I am building a system currently, and have been wondering what the benefits of these are.
gddr3 and gddr5 - it seems to me that I have no real clue what the difference is
getting a 1gb card vs a 512mb card - A bunch of deals at the egg right now for 4850s with 512mb for ~115
Id like to get a 4850 or 4870, and assume getting a 1gb version would be better. I run a lot of CS3, Painter X, Maya, and lightwave. And I do love me some good video games. From my understanding, a 1gb card is better.
I want to buy a single card right now, with plans to add a second for CF setup.
My current setup that i am building is:
MSI P45 Diamond MOBO
PC Power and Cooling SILENCER 750W QUAD S75CF
Intel E8400
8gb Corsair DDR3 (4x2gb)
Antec 900 case
2 Lite-on Burners
1 WD 500gb HD
1 Seagate 1Tb HD
Not sure if i will use xp 64bit (most likely) or Vista 64bit
I have each of them from SChool!!(Says woohoo, Free OS's)
What do you guys and gals think??? I am so tempted to buy a 4850 512mb, but would also love to get a 4870 1gb for the same price as two 4850's and wait a year and add another 4870 1gb
gddr3 and gddr5 - it seems to me that I have no real clue what the difference is
getting a 1gb card vs a 512mb card - A bunch of deals at the egg right now for 4850s with 512mb for ~115
Id like to get a 4850 or 4870, and assume getting a 1gb version would be better. I run a lot of CS3, Painter X, Maya, and lightwave. And I do love me some good video games. From my understanding, a 1gb card is better.
I want to buy a single card right now, with plans to add a second for CF setup.
My current setup that i am building is:
MSI P45 Diamond MOBO
PC Power and Cooling SILENCER 750W QUAD S75CF
Intel E8400
8gb Corsair DDR3 (4x2gb)
Antec 900 case
2 Lite-on Burners
1 WD 500gb HD
1 Seagate 1Tb HD
Not sure if i will use xp 64bit (most likely) or Vista 64bit
I have each of them from SChool!!(Says woohoo, Free OS's)
What do you guys and gals think??? I am so tempted to buy a 4850 512mb, but would also love to get a 4870 1gb for the same price as two 4850's and wait a year and add another 4870 1gb