GTS? I know I won't be able to use the monitor to its full capacity, but would it still be fine or should I get something smaller? I know for a fact anyting under 19" is a no go, but I really want a 22". Thanks

Second question...
Sometimes my monitor (17" CRT Gateway from the late '90's) will start to have black lines running down the monitor. It doesn't mess anything up, is generally not even a full minute, and I can still see everything, but it is really irrating when I'm playing a game and that happens. I am guessing that its either the monitor or the video card, probably the monitor. Whaddya think?

BigSteve702 · 10-09-2009, 05:23 PM

it depends what games you plan on playing and the rest of your system. a 8600gt can run most games at medium specs at 1680x1050. newer games would have to be turned down a good bit, but that doesnt mean you cant get a nicer card later

sounds to me like graphics card issues. have you tried using another screen to see if it still happens?

Elimin8or · 10-09-2009, 05:32 PM

Goody, then I can get a 22" Woohoo.

No, I haven't, but when I DID have a different monitor, it never happened. Only with this one...And that GPU should not be dying already. I bought it brand new not even a year ago!!

Bootup05 · 10-09-2009, 05:34 PM

Got another monitor u can test it with, any local PC shops that will lend you one? how about Video out on your graphics card > TV, anything really to elliminate your gpu.

I'm suprised you're old 90s CRT is still working TBH.

Elimin8or · 10-09-2009, 05:39 PM

Like I said, I had a different one and it never happened. Soo I think that's the issue. But I guess I could use a different one, although it doesn't happen all the time. It's pretty random...

Bodaggit23 · 10-09-2009, 05:51 PM

I use my 8600GTS on my 46" LCD TV.

Resolution is the same amount of pixels, no matter how large the screen.

If the card supports a certain resolution, it will run that resolution on any size monitor. The pixels will just be bigger and it won't look as good as it would on a smaller monitor.

Size of the monitor doesn't matter.

mightymilk · 10-09-2009, 05:58 PM

you'll see some dip in performance on newer games, but you can always lower the resolution if it's unbarable.

10-09-2009, 05:00 PM	#1 (permalink)
Elimin8or Diamond Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Don't turn around... Age: 17 Posts: 2,492	8600GTS for 22" LCD? And is my monitor/video card dying? First question... Well, I am in the market for a LCD (actually around the black-friday sales ) Just wondering if it would be OK for me to use a 22" LCD monitor with my 8600GTS? I know I won't be able to use the monitor to its full capacity, but would it still be fine or should I get something smaller? I know for a fact anyting under 19" is a no go, but I really want a 22". Thanks Second question... Sometimes my monitor (17" CRT Gateway from the late '90's) will start to have black lines running down the monitor. It doesn't mess anything up, is generally not even a full minute, and I can still see everything, but it is really irrating when I'm playing a game and that happens. I am guessing that its either the monitor or the video card, probably the monitor. Whaddya think? __________________ My Rig: Mobo: K9N4 SLi \| CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ @ 2.7GHz \|HS+F: Stock \| GPU: EVGA 8600GTS \| RAM: 4GB DDR2 800MHz \| HDD: 120GB \| PSU: 420W Raidmax \| Case: Raidmax Scorpio \| OS: XP Pro SP3 5 Favorite Games I'm Playing: Assassins Creed \| Mirrors Edge \| Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare \| ArmA2 \| R6: Vegas 2 \|

10-09-2009, 05:23 PM	#2 (permalink)
BigSteve702 Silver Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Las Vegas, NV Age: 19 Posts: 205	it depends what games you plan on playing and the rest of your system. a 8600gt can run most games at medium specs at 1680x1050. newer games would have to be turned down a good bit, but that doesnt mean you cant get a nicer card later sounds to me like graphics card issues. have you tried using another screen to see if it still happens? __________________ CoolerMaster Storm Scout Asus M3n78-VM AMD Phenom 2 x4 920 @ 3.55(coolermaster v8) PNY GTX 275 (730 mhz) 4gb crucial ddr2 875 mhz 2 Seagate Barracuda 200gb in raid-0 1 Hitachi 1TB media drive Corsair 750w psu Bluray drive! woooo!

10-09-2009, 05:32 PM	#3 (permalink)
Elimin8or Diamond Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Don't turn around... Age: 17 Posts: 2,492	Goody, then I can get a 22" Woohoo. No, I haven't, but when I DID have a different monitor, it never happened. Only with this one...And that GPU should not be dying already. I bought it brand new not even a year ago!! __________________ My Rig: Mobo: K9N4 SLi \| CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ @ 2.7GHz \|HS+F: Stock \| GPU: EVGA 8600GTS \| RAM: 4GB DDR2 800MHz \| HDD: 120GB \| PSU: 420W Raidmax \| Case: Raidmax Scorpio \| OS: XP Pro SP3 5 Favorite Games I'm Playing: Assassins Creed \| Mirrors Edge \| Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare \| ArmA2 \| R6: Vegas 2 \|

10-09-2009, 05:34 PM	#4 (permalink)
Bootup05 Diamond Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: South East England Age: 18 Posts: 2,660	Got another monitor u can test it with, any local PC shops that will lend you one? how about Video out on your graphics card > TV, anything really to elliminate your gpu. I'm suprised you're old 90s CRT is still working TBH. __________________ Intel Q6700 @ 3.7GHz Gigabyte UD3P P45 6GB DDR2 800MHz Asus 4890 @ 975/4500 750GB Samsung Spinpoint - 320GB WD Caviar - 160GB Seagate USB Belinea 26" Wide LCD SoundBlaster Live 24bit USB - Acoustic Energy Aego M Thermaltate Ultimate Extreme Back in Push Pull Tagan 600W 48A Quad Rail Win 7 x64 RC Last edited by Bootup05; 10-09-2009 at 05:36 PM.

10-09-2009, 05:39 PM	#5 (permalink)
Elimin8or Diamond Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Don't turn around... Age: 17 Posts: 2,492	Like I said, I had a different one and it never happened. Soo I think that's the issue. But I guess I could use a different one, although it doesn't happen all the time. It's pretty random... __________________ My Rig: Mobo: K9N4 SLi \| CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ @ 2.7GHz \|HS+F: Stock \| GPU: EVGA 8600GTS \| RAM: 4GB DDR2 800MHz \| HDD: 120GB \| PSU: 420W Raidmax \| Case: Raidmax Scorpio \| OS: XP Pro SP3 5 Favorite Games I'm Playing: Assassins Creed \| Mirrors Edge \| Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare \| ArmA2 \| R6: Vegas 2 \|

10-09-2009, 05:51 PM	#6 (permalink)
Bodaggit23 Diamond Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Aperture Science Posts: 4,546	I use my 8600GTS on my 46" LCD TV. Resolution is the same amount of pixels, no matter how large the screen. If the card supports a certain resolution, it will run that resolution on any size monitor. The pixels will just be bigger and it won't look as good as it would on a smaller monitor. Size of the monitor doesn't matter. __________________ Team Stats @ ExtremeOverclocking.com Team Stats FOLDING FOR THE GOOD OF MANKIND :F@H Team 44358 CPU: i7 920 Batch#3841A525 (@3.43Ghz) Board: EVGA E758-A1 Memory: Dominator 3x2GB DDR3 1600 Hard Drive: 300GB VelociRaptor GPU: EVGA GTX260 SC Core 216 Optical: Sony Optiarc 22x DVD/CD Burner PSU: Corsair TX850W CPU Cooling: Noctua NH-U12P SE1366 Primary OS: Windows Vista x64 SP2 Case: Coolermaster HAF 932

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