quick ? about vram

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#1 neogeo419
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I was thinking about stepping up my evga 320mb for a 640mb. Does the extra vram help the gpu last a little longer than the other. My PC is hooked up to a 32 in LCD tv in our exercise/computer room so I don't do a res over 1366x768 so I know that the xtra vram won't come in handy there. I was just wondering about life span. Thanks
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#2 Infernal246
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Replacing your 8800GTS 320 with a 640 would show marginal performance gains at that resolution.

Is there actually something that doesn't run flawlessly on that system right now?

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Well, VRAM isn't just about resolution, it's also about textures, that's why you most likely will need to upgrade. Even some older games such as Quake 4 and Doom 3 need 512MB VRAM to run at Ultra Quality, just imagine what VRAM will Gears Of War or Crysis need to run at it's fullest...
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Well, VRAM isn't just about resolution, it's also about textures, that's why you most likely will need to upgrade. Even some older games such as Quake 4 and Doom 3 need 512MB VRAM to run at Ultra Quality, just imagine what VRAM will Gears Of War or Crysis need to run at it's fullest...WESTBLADE

Show me a benchmark where the 640 beats the 320 at that resolution.

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#5 Hiryuu_
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The difference between high textures and Ultra-high textures is almost non-existent.

Stepping up to an 8800GTS 640MB from an 8800GTS 320MB is retarded. Period.