Posts by Joshua Cook8

Thanks for the feedback; I appreciate everyone weighing in.
I’m a little disappointed that we haven't heard from any serious players yet.
That said, my own schedule doesn't exactly leave much room for professional-level play, so I just hope this meets expectations. At my age, gaming shouldn't really be the deciding factor anyway 😛

Larry Ortiz5 said:Exactly. You aren't going to be running any modern titles at Full HD because that card isn't built for gaming. Besides, just so you know, mobile GPUs and desktop GPUs are different beasts entirely. If that's actually the laptop you're looking at, check this out: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/example_link...products_id=11802

I noticed the video memory on the graphics card uses DDR3 speeds, which isn't great. It would be much better if it had at least DDR5 speeds to make things smoother and faster.
My take: I wouldn't pick up that laptop if your main goal is plugging into an external monitor to play games.

That’s the machine, but I'm not buying it strictly for gaming. I want an all-rounder—something reliable for the long haul—that can still handle a few casual titles here and there, especially while it's still "brand new."
I'm planning to play some Madden NFL 2, 3, and 4, and down the road, if I have the time, I might just grab a console instead...

Is that GPU decent enough to run things at a lower resolution?
Also, what's the deal with the image blurring?

Jonathan Mendoza17 said:Regarding your second question, both the laptop and the monitor have DisplayPort, so that’s definitely your best bet for a connection.
That parallel USB connection was likely just meant for using the USB hubs built into the monitor; neither DVI nor VGA can handle that. You don't need it for video signal.
I didn't quite catch your first point, though. Why would you want to play at a lower resolution than what the monitor actually supports?

Good call, it’s probably for those USB ports since the monitor has about two of them.
Thanks for clarifying the DisplayPort thing—so that’s a better option than using a VGA to HDMI converter and then running through HDMI?

I'd drop the resolution for heavy titles that struggle at Full HD. Older games might be fine, but Call of Duty 4 certainly wouldn't cut it. Most modern games would probably face the same issue...

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Maybe this belongs in a different section altogether... hardware? software? ...? 🙂

Hi,

I'm planning to pick up a Dell XPS 15 with a GTX 850M 2GB graphics card, and I want to hook up a Dell Samsung Galaxy S21 monitor with a 1920x1080 resolution for gaming. I have two specific questions regarding how this will play out:

1. If I'm playing something like Call of Duty at 1600x900 or 1366x768, while the native resolution of my 23" monitor is 1920x1080,
how bad is the upscaling? I've read quite a bit about image blurring, and I'm wondering if it’s just a minor annoyance or if it'll be an eyesore that makes gaming uncomfortable.
I used to play on CRT monitors where resolution mismatches weren't really an issue, but I haven't dealt with this on LCDs before, so I can't quite gauge what to expect...

2. What's the best way to connect this monitor to the laptop? (Trying to be practical here, since the monitor seems to lack HDMI and only has VGA and DVI inputs.)
When this monitor was paired with a desktop, it used a DVI cable along with a USB connection per the manual, though I don't really get why a parallel USB connection is necessary if it's already running through DVI.

If this is more of a hardware discussion, feel free to move this thread, though I suspect seasoned gamers might have better insight into that first question...

Thanks in advance for the help.