8800GT 1GB

[Mirage]

Is the 1GB version of the 8800GT worth the extra cash over the 512MB model?
I game on a 19" monitor at 1280x1024.

Obviously I'm gonna wait for the new cards before buying anything.

 

[LoadsaMoney]

No it isn't, 256bit bus is to small, so the extra 512mb doesn't make a diff.

 

[queamin]

Is the 1GB version of the 8800GT worth the extra cash over the 512MB model?
I game on a 19" monitor at 1280x1024.

Obviously I'm gonna wait for the new cards before buying anything..

Good choice if i am not impressed i get a gt as well but i think they will be good enough for me.

 

[BAMBI]

the 1gb of ram is a waste 512 is more than enough

 

[Blackhawk47]

the 1 gb ram on the 8800gt and some other cards is a complete waste has the bandwith cant handle that much so it will probably end up using 512mb anyway. even the 256mb card would be fine for your monitor/res. the only card i see using the 1gb of ram is the old 1gb 2900xt.

 

[willhub]

the 1 gb ram on the 8800gt and some other cards is a complete waste has the bandwith cant handle that much so it will probably end up using 512mb anyway. even the 256mb card would be fine for your monitor/res. the only card i see using the 1gb of ram is the old 1gb 2900xt.

Even the 1GB of ram on that was useless.

 

[Monkeynut]

That wasn't the bus width though, that was because the rest of the card wasn't man enough for the job. That's why the 3870 was barely slower.

 

[gurusan]

Yeah, the weakest link was the GPU itself, not the memory setup.