8800 GTS 320 vs the 8800 GTS 640

Tough call, that res is on the border of where I'd say go from 320 to 640, still, IMO you should spring for the 640mb, I expect that even some current games at superhigh settings could use over 320mb and have to go into system memory, and future games certainly will.

edit: omg that sentence ran on longer than Terry Fox

Well depends though, how often do you upgrade? So far right now the difference between the two is pretty nill in most games and an overclocked version of the 320mb is usually much faster that a standard 640 plus much cheaper. So it all depends. You could save money now but maybe soon that 640mb of mem may be usefull.

Damn. My mom just taught me not to talk to strangers and to not play in the street.

Hey, get off his mom... I just did
(rimshot sound byte)

I got the evga 8800gts 320mb since I am at 1280 on a lowly CRT, it is nice to max out the gfx settings on every game owned. worth every penny.

Can anyone link a suggested LCD replacement for me from Newegg? Aroudn the the same prices.

Really depends on what games you want to play. It could either way really, if you have the cash, I'd save up for a cheap gtx for $100 more, or step up to this monitor over the sceptre (have considered the sceptre for myself though)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6824001096
Because if you want to really get a good gaming experience, then as you said, a little step up can never hurt

I bought the 320MB and at that resolution the card is a bit weak in Oblvion with 4xaa and 16xaa. Can't say for sure the 640MB would be better at those demanding settings, but I suspect yes it would be. I had R600 on my mind anyway, but possibly would do the eVGA trade up instead depending how things pan out between 8800GTX, 8900's, and R600's. Whichever route offers me more for my money will be the way I go.

Damn. My mom just taught me not to talk to strangers and to not play in the street.

LOL...Looking like that I can see why.

I don't know, I just checked out that samsung I was talking about at best buy, and the showed it playing a few video clips without any lag or ghosting, and that was the a model (I had a guy take it down and check for me )

Hi

If you want to game at that resolution , you can with a 320mb card as long as it is paired with a high end processor .

By high end i mean a E6600. I own a 320mb card Superclocked EVGA.

I have it paired with a AMD 3000+ , which is a bottleneck for the card .

So my suggestion is based on practically using the product, even on this processor i can run all my games 16aa 16af -Nfs most wanted etc.

I will be getting a new processor waiting for the price cuts .

Funny thing... i noticed that on page 3 the 8800GTS 640MB puts out 55FPS and 82FPS in Battlefield2142 at 1280x1024. Now turn to next page (page 4) and read the 320MB version of the 8800GTS. It gives 58 and 82.2FPS respectively! Not only it beats its 640MB bigger brother, but it performs on par with the 8800GTX!!! LOL! There is definately something wrong there!

thanks for letting us know your needs, that was loud and clear - let me finish it for you:

DO NOT GET THE 320MB CARD... unless you play at 1280 or less.

guru3d's review does a good job of comparing the 340's performance along with the older gen cards as well as the 640 & 768mb 8800s with many benchmarks. I read that then decided the 340mb was the best fps-per-dollar for my games & resolutions.

Spreading FUD does not assist in a purchasing decision, giving the consumer the resources needed to make an educated decision based on their needs is much more beneficial.

Funny thing... i noticed that on page 3 the 8800GTS 640MB puts out 55FPS and 82FPS in Battlefield2142 at 1280x1024. Now turn to next page (page 4) and read the 320MB version of the 8800GTS. It gives 58 and 82.2FPS respectively! Not only it beats its 640MB bigger brother, but it performs on par with the 8800GTX!!! LOL! There is definately something wrong there!

Two benchies almost never run exactly the same even on the exact same hardware. Also the guy wants to game at 1680x1050 which is very close to 16x12 which is the point in most of the benches show the 320mb version crapping out. So you guys are saying xbit are lying? I'm just trying to help the guy. 320mb is really not enough in this day and age, Crysis is said to use 500-700mb v-ram as well. It's only going to increase as time goes on. Spend the extra few lousy dollars and future proof yourself. This is not FUD but reality.

thanks for letting us know your needs, that was loud and clear - let me finish it for you:

DO NOT GET THE 320MB CARD... unless you play at 1280 or less.

guru3d's review does a good job of comparing the 340's performance along with the older gen cards as well as the 640 & 768mb 8800s with many benchmarks. I read that then decided the 340mb was the best fps-per-dollar for my games & resolutions.

