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Complete Nvidia GTX280 Scores Posted

Posted by timothy on from the so-the-plural-is-endees-eh dept.

Groo Wanderer writes "Since boredom is a dangerous thing on the weekends, I decided to alleviate mine by running 233 benchmarks on the new GT280. This includes 28 gaming related tests across up to nine resolutions, and 9800GTX numbers thrown in for good measure. Since there were no NDAs involved in getting you these numbers, we are not bound by the pesky NDA that lifts tomorrow. You can read all of the numbers here; enjoy."

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  1. Re:Slashdot: Keeping your wallet full since 1998. by Fweeky · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I keep wondering why people buy 30" computer monitors... is there something wrong with a 1080p 46" TV set? Erm, yeah, plenty; first, it's huge. 30" is marginal for a monitor you want to fit on a desk and sit 25" away from, 46" is going to be stupid.

    Second, the TV set has a crappy resolution for its size; 1920×1080? If I wanted that resolution I'd get a 24" monitor (or two) which is at least going to have a sensible DPI for, well, a monitor.

    here's the kicker, the difference in response time? .5 ms the Samsung has 6ms the Westinghouse has 6.5ms Haha, right, a mere .5ms difference in dubious response time measurements sure does make for a kicker; I can't even tell the difference between my 16ms 20"'s and my 8ms 30". Never mind the Samsung has twice the resolution and a 36% wider colour range, that response time is critical! ;)

    is it really worth it to support 2560x1600 resolution? especially since modern (single card setups) gaming cards can't even handle 1080p on modern game engines Sorry, that's bullshit. I have a single 8800GTS 512 and a 2.6GHz Opteron 185, and most games play fine at 2560*1600. I use it for 1080p from the PS3 too, and that looks great, so you don't necessarily need to run in native resolution; you benefit from the size, and when you can manage it you benefit from the resolution.

    And what makes you think games were my primary motivation for it? It's a computer, I do work on it, and that resolution gives me space to run a browser side by side with editors, file browsers, half a dozen terminals, TV guides and media players. With the addition of one of my old 20"'s, it's like having 3 monitors.