Will a 6600GT ever use the whole 256 MB of memory?

MaGic

MaGic

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I am looking forward to buying a GeForce 6600 GT, my option is to go 128 MB of memory or 256 MB of memory. My question is, as it says in the title, will the 6600 GT be good enough to ever use the whole 256 MB of memory before it starts becoming laggy. 256 MB cost a bit extra over the 128.

I won't be softmodding or overclocking by the way.
 
That depends on the game, it is possible to use the whole 256 meg most definately.
however, "lag" depends on your whole system performance rather than just a graphics card. it makes sense to pick the best hardware you can afford as it is definately better to have more memory in this instance as there is a lower chance that the textures will have to be stored on your hard disk
 
Plus, I would always buy for the future... Like Hairy_Lee was saying, it would be best for the long-term usage of the card to get the 256mb version over the 128mb version. BTW, if you were concerned about the 128 not performing very well, I own one, and haven't been able to really make it crash yet, but still trying! ;)
 
you should be able to turn textures in games up to high with 256mb, heck I have a 5700le with 256mb of video ram and in bf2 textures is the only thing I can have high.
 
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MaGic said:
I am looking forward to buying a GeForce 6600 GT, my option is to go 128 MB of memory or 256 MB of memory. My question is, as it says in the title, will the 6600 GT be good enough to ever use the whole 256 MB of memory before it starts becoming laggy. 256 MB cost a bit extra over the 128.

I won't be softmodding or overclocking by the way.
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Will i ever drive my car at the 200 kmh it can do ?
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Did you ever say to yourself.I can't remember.?
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The 6800 isn't really 100% worth it, the core speed on the 6800 is a mere 350mhz compared to the 6600GT's 500mhz. The RAM is only running at 600mhz too, the 6600GT is a world ahead.
 
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its not all about pure clock speed... you need to consider the number of pipelines and shader that the 6800 has over the 6600GT, also the memory architecture on the 6800 is better. if you want a 6600GT go for it:)
 
its not all about pure clock speed... you need to consider the number of pipelines and shader that the 6800 has over the 6600GT, also the memory architecture on the 6800 is better. if you want a 6600GT go for it:)
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You also need to consider the rest of your system to see if it's gonna get bottlenecked anywhere.
 
i think the bottleneck issue is pointless, the vast amount of power available may be hindered by the processor but if you chose to upgrade your processor later you will see a bigger boost in performance due to the card working closer to its potential
 
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