2 x 1GB cards or 1 x 2GB card?

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Hi all,

I'm speccing out my new build and I'm unsure what would be better; a single 2GB graphics card, or dual 1GB cards. Can someone give me a hand?

My budget for the card(s) is £170~; I am planning on an AMD based system.

Thanks in advance guys!

 

[JTB]

dual 1gb cards only have 1gb still.

a single 2gb card would be the better option.

7850/7870 is your area i think.

 

[honosuseri]

First off the mobo would need to do SLi/Xfire properly and running two GPUs means you will need more than a 500W PSU. 500W is ample for a single GPU setup. When you have two GPUs the VRAM isn't combined so if you go for a 1GB GPU even with two GPUs that is all you get.

In short a single 2GB GPU is most likely your best option and overclock it......

YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire HD 7870 XT rev2.0 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Tomb Raider & Bioshock PC Games £203.99
1 x Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 7850 OC Windforce 2X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Tomb Raider & Bioshock PC Games £161.99
Total : £365.98 (includes shipping : FREE).

 

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dual 1gb cards only have 1gb still.

a single 2gb card would be the better option.

7850/7870 is your area i think.

Considering this: No competitor linking. Thank you.

Thanks for the advice though!

 

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Thanks for the advice!
The Gigabyte card is more my price range

 

[honosuseri]

Thanks for the advice!
The Gigabyte card is more my price range

You can't link to competitors fella, I'd remove that link. You can link to the manufacturers webpage though.

The 7870XT is closely related to the 7950 (£240ish GPU), so isn't really a 7870 at all. The fact you cop some free games too makes it even more of a bargain, it's worth the extra cash for sure

 

[dacads]

Definitely worth the extra cast this is also one of the Tahiti LE/XT cards

YOUR BASKET
1 x VTX3D HD 7870 Black Boost Edition 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £189.95
Total : £200.75 (includes shipping : £9.00).




No competitor price hinting. Thank you.

 

[areksnumbr1sxylady]

just get 7950 for 230 quid.... be done with it.

 

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Sorry for the competitor linking;

And thank you all for the advice

 

[OptimaLnrg]

I feel I should point out that describing a card as a '2gb card' is meaningless.

This '4gb card' http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-178-MS&groupid=701&catid=1914&subcat=2298 gets destroyed by this '1gb card' http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-052-ZT&groupid=701&catid=1914&subcat=1810

for example..