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jsalsb · 06-11-2005, 07:59 PM

Hi So So,

I'd go with the 128mb card. How much ram do you have? if you have an older computer that only had a 4mb video adapter, chances are it doesn't have more than 256mb of ram, right? Once you have a video card with more than half the video memory as your ram (eg, 128 v-mem/256 ram) you start to get diminishing returns on what the vmem will do. 64mb is great for most games, 128 will play most anything - assuming you have enough ram, your processor is fast enough and you have a big enough cache (that actually makes a difference). There are other issues, but those are the main factors

And you can get a very decent 128 mb card for about $100 - or less!

06-11-2005, 07:59 PM	#5
jsalsb Elminster Join Date: March 5, 2001 Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada Age: 58 Posts: 428	Hi So So, I'd go with the 128mb card. How much ram do you have? if you have an older computer that only had a 4mb video adapter, chances are it doesn't have more than 256mb of ram, right? Once you have a video card with more than half the video memory as your ram (eg, 128 v-mem/256 ram) you start to get diminishing returns on what the vmem will do. 64mb is great for most games, 128 will play most anything - assuming you have enough ram, your processor is fast enough and you have a big enough cache (that actually makes a difference). There are other issues, but those are the main factors And you can get a very decent 128 mb card for about $100 - or less! __________________ Jon<br />---<br /> [img]\"http://www.ksdpp.mcgill.ca/js/jon-avatar-me-iw-tr.gif\" alt=\" - \" /><br />\"When the world is running down, you make the best of what\'s still around.\"