1GB of extra memory or BFG 7800?

[jo4re]

Hi All,
I have a few bucks burning a hole in my pocket. I was going to get rid of my 2 512 sticks of OCZ platinum memory for 2 1GB sticks of the same. Then I thought maybe I'll upgrade my ATI Radeon X800XL video card to the BFG 7800GT OC. Since my mobo supports Sli, I thought it would be the better choice. System is an AMD 4400X2/Asus A8N Sli Premium.

Yeah I don't really need either but if you had a choice which one would it be? I'm leaning towards the 7800


Thanks,
J.

 

[Sentinel]

I would go with the 7800.

 

[Lonyo]

If we are to assume you are a gamer, the 7800 would be the better choice.

 

[Vegito]

video card prices drop faster than ram... so far... till new memory technology comes out..

but still i rather have eye candy

 

[n7]

Depends on what games you play.

The last big three (BF2, FEAR, Q4) will really benefit from 2 GBs RAM.

Personally, i prefer smooth hitch/stutter free gameplay at lower settings than stuttering/hitching gameplay @ high settings, so i'd put the RAM in importance.

 

[Finns14]

Originally posted by: n7
Depends on what games you play.

The last big three (BF2, FEAR, Q4) will really benefit from 2 GBs RAM.

Personally, i prefer smooth hitch/stutter free gameplay at lower settings than stuttering/hitching gameplay @ high settings, so i'd put the RAM in importance.

Thats pretty accurate, could always get the card and a stick of value ram maybe 512MB

 

[Ike0069]

Originally posted by: n7
Depends on what games you play.

The last big three (BF2, FEAR, Q4) will really benefit from 2 GBs RAM.

Personally, i prefer smooth hitch/stutter free gameplay at lower settings than stuttering/hitching gameplay @ high settings, so i'd put the RAM in importance.

Exactly my thoughts. And that is why I have 2x1GB sticks on the way right now to replace my 2x512.

 

[Sqube]

What games do you play? If most of them are GPU-limited, the 7800 is the better choice. If you're a heavy BF2 player, get the RAM.

 

[raildogg]

I'd get the 7800GTX to see more of a performance increase over the X800XL. If you can get a 7800GTX, get it. If not, then an extra gig might be better.