[HELP] Screen Resolution

I was wondering if changing the resolution of you monitor affects the speed of your computer.

I currentlly have my screen resoulution at 1024x768 but would like to have it at 1280x1024. Will having my monitor at 1280x1024 effect the speed of my system?

Thanks in advance.

#308913

never thought about it before. but, i would think yes. more pixels to draw. of course, that should get handled by the graphics card. but the grachics card does talk to the cpu. in any event, why don't you change your resolution and see if notice anything?

#308917

I used to have mine at 1024 but I changed it to 1280 and I got used to it and it works really great ( I would think yes it does affect performance a little but too much )

#308919

try baby steps... 1152x864

#308943

windows uses a concept called 'dirty regions' to draw to the screen. That means that it only updates areas that need updates. as a result. it doens't matter you resolution... if the area that needs to be updated is the same size, then the speed is the same.

but of course... when messing with full screen stuff all the time, 1280x1024 will be slower... more load on the cpu (video cards right now don't do the rendering in Widnows)... but it shouldn't be noticeable if you have a 500+ MHz cpu

#308962

the answer is obvious. of course it'll affect performance. lower resolution = easier on graphics.

the question is, what do you lose by changing resolutions? if you're using an lcd, using a non-native resolution will give you blurry images, and using a lower resolution in general will give you less desktop real estate and a huge gui.

seriously, though, on modern computers, high resolutions are good. there's no reason to switch to a lower one.

#308963