Hi guys,
I'm going to be building my first PC in the near future. While researching good graphics cards for a gaming rig I came across some healthy debate over 2GB cards. I'm still confused, so thought I'd ask you guys as to your opinion.
Basically, I've settled on a GTX 770, and after reading a squillion reviews etc feel MSI's offerings are right for me. However, they produce 3 excellent GPUs based on the 770 - the 2GB Twin Frozr Gaming, the 4GB TF Gaming and the 2GB Lightning. I really like the additional features on the latter that enable it to reach a slightly higher level of performance, however it costs the same as the 4GB TF.
Now I read that 4GB cards are, currently, unnecessary as no game uses more than around 1.5GB. So I figured the Lightning was the best option. Then I read that the next generation of consoles have around 8GB, and that for future games 4GB will definitely be required. So I figure the 4GB should be the card I buy. THEN someone comments that by the time 2GB of VRAM is outdated the entire card itself would need upgrading. I believe the argument centred around the memory bus, but unfortunately I can't find the thread now.
I am planning to spend a fair amount of money on the rig, with the hopes that it'll be able to play the latest games at 1080p for a couple of years at least. At that point I was hoping to buy another card and run them in SLI. So I guess what I'm asking is will the 2GB provide ample performance for some time to come, or are they already on their way to becoming obsolete?
I realise none of you have amazing crystal balls (or do you?!) but I figure you've been around the PC gaming scene long enough to spot the patterns etc.
Thanks in advance to anyone who cares to share their wisdom!
I'm going to be building my first PC in the near future. While researching good graphics cards for a gaming rig I came across some healthy debate over 2GB cards. I'm still confused, so thought I'd ask you guys as to your opinion.
Basically, I've settled on a GTX 770, and after reading a squillion reviews etc feel MSI's offerings are right for me. However, they produce 3 excellent GPUs based on the 770 - the 2GB Twin Frozr Gaming, the 4GB TF Gaming and the 2GB Lightning. I really like the additional features on the latter that enable it to reach a slightly higher level of performance, however it costs the same as the 4GB TF.
Now I read that 4GB cards are, currently, unnecessary as no game uses more than around 1.5GB. So I figured the Lightning was the best option. Then I read that the next generation of consoles have around 8GB, and that for future games 4GB will definitely be required. So I figure the 4GB should be the card I buy. THEN someone comments that by the time 2GB of VRAM is outdated the entire card itself would need upgrading. I believe the argument centred around the memory bus, but unfortunately I can't find the thread now.
I am planning to spend a fair amount of money on the rig, with the hopes that it'll be able to play the latest games at 1080p for a couple of years at least. At that point I was hoping to buy another card and run them in SLI. So I guess what I'm asking is will the 2GB provide ample performance for some time to come, or are they already on their way to becoming obsolete?
I realise none of you have amazing crystal balls (or do you?!) but I figure you've been around the PC gaming scene long enough to spot the patterns etc.
Thanks in advance to anyone who cares to share their wisdom!
AMD also makes some good hardware..
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