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512MB 8800GTS vs 1GB 8800GT?

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Gerr

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If you had around $250 to spend on a video card that needs to play games on a 24" LCD with a native resolution of 1900x1200, which card would be better, an 8800GTS(G92) with 512MB or a 8800GT with 1GB?

The system this will be installed on is fast, so there won't be a CPU bottleneck.

I have heard that when you play games at higher resolutions, more memory is better, but it is worth taking a small step down in GPU performance to get that memory?
 
Very rarely will the 512MB actually be a limitation at that resolution. Almost always the issue is either:

A) memory bandwidth

B) the rest of the card not being able to keep up <-- far more common issue


Neither can AA in any game where the memory would be useful, because the card lacks the horsepower to do it. Any game where they have the horsepower for AA, the 512MB isn't much of a limiting factor, if at all.

Unless the 1GB GT has a 2-slot cooler, the GTS wins by a landslide. better cooler = more OC potential.
 
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