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Discussion in 'Techno-Magic' started by Abdel - Bhaal Spawn, Nov 17, 2005.

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    Just a little point to anyone going looking at graphics cards - 256mb of memory on anything less than a Nvidia 6800 or Radeon x800 is a waste. As is 512mb of memory on anything less than 7800 or x1800. It may sound good but it really acheives very little for the extra cost.
     
    Tap Dancing Oyster, Dec 5, 2005
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    Tap Dancing Oyster my Geforce 6600 is 512MB DDR2 memory and was only $135. When I was ordering the graphic card I wanted at least a Geforce 6600 and most of the ones I saw online at the time of my purchase was 256MB GDDR. So I end up with faster memory on my graphic card and twice the amount for $20 more. I say it wasn't a complete waste. I just installed some new games and I have no lag what so ever. My cousin who has the Geforce 6600 256MB does have lag on one or two games, so the memory speed as well as the total memory does make a difference.
     
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    I appreciate that it probably didn't cost much more than a 256 or 128mb geforce 6600. But take my advice investing in a 128mb 6600GT will serve you better, Its all about bandwidth mate, the GPU cannot process that much information.
    Don't get me wrong the whole package is a great buy - but I am a bit of a trainspotter when it comes to hardware, and I've only got peoples best interests in mind.
     
    Tap Dancing Oyster, Dec 6, 2005
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