xtasy 9100 PCI 64mb or 128?

[waitman]

Which is a better card? Seems like I heard somewhere the 64 mb was a better card.
Thanks.

 

[Pete]

Both Vteks should be clocked the same, at 250/250. Some other brands clocked the 128MB card lower than the 64MB one, but you don't have that problem with Vtek. I'd go for the 128MB if the price isn't much higher, as PCI cards will choke even harder than AGP cards when you exceed card memory. If you like detailed textures, you'll want the 128MB card.

Side note: I can't believe Deus Ex sometimes lags with my 64MB Xtasy 9100 on a P3-700@866 at 10x7 with max detail. Very disappointing for a game that old. I suppose it could b/c the card has only 64MB, but I don't think 3D cards had more than 64MB onboard when Deus Ex was released.

 

[waitman]

I can get the 128 for about $8 more second day shipped than the 64 meg.
Thanks for your reply

 

[Pete]

That's a great deal, definitely go for the 128MB card. Just remember that if you want dual-head, some of the Vteks may not offer it. If the card has a DVI-D out, it'll only drive one monitor at a time, either via DVI-D (digital) or DB15 (analog). If it has a DVI-I out, then you can drive two monitors at once. You can tell which is which rather simply: DVI-D has only a horizontal indentation on one side, while DVI-I has a cross.