Question about LCD and GPU resolutions

[KPC84]

So, I'm putting together a pretty monster rig for HD entertainment and gaming. I'm going with a EVGA 780i mobo, q6600 quadcore, PALiT 8800GTS g92 1gig, and 2 gigs of ddr2 1200. My question is about LCD monitors/size and resolution and how they effect the GPU resolutions and quality.

I'm pretty out of the loop as far as where to put my settings for games, considering I haven't had a PC that can run anything modern for ages. I'm still in 1024 x 780.

The range LCD I am looking at is the Samsung 24" to 22". the 22" native rez is 1680 x 1050, while the 24" native is 1920 x 1200. My question is how much better is the quality between these two resolutions. And secondly, when choosing game video settings, do I try and match them as closely to the native resoultions as I can?

Thanks for the help.

 

[hermeslyre]

From what i understand, fourtyways or someone smart correct me, the quality difference would be negligible. The 24 inch is physically larger than the 22", so you're not exclusively getting a better resolution image, more a larger one. And seeing that you are supposed to run games on the native res, for best image quality, the higher native res of the 24inch would negatively impact GPU performance.

So sans image quality, you're looking at a choice between smaller, better performance; bigger, marginally worse performance. The end result of this choice will become better apparent towards the end life of the card, when a higher resolution forces game settings to be lowered. Pure opinion here. with regards to selection.

Samsumg can make some really great monitors, but they can also hit you with a subpar panel, resulting in a subpar monitor. You can't always tell which you're getting, especially online, but I hear you can tell by looking at the box in store, according to the product number or something. Someone else might be able to elaborate on this..

 

[KPC84]

From what i understand, fourtyways or someone smart correct me, the quality difference would be negligible. The 24 inch is physically larger than the 22", so you're not exclusively getting a better resolution image, more a larger one. And seeing that you are supposed to run games on the native res, for best image quality, the higher native res of the 24inch would negatively impact GPU performance.

So sans image quality, you're looking at a choice between smaller, better performance; bigger, marginally worse performance. The end result of this choice will become better apparent towards the end life of the card, when a higher resolution forces game settings to be lowered. Pure opinion here. with regards to selection.

Samsumg can make some really great monitors, but they can also hit you with a subpar panel, resulting in a subpar monitor. You can't always tell which you're getting, especially online, but I hear you can tell by looking at the box in store, according to the product number or something. Someone else might be able to elaborate on this..

So, let me see if I have the theory correct. The image "quality" between the two resolutions isn't noticable, or atleast drasticly different. IF thats true I would rather save $100 and go with the 22" instead of the 24"