512mb 8800gts released December 11th

[hermeslyre]

http://www.guru3d.com/newsitem.php?id=6170

Was this known? I didn't know anyway, lol. The estimated price is exactly what I thought, $300-350. Though it's expected for Nvidia and the suppliers to play the ol' bait and switch game, where they ratchet the prices up after a week. If I were about to buy a gt, i'd get a EVGA one, for obvious reasons...

 

[Motoxrdude]

Just curious if the extra vram actually helps?

 

[hermeslyre]

Sure, at a higher resolution, and even not so, when using a large/high quality texture setting in a game.

 

[Motoxrdude]

What games use over 320mb in vram? Just curious as i will be building a new computer after christmas.

 

[hermeslyre]

Games that features large areas, and large textures. Oblivion with a texture pack would use more than 320, Crysis would benefit. It's not the VRAM that's the glowing point of this card though, its the new G92 architecture that will really clean house.

 

[lee18041990]

http://www.guru3d.com/newsitem.php?id=6170

i'd get a EVGA one, for obvious reasons...

the card i was planning on getting is this one!

http://www.play.com/PC/PCs/4-/35195...CI-Express-16x-2-0-Graphics-Card/Product.html

it has higher clock speeds and is one of the cheapest!!