Conumdrum :
Ohhh Zenmaster (LOL) Did you ask what his screen res is? If he's at 1900+ he NEEDS 512 meg.
You need full system specs and his requirements and CPU/GPU/PS/case air flow etc etc before such a broad uninformed statement is posted.
Nice Dell BTW....................... Get a Xbox, Delete TH from your favs.....
Actually, I don't need any of that info.
#1) World of Warcraft does not use highly detailed graphics. As a result, even when the game is set to full detail graphics and set to a high resolution such as 1900+, it will not need more than 256Mb of RAM.
#2) Lower End cards such as he is looking at do not have the computational power to fully utilize 512mb even if the games could make use of it. However, the speed of DDR2 vs DDR3 memory will cause a significant drop in performance which will cause the 512mb DDR2 cards to performa slower than DDR3 cards.
Please explain how CPU/Power Supply/Airflow would allow a given GPU with 512mb DDR2 outperform a 256mb DDR3 card. Please be sure to use link a card from NewEgg in your discussion so we can all see the specs and analyze your argument.
Please be sure to include all relevent data already provided by the poster.