Spreading FUD does not assist in a purchasing decision, giving the consumer the resources needed to make an educated decision based on their needs is much more beneficial.

Well said , i salute you

get the 640 man it ownts, the 320 is gonna be put to shame with directx10 too

Lol funny review, according to it you should just get the GTX.
And sorry 85%+ of all gamers you can't seem to play these games. =)
Depending on the game the 320Mb was as good as the 640Mb and clearly beat the XTX("Premium" card), but are just a price/performance card.
Seriously why put a game in the review that doesn't support one of the cards?
The reviewers blames the card while Anandtech says

So it just up to believe what you think is most accurate, i for one don't trust xbitlabs benchies that much or their "objectivity". =/

Funny thing... i noticed that on page 3 the 8800GTS 640MB puts out 55FPS and 82FPS in Battlefield2142 at 1280x1024. Now turn to next page (page 4) and read the 320MB version of the 8800GTS. It gives 58 and 82.2FPS respectively! Not only it beats its 640MB bigger brother, but it performs on par with the 8800GTX!!! LOL! There is definately something wrong there!

That happens when you don't pay attention to things. You saw the results at 1280 and at 1600 where the results are similar in that game. At 1920 the 320Mb version gets smacked by the 640Mb one.

Just search for another review with the same cards in GRAW, and the 320Mb version starts to cry soon at 1600 compared to the 640Mb.

In a few games ( very few) where you crank 1600 and above with 4xAA, 16AF and HDR, the 320Mb are not enough.

Just pick the card based on the games you play or based in your wallet.

Thanks for the posts (and the flames I knew I was going to get). I am going with the 8800GTS 640, just to make sure I don't have problems later on, and I have the money.

I am just a little stuck about the Monitor, but I will take it to that section!

I am looking at building a new system soon......This has helped me too.
Thanks Guys. 8)

budyy i know that because of common sense. Directx10 = better graphics, more textures, more details, more colors/better colors. 640mb = more ram to store these details. Frekien newb

budyy i know that because of common sense. Directx10 = better graphics, more textures, more details, more colors/better colors. 640mb = more ram to store these details. Frekien newb

WOW i am sorry i offended you your highness new bie okay more colours hmm i didnt know we get more colours want to elaborate on that angle oh great one :lol: :lol: common sense is for commoners like us :lol: YOUR highness , not for the truly gifted like you :lol: :lol:

budyy i know that because of common sense. Directx10 = better graphics, more textures, more details, more colors/better colors. 640mb = more ram to store these details. Frekien newb

WOW i am sorry i offended you your highness new bie okay more colours hmm i didnt know we get more colours want to elaborate on that angle oh great one :lol: :lol: common sense is for commoners like us :lol: YOUR highness , not for the truly gifted like you :lol: :lol:

Grow up dude seriously. and also...

I don't know what you mean, but on fear the 320 gets less ~10 fps than the 640 at 1600x1200 4AA 16Af and it drops below 30 in some fighting scenes.

But remember it's with all maxed out. Forget transparency AA with that settings and resolutions.

Ok, since everyone having a good time, giving me advice, making fun of me, etc.

Money isn't a huge object, as I am funding this with my Poker Winnings (been on a roll as of late).

How much of a jump up in preformance would I be getting going from the 8800 GTS 640 to the 8800 GTX?

I am not looking for raw numbers, I am asking for opinions, bang for the buck, and future proofing myself, and ideas about waiting for the newer cards to be introduced and price cuts.

Ill grow up as soon as you STFU -retard Dont give advice if you haven't got a clue yourself .

SMDAH