Will the 8800gts 320mb be enough for future games or will it be crippled by only having 320mb of memory? Future Shop has it on for 279.99cdn which is $100 cheaper than anywhere else. I only play games at a max res of 1280 by 1024. Should I buy the 320mb superclocked or spend $120 more for the 640mb version?
the 640Mb version is really a waste of money because on nearly all benchmarks ive seen the 320mb version gets the same scores as the 640 version and at 1920 res its only 1 or 2 fps slower. the 8800GTS will definetly ,max out any game at 1280x1024 includin cysis.
Highly depends on the game. For a game like Bioshock or Crys, I really suggest going for the 640MB. For most games however, the 640MB will be pretty much useless, especially at 1280x1024. Now if you had a 1920x1200 monitor, the 640MB version could get significant performance boosts over the 320MB version at that resolution. I think it would best suit you to just buy the cheapest 8800 you can find, don't worry about "super clocked" crap, that's all marketing to get you to pay extra money for insignificant overclocks that you can easily achieve yourself. Well, that's my two cents on that.
Highly depends on the game. For a game like Bioshock or Crys, I really suggest going for the 640MB. For most games however, the 640MB will be pretty much useless, especially at 1280x1024. Now if you had a 1920x1200 monitor, the 640MB version could get significant performance boosts over the 320MB version at that resolution. I think it would best suit you to just buy the cheapest 8800 you can find, don't worry about "super clocked" crap, that's all marketing to get you to pay extra money for insignificant overclocks that you can easily achieve yourself. Well, that's my two cents on that. WhiteSnake5000
please show me the significant performance increase then. http://xbitlabs.com/articles/video/display/geforce8-roundup_10.html#sect0 1 fps...... 1-4 fps increase = 100 dollars
In upcoming games that'll require a lot more power and texture memory, yea, Crysis would benefit from a 640, same with Bioshock. I wouldn't be suprised if the requirements, or 'recommended' specs for a video card on those games are at least 512MB of ram.
I guess not then. But I saw a benchmark awhile back where the 640MB left the 320MB behind in the dust in Company of Heroes and Oblivion. But despite how equally well it performs with older games, newer games like Crysis and Bioshock will benefit a lot more.
In upcoming games that'll require a lot more power and texture memory, yea, Crysis would benefit from a 640, same with Bioshock. I would be suprised if the requirements, or 'recommended' specs for a video card on those games are at least 512MB of ram, which the 640 of course would achieve. My two cents =plostamerican13
lol cmon you've got to be joking now, maybe at 1920 res the difference may become 4-8 fps but thats stll not alot. tru cyrsis will have more texture memory but the guys at cytek WILL NOT make the requirements to be over 256mb because if it is then that rules out more than half the market and also most people would be playing on 1024 res or 1280.
I want to play Crysis, CoD4 and maybe Bioshock. but like I said only at a max res of 1280x1024. Will the 640mb be that much of a difference at that res?
I want to play Crysis, CoD4 and maybe Bioshock. but like I said only at a max res of 1280x1024. Will the 640mb be that much of a difference at that res?aceee
I can't say for sure, but Bioshock will be out in a little less than 3 weeks. Maybe you should wait for a benchmark.
I want to play Crysis, CoD4 and maybe Bioshock. but like I said only at a max res of 1280x1024. Will the 640mb be that much of a difference at that res?aceee
there will be NO difference at that res. buy the 640 version if you want money to burn.
I said requirements Or recommened...and you're right, the requirements MIGHT be 256mb, but with the way Crysis has been shaping up to be, there's a part of me doubting that. I would also bet on them tacking on recommened specs of 512MB for the video card.
They recommend a 512MB graphics card for Bioshock.
Recommended System Requirements:
* CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo processor * System RAM: 2GB * Video card: o DX9: Direct X 9.0c compliant video card with 512MB RAM (NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GT or better) o DX10: NVIDIA GeForce 8600 or better * Sound Card: Sound Blaster X-Fi series (Optimized for use with Creative Labs EAX ADVANCED HD 4.0 or EAX ADVANCED HD 5.0 compatible sound cards)
They recommend a 512MB graphics card for Bioshock.
Recommended System Requirements:
* CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo processor * System RAM: 2GB * Video card: o DX9: Direct X 9.0c compliant video card with 512MB RAM (NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GT or better) o DX10: NVIDIA GeForce 8600 or better * Sound Card: Sound Blaster X-Fi series (Optimized for use with Creative Labs EAX ADVANCED HD 4.0 or EAX ADVANCED HD 5.0 compatible sound cards)
WhiteSnake5000
oooooooooo i think this is becoming a bit silly now, loads of people who buy this game are going to be very heartbroken because those are ridiculously high expectations.
X2 4600+ @2.8ghz 2GB Corsair XMS2 8800GTS 640mb @660/2160 biostar tforce 550 mobo awesome overclocker and 80gb HDD lol, I'm getting a 500GB. and i got Windows XP and Vista (sort of)
Nah, HDD size doesn't affect performance. It performs the same as your HDD, I mean it's still 7200rpm, 16mb cache, and SATA so I think I'm good. Just less space.
If anyone has seen the PC Gamer UK review of Bioshock it saids that the game runs hitchessly smooth on an entry level 8800 card (which im guessing is the 320mb version) and AMD X2 5200 at 1600 * 900 at max detail.
So I dont think bioshock will be a problem with 320mb card, especially at 1280 * 1024.
Whoa, I've had this discussion over and over again, WHY would you have 4GB of ram??? You do know on a 32-bit OS 4GB is a complete waste of money, unless of course you just an enthusiast and want the best. Using a 32-bit OS, the max memory available for addressing is 4GB or 4096. Any component with physical memory in your system takes away from the max available memory addressing for your ram. If my memory (no pun intended =p) serves me correctly, components start at the top of the addressing amount and work it's way down, while RAM memory works from the bottom to the top of the addressing amount.
The most you'll ever get out of a 32-bit OS is about 2.8 - 3.5, you'll never see 4GB. In the bios the system will recongnize all the memory, but won't use it all. Your best bet is 2 x 1GB and 2 x 512MB,
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