Kevlon Posted December 12, 2010 Posted December 12, 2010 (edited) Hello all! I'm returning home for for xmas and im planing to fly some some a 10. My current rig has a old gfx card in it ( 9800 gt ) I was thinking I'd get a ati 5870 card. Now, my dilema is, should get a 1 gig one or a 2 gig ? ( what would work best for this and other DCS releases ? ) is it worth paying more for a 2 gig version? Also what manufacture model should I get? I think XFX is good? But I think I should get a ASUS one since I got a ASUS motherboard? ALSO.. ;) Im in the UK now, does anyone know of any cheap computer stores in LONDON ? I know that I can order online, but I want to get it before I go come , ( thats in 2 days ) so i wont have get it in time. cheers! Edited December 12, 2010 by Kevlon [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
EtherealN Posted December 13, 2010 Posted December 13, 2010 Brand of graphics card doesn't really matter so much with brand of GPU, though it might co-operate with software overclock utilities - but that only matters if that is your specific objective. As for whether to get a 1GB or 2GB version, depends on your budget and for how long you intend to keep the card. You probably will not notice much difference (if any at all) in DCS A-10C, but it might be an acceptable futureproofing if you intend to keep the card for at least 2-3 years. Also, do note that vRAM does "steal" address space, so if you use a 32-bit operating system a 2GB graphics card will reduce the adressable system memory to 2GB (4GB maximum, 2+2). Would be easier to give a recommendation if we know more about the system it would be installed on. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Daniel "EtherealN" Agorander | Даниэль "эфирныйн" Агорандер Intel i7 2600K @ 4.4GHz, ASUS Sabertooth P67, 8GB Corsair Vengeance @ 1600MHz, ASUS GTX 560Ti DirectCU II 1GB, Samsung 830series 512GB SSD, Corsair AX850w, two BENQ screens and TM HOTAS Warthog DCS: A-10C Warthog FAQ | DCS: P-51D FAQ | Remember to read the Forum Rules | | | Life of a Game Tester
Kevlon Posted December 13, 2010 Author Posted December 13, 2010 (edited) Brand of graphics card doesn't really matter so much with brand of GPU, though it might co-operate with software overclock utilities - but that only matters if that is your specific objective. As for whether to get a 1GB or 2GB version, depends on your budget and for how long you intend to keep the card. You probably will not notice much difference (if any at all) in DCS A-10C, but it might be an acceptable futureproofing if you intend to keep the card for at least 2-3 years. Also, do note that vRAM does "steal" address space, so if you use a 32-bit operating system a 2GB graphics card will reduce the adressable system memory to 2GB (4GB maximum, 2+2). Would be easier to give a recommendation if we know more about the system it would be installed on. ok, AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition ASUS M4A88TD-V EVO/USB3, Socket-AM3 8 GB RAM WINDOWS 7 64 bit found this card. ASUS Radeon HD 6870 1GB GDDR5. anyone had any experiences with this? Edited December 13, 2010 by Kevlon [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
RSharpe Posted December 13, 2010 Posted December 13, 2010 What kind of displays and what resolutions do you plan on running on the videocard? 1+GB is typically recommended for resolutions above 1920x1200 and for those who plan on using high quality textures and anti-aliasing.
Kevlon Posted December 13, 2010 Author Posted December 13, 2010 What kind of displays and what resolutions do you plan on running on the videocard? 1+GB is typically recommended for resolutions above 1920x1200 and for those who plan on using high quality textures and anti-aliasing. ok, thanks for reply. I usally dont go above that, so I think 1 gig should be fine then edit : I got myself one of these MSI Radeon HD 6870 1GB GDDR5PCI-Express 2.0, "Twin Frozr II", http://www.guru3d.com/news/msi-radeon-hd-6870-twin-frozr-ii-oc-graphics-cards-/ [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
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