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trt740
05-29-2008, 11:40 PM
two of these in crossfire would be fast even with DDr2 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131098
ShadowFold
05-29-2008, 11:43 PM
1gb cards are very nice, great deal. Tho the more ram = crap clocks :p
JrRacinFan
05-29-2008, 11:59 PM
**Subscribed to look at later. I may try to round up some cash to buy one of these.
niko084
05-30-2008, 12:01 AM
**Subscribed to look at later. I may try to round up some cash to buy one of these.

I don't know if I would do that... 1gb card is cool but with GDDR2...... Man... I really don't think that would be worth it.
JrRacinFan
05-30-2008, 12:03 AM
I don't know if I would do that... 1gb card is cool but with GDDR2...... Man... I really don't think that would be worth it.

Really think so? Don't think it would help with textures @ 1440x900 at all? Ram speed im not worried about TBH. I am more a media kinda guy.
niko084
05-30-2008, 12:04 AM
Really think so? Don't think it would help with textures @ 1440x900 at all? Ram speed im not worried about TBH.

Its only 256bit bus, your only 1440x900 which is pretty small, and that ram is really slow, and it being that slow does make a fair difference, especially if you clock the core at all.

I think the best bang right now is the Sapphire 512mb 3850 or the Sapphire 3870 which is a few bucks more, as far as 38xx are concerend anyways.
trt740
05-30-2008, 01:35 AM
Really think so? Don't think it would help with textures @ 1440x900 at all? Ram speed im not worried about TBH. I am more a media kinda guy.

two of those in crossfre with bios mods to 3870s will fly with two gb of ram.
cdawall
05-30-2008, 01:37 AM
got to agree with that
JrRacinFan
05-30-2008, 02:02 AM
two of those in crossfre with bios mods to 3870s will fly with two gb of ram.

Doubt the ram would go up the speed of a 3870's clock though. I mean they max at what 510mhz for GDDR2 "??"
ShadowFold
05-30-2008, 02:08 AM
Get some 512mb GDDR3's at least! That DDR2 must hold it back alot.
cdawall
05-30-2008, 03:10 AM
Doubt the ram would go up the speed of a 3870's clock though. I mean they max at what 510mhz for GDDR2 "??"

i got 700out of a FX5700s GDDR2

and remember its also low latency