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1GB 560ti vs 2GB...with a twist.

gazjam

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Getting a 560ti for my new PC
Shopped about can get 2GB 560ti for not a lot more than the 1GB.

I'll be gaming at 1080p (on plasma)

I know the argument about higher ram only coming into play for higher resolutions...but then there was the BF3 thread showing better performance with a 2GB card so made me think.
And theres not a lot of extra cost getting the2GB so thinking why not?

Its getting hooked up with a [email protected] and 6GB of DDR2 ram.
Not a gaming monster but not bad really? :)
It'd be good to play games 1080p as close to max settings as possible and I'm hoping the extra RAM on the GPU will help that?
Would that be right? Would the exra ram let me bump up the AA settings and effects etc?

Also thinking another good reason to go for 2 over 1GB is that the 2GB card would withstand an upgrade to an i7 in the future and I don't want to have to upgrade the graphics card again just for that.

The extra cash could be diverted elsewhere, but its not a lot and I'd be paying extra for the 2GB if it would make a useful improvement in my situation.


Thanks.
 
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gazjam said:
Getting a 560ti for my new PC
Shopped about can get 2GB 560ti for not a lot more than the 1GB.

I'll be gaming at 1080p (on plasma)

I know the argument about higher ram only coming into play for higher resolutions...but then there was the BF3 thread showing better performance with a 2GB card so made me think.
And theres not a lot of extra cost getting the2GB so thinking why not?

Its getting hooked up with a [email protected] and 6GB of DDR2 ram.
Not a gaming monster but not bad really? :)
It'd be good to play games 1080p as close to max settings as possible and I'm hoping the extra RAM on the GPU will help that?
Would that be right or....?

Also thinking another good reason to go for 2 over 1GB is that the 2GB card would withstand an upgrade to an i7 in the future and I don't want to have to upgrade the graphics card again just for that.


Thanks.
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I don't think that many people these days will say 1GB is enough for ALL gaming at 1080P.

I'm happy enough with my 1GB card, but I already have a few games that hit 1GB of vram useage (according to Afterburner), and if I was buying a card now would want greater.
 
Another vote for 2gb- its needed by more and more games, so its a no brainer especially if you looking to keep it for some time.
 
As above go for 2gb. The amount of times in the past with pc's I have saved a small amount of money buying slightly lesser components only to be forced to upgrade again shorty after. Try not to do that any more.
 
For the sake of £5 back in 2009 i bought a 1Gb 4850 over the 512mb version...best £5 extra i've ever spent, it's kept the card relavent to this day (also thanks to the Xbox 360..:))..that extra 512mb was a life saver when it came to playing BFBC2.

..so going for 2gb over 1gb these days is really a no brainer.
 
Getting the 2GB card tommorow...
a Gainward GeForce GTX 560 Ti "Phantom" 2048MB managed to get it for £210.

Researched the 560ti for an HTPC and seems one of the quietest 560ti you can get, which is ideal for an gaming HTPC?
Looking forward to building the rig and getting it set up. :)

Specs:
[email protected]
6GB DDR2 6400 ram
Gainward GeForce GTX 560 Ti "Phantom" 2048MB
Gigabyte P35-DS3p mboard
50" plasma @ 1080p

You reckon I could put off the big MB/CPU/Ram upgrade for a while yet?
I'm not too stressed about playing BF3 at max settings etc, happy with good-high playback quality.

Any thoughts...?
Good 1080p gaming PC for a while yet?


thanks.
 
Bottomline is: 2GB isn't needed unless you want to turn every possible setting up. If that's what you want to do, then you should really get a faster card anyway, which will likely come with more RAM as standard.

1GB will suffice for the majority of things you run at 1080p, but there may be occasions on the next gen games that will go over the RAM limit and the card will tank.

6 months on from when I got my 1gb 560ti, now I would prob suggest the 2GB version, but as mentioned, prob best get the faster card anyway if you can.

If you plan on keeping the card a while and don't have money to splash on a faster card.. get the 2GB. I can however tell you that I play @ 1920*1200 on BF3, with most things on ultra and I never have an issue. (I run 'the alternative' AA method though).
 
What swung the 2GB card (apart from being £20 than the 1GB one) is that is was QUIET, maybe one of the quietest GOOD cards for an HTPC.

So a fast QUIET card with 2GB was ideal for me.

Building the htpc rig tommorow, still playing with my 2 new Dell u2412m's on my work PC...wow!:eek:
 
To give you an idea...I helped my friend got a MSI GTX560Ti Twin FrozRII OC 2GB with free BF3 game for just £191.99 (what a steal!), and overclocked it to 950MHz. On BF3 (mutiplayer), we eventually settled for 2xMSAA on high, with Ultra on texture and effect, as 4xAA the minimum frame rate would drop from 38-40fps down to something like 32-34fps, which we considered too low as the slow down is quite noticable, despite it is still very playable.

So what I'm trying to say is, it is still very much dependent on the GPU grunt whether or not you will be able to use 4xAA in demanding games, and having 2GB certainly ain't a magic pill to guarantee decent frame rate in demanding games with 4xAA, BUT it does provide some headroom for the peace of mind and will allow slightly smoother gameplay.
 
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