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Call of Duty is one game that specifies a 256mb VGA card for the highest
graphics settings :"Video cards with 256MB of video RAM are able to use the
Extra Character & General Textures settings".
"CapFusion" <CapeFussion...@hotmail.., com> wrote in message
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> "jafar" <jafar@fatcat.delicats.net> wrote in message
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> > On Wed, 14 Jul 2004 20:07:13 -0400, Buckshot wrote:
> >
> > > Sorry I keep asking questions, I was going to try to order this card
> before
> > > the end of this week and well, I don't know what to get.
> > >
> > > Buck
> >
> > Join the club. I'm also confused by Nvidia cards
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> > The main advantage of having 256mb is that you can run games at higher
> > resolution more smoothly. This is most important when you turn on FSAA
as
> > apparently, that tends to eat memory.
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>
> Welp, more memory is alway good to have. If the price of those 128 and 256
> only have small spread, then of course get the 256MB sound better. More
> memory will provide better / smooth game play at higher res.
>
> It all depend on what you going to do with the VGA card and your whole PC
> setup. If mainly deal with intensive 3D, more mem. will run smoother /
> better. Any data that need to be store will be store on the VGA card mem.
> instead on your PC system mem or still not enough, then it will store on
> your PC HD.
> Mem speed:
> VGA - Fastest
> PC - slow / mid
> HD - Slowest
> Better to have graphic data hold on VGA mem.
>
> If your PC is a slow box, you can have ton of memory on your vga card will
> still bottleneck. Or the VGA is idling to process while VGA mem is empty.
> But if you have a fast efficient PC and slow VGA card, having 256MB will
> still not be enough and store on PC mem or HD. It really depend on how it
> can handle and efficient it process the data.
> Having 256MB or higher is good to have.
> Having 128MB is not consider bad either.
> It all boil down to your wallet and what it saying.
>
> Take your local DMV / INS / or any government agency for example. They can
> open 100 windows to be process but still have long line. When the seat /
> room inside is full, they may need to wait outside the room or even on the
> street. But if they have an efficient way of doing it / system, open 5
> windows will be ok as people come in without the long wait.
> Get a general idea / picture?
>
> Note -
> Windows = Amount of Memory
> People = Data
> Room / seat etc = area of storage.
>
> CapFusion,...
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