Which card for me.

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dre6789

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I'm new and I would just like to ask your opinion. I'm about to get a 42" tv slash monitor that displays 1080p. I play some games, but I wouldn't say that I'm hardcore. I wanted to know should I get the 8800gtx or would the 8800gts 640mb be good enough for what I am trying to accomplish.
Thank You.
 
If you play the latest games, go with a 8800GTS 640 mb. I use all high settings for all the games I play at 1900x1200 with the 640mb. On some really demanding games I drop AA to 2x, but at 1080p or my resolution AA doesn't do much visually. As the other poster said, you could go for a 320 mb too, but I'd only do that if you play older games as I can't imagine 320 mb is going to go over well at that resolution with high textures on newer games (you may want to look at reviews). Plus, the 320 isn't that much cheaper ($70) than the 640, though in a few weeks this may change since the 320 is still new.

Don't bother with the GTX. It's overkill for anything short of a 2560x1600 monitor. Someone will come in here and say GTX for future-proofing but you're better off getting the GTS now and a cheaper card sooner on a future refresh to future-proof.
 
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