8800GTS 320MB

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AliceCooper

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Hey guys i am building a new system by end of April to mid May and i was wondering since i only have a 17" LCD if i would be alright running really good games on the 320MB version instead of the 640MB. The resolution i run at is 1260X1024. Would it really be worth the extra 50-100 $ for the 640MB or will i be ok with the 320MB runnign at this resolution.
 
consider it as an investment, get the 640MB version, for example i play Doom3 and Quake4 in ultra quality settings, that is uncompressed textures, that setting needs either 2GB or RAM or a at least 512MB or vid memory, so not only performance in high resolutions is improved by the extra ram, just wait till the prices drop
 
Ah ok because i heard that you really only needed the extra RAM if you run at high resolution. But i dont thnk the 640MB will come down 75 $ in a month and a half.
 
It really depends. While it should still be OK at that resolution for current games (I assume you mean 1280x1024 and not 1260x1024), you never know about future games.

Basically, at that resolution, with that card, you should be able to pretty much max the settings out on any game out right now.
 
I just dont know if i can afford the 640MB one by mid May because i want DX10 so i figured get the 320MB lol. So if i put two of them in SLI though wont i have 640MB of video memory that will help with quality and all that good stuff?
 
Dont SLI if you have a 17 inch monitor, just get 1 640mb card.

i have a 22 inch monitor running on a 8800gts 320mb and for me its fine, but if u can just go ahead and buy the 640mb card, i couldnt at the time, so im upgrading later.

8800gts is a good choice, if you have a 17 inch monitor, just go with a single card dont sli them'


also i beilieve when you SLi the cards the memory doesnt add together, it stays 320 not 640 total.
 
thats weird they dont add up lol. Well im sure there will be enough price drops and rebates that i will be able to get the 640MB but as of now i can barely sneak by with the 320. ALSO im guessing how much money ide have then cuz my total now is $1,258.83 with shipping and with out rebates. and with rebates its 1208.83 and thats virtually my limit from what ive calculated but i never know cuz my relatives are always asking for me to do work so i hope i can get the 640MB :)
 
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