GTX 570 - Worth it to spend extra for a 2.5GB card?

[mrpuck]

Hi All, have my system build pretty much set but still stuck on the GPU.
This is going to be for a system built for Battlefield 3, and eventually Diablo 3, Guild Wars 2,etc.

I have narrowed it down to basically 1 GTX 570. I will eventually go SLI when I need it.

Stuck between:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127582
MSI N570GTX Twin Frozr III

Higher core speeds and supposedly OC's well.

But considering this card:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130687
EVGA 025-P3-1579-AR GeForce GTX 570 (Fermi) HD 2560MB


I may be nit-picking here, but do you feel I'd see better performance with more memory and the 2.5GB card?
Or just stick with the 1028MB faster clocked card? I am hearing BF3 likes more memory, and I typically play at 1920 X 1200 so I am having a hard time deciding which card to get considering they are similarly priced.

Thanks!

 

[vitornob]

U can always (almost) OC ur VGA, but u can't install extra memory in it.
.. conclusion? Buy the extra memory card

 

[swifty_morgan]

http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=16556&Itemid=64

13-14-15-16-17.................

 

[wa1]

an extra memory for just $25 more? I think it's worth, also in the future you can add another GTX 570 and you'll be good for a long term...

 

[thrakazog]

Yes, I would get the card with more memory. You can cap 1280gb of gpu memory just by adding some hi-res textures to the original crysis, and that's just at 1920x1080. You'll be much better off having the extra headroom. I'd rather have it and not need it, than need it and not have it.

 

[mrpuck]

Thanks for the help guys, pretty one sided on the more memory card and with good reasons. Time to place my order.