8800gt 640 or 320mb?

[Coke27]

is it worth a 100 bucks more for the 8800gt 640mb or is the 8800gt320 pretty much almost same performance?

 

[NosBoost300]

depending on the resolution you play at... if your gonna be stuck with 1280x1024, i'd go with the 320 mb... otherwise, if your playing big (1680x1050 and higher) i would go for the 640mb

 

[Sora]

probably not right now, it would be in 3 years becuase more memory will help more. By that time you'll want a new card though it'll be time for a new one!

 

[Coke27]

well i am soon with my new build so just wondering go with 320 or 640

 

[Sora]

like he said. If your monitor is bigger than maybe 20.1 inch or so then the 640 might just be worth it. Even still though maybe not.

 

[hmammen]

get the 320mb one.....and thats only if you HAVE to have a dx10 card right now.......otherwise you would be wasting money on a 640mb or 768mb(GTX) one because newer cards will be out soon.

 

[BennyV04988]

the 320 out performs the 640. Go with the 320.

 

[maroon1]

the 320 out performs the 640. Go with the 320.

Not true

At resolution of 1600x1200 and above, the 640MB outperforms the 320MB.

 

[Phrantic]

The 320MB version performs better at moderate resolutions (like 1280x1024) because it has higher clocks, but it falls short at the highest resolutions and some texture demanding games.

I have doubts whether the 320MB version is dx10 proof. Sure it has the technology to play dx10 games, but I think it will perform much worse at games like Crysis than the 640MB version.

 

[Ridlyn]

The 320mb starts to have bad performance when your above 1600*1200 with 4xAA and up, that's really the only time it starts to have trouble.