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1GB VRAM for 3D Rendering?

Skeeter

Skeeter

Skeeter

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Hi

A mate of mine is after some help speccing up a new PC for 3D rendering and design etc. He wants to run 2x 22" monitors, dual or quad core, 4GB RAM and Vista 64bit. Is it worth him going for a graphics card with 1GB of VRAM, or is this still pointless for rendering (as it is with gaming) and should he stick to 512MB which has a lot more options?

Cheers
 
Cheers for the responses guys. Its Uni, not work, so doesnt need a Quadro or dual proccessor.

Ill rephrase the question:

"my mate want to build a PC for his Uni rendering, aswell as to do everything else a PC has to do for a good few years to come. Hes thinking dual or quad core, 4GB RAM, Vista 64, etc. Is it worth him getting a 1GB 8800GT for the extra VRAM or is this overkill and hed be better off with a faster yet lower RAM 8800GTS?"

8GB is planned for a future upgrade aswell, DDR2 seems to have a fair few years left in it yet.
 
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Well, the major limiting factor in this is the £1000ish budget that included dual 22" TFTs. Quad CPU with an 8800 his best bet?
 
Hes been using dual screens for a while, so has gotten used to it. Personally id go for 2 screens aswell, but i suppose its all personal preference.
 
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