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Help on memory size x1950pro

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Hey guys, I'm moving from AGP to PCIe. After reading through the relevant posts I came to the conclusion that the x1950 is the best bang for the buck. I really didn't want to do a build now, but I went with a semi upgrade (still on 939) with used parts (some of which I bought off of our fourm) to get me by until the beginning of next year. The best cards I can find on newegg I think are http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161092
and
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161093
My question is, is the $30 worth the extra 256mb. I have a 18" lcd at 1280x1024 native now but, I plan on moving to a 22" wide screen very soon.
I also like
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131055
But that seems to be discontinued and dosn't have HDCP which I think is important, maybe.

I'm just looking for a good card to get me by until the new stuff is released so I can get back on my build cycle, as I refuse to buy an 8800 for the price they still get (yes I know its a great card).
Any thoughts, recommendations? Other cards I should be looking at? Thanks
 
Well the 512 will help you with the higher resolution, but the fact is, the x1950pro isnt powerful enough to be maxing some of the newer games at 1680x1050, so even though it will help you with pushing the AA, the GPU itself is still lacking.
 
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...49+106790809+1067924896+1068310557&name=512MB
if you want to spend around $150

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...9+106792278+1067931819&name=Radeon+HD+2900PRO
if you want to spend $270

if you are gonna be running a 22" widescreen, I would definitely say go with at least 512mb of ram, you will need it to push that extra resolution. I personally have the x1950 pro 512mb card and I love it. I can play World in Conflict on a little over the medium settings with an average framerate of 30, the only time it goes below 20 is if there is a nuke, but the game itself looks gorgeous!!
 
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