Hello All!

I want to get a new 8800 GTS and am wondering which would be better for my max resolution of 1280 x 1024?

Here is my rig:

M2N-SLI deluxe, bios 0609
AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ (Zalman 9500 AM2) (am buying the 6400+ when I get the vid card)
Corsair XMS2 6400 c4 4,4,4,12, 2T, 2.1v
XFX 7900gs 256 extreme 550/770
mushkin 550 watt PSU
Coolermaster Centurion (120mm back, 120mm and 90mm front) qfan is off
idle 36^c cpu, 30^c mobo
Viewsonic VX922 - 19" LCD

640 is better, but you probably won't notice the difference at that resolution.

That is what I am thinking and for $75 more is the extra 320mb worth it.

either get the 320 version orrrr get the 2900 pro

those two are probably the best bang for the buck cards and at your resolution will work just fine. The 2900 pro overclocks like mad aswell, so if your into those stuff, you can get it quite high from the default stuff:

Hexus got the following from it

Default core/memory frequencies 600/1584
Overclocked core/memory frequencies 715.5/1818

Unfortunately I have an SLI mobo and not a crossfire. Plus I am just an Nvidia fanboy, I admit it.

I got an the Superclocked EVGA 8800GTS 320 ($5 more than stock) today over the pro because of it comes with Quake Wars, which I was planning on buying anyway. So that is like $50 off in my eyes, and EVGA has that step-up program in case I get a new monitor and find I need some juice, or if a lower power fast card comes out.

It's kind of a push to me.... I've heard the extra memory is only beneficial if you game at extremely high reloslutions and that up to about 1600X1200 there's not much of a difference... However with Crysis coming and DX10 maturing ( YES IT WILL HAPPEN SOMEDAY.. ) It may very well be worthwhile to future-proof yourself a little and spring the extra$$$$ for the extra memory.. BTW G92 is around the corner, might want to wait ....

New 8800gts 640 is coming out. I suggest you should wait one or two months.

Nvidia Plans New GeForce 8800 GTS SKU
http://www.vr-zone.com/articles/Nv [...] /5311.html

I just got my 320MB XFX 8800GTS XXX Edition card and I have heard great things about it. It's too bad I can't give you an honest response about the performance though (at least not from experience) since the PSU I bought I had to RMA since it was faulty. -.- Oh well, it's only like another week or so before I get it back. Heh...

Anyway, I really don't see the need to buy the 640MB version because it's only about 3-4 fps better and the 1280 x 1024 resolution isn't that high. I've seen videos of people getting 100 fps or so in BF2 with max settings at that resolution with the 320MB version.

Also, the 640MB version was actually about $100 more (if you're going with XFX like me, it was), and I didn't have the money to upgrade since I had just bought my E6600, PSU, and now, the video card. But, I guess if you have the extra money, go for it.

I was playing oblivion today, with the LOD distant map replacement mod. I have the 320mb version, and it was using all its memory (308) and then 72 megs of virtual memory from the ram. The framerate was hanging around 40-50 in max settings, 720p bang in the middle of the forest. Quake wars uses 260-280 megs of VRAM max settings 720p.

I will do some detailed tests tommorow, with framerates ect.

About the SKU 8, would EVGA have any kind of free step up from a normal gts to that one?

Off topic a little: how did you measure how much VRAM was being used by the game?

Rivatuner:

Hardware monitering:

Setup:

Plugins:

Tick vidmen.dll

I agree with the "waiting" part. 8800 GTS 640 probably won't be any more future proof than the 320.

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/foru [...] 20mb-640mb

I don't know why people confuse the amount of Vram with resolution or screen size, there are other rewards for having more Vram. Lets say that I have a 17 inch LCD and (A) I have an 8800GTS 320MB and I'm playing GRAW 1 & 2, guess what, I am lock out from choosing high quality textures because the game limits people with less than 512MB of Vram.

Were talking about texture quality here not screen resolution or size. Anyhow (B) I have a 17 inch LCD with an 8800GTS 640MB and now because I have enough Vram (more than 512MB) to go around I can now select high quality textures which makes it look awesome on any size screen.

Have a look at GRAW, the 320MB OC version is getting hammered by the 640MB version!

>> http://www.guru3d.com/article/Videocards/416/13

If you max res is just going to be 1280 x 1024 then go for the 320mb. Anything higher than that go for the 640mb.