[Carbon]

Originally Posted by computeruler

even though the 9800gx2 is 2 8800gts the 512mb version what about the 1 gb version? you would have 1 less gpu but a 1gb more ram

extra vram would be useless

[computeruler]

so is it true that the video memory really doesnt matter just the clock speed?

[Carbon]

Originally Posted by computeruler

so is it true that the video memory really doesnt matter just the clock speed?

Well, it matters somewhat. For example, the 512MB 8800GT will outperform the 256MB one at most resolutions. Resolution and AA are really the big concern as far as VRAM goes. 320+ is the min you should be looking for with a 1280x1024+ monitor (1440x900 widescreen), 512 should be sufficient for most high res stuff.

I can't imagine anyone needing 1GB except for the case of 2 GPUs (like on this card). You could argue it's for ultra-high resolutions, but most of the smaller 1GB cards like the 8500 can't game anyway and I don't think such VRAM is useful in media center apps.

[computeruler]

ok thanks sooooo much for all of your help carbon

[Carbon]

no problem