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Originally Posted by Arachnyd
Thats the problem... I dont want to spend more than I have to, and I dont understand the benefit of VRAM. I have been trying to do research into video card stuff, but all I can ever find is in reference to gaming, so I can't figure out what it means if your not gaming.
Is more vram better than less? (well yes obviously, but in the forums I've read it says "ram doesnt matter if your not throughputting enough info to get "caught up". How do you figure out how much info your throughputting? What do you need for video and graphics work?
I haven't had any issues with my GT 9600, so quite frankly I'm thinking "it doesnt really matter" but I wish I could find a good way to understand it better, so the best I think I can do is go with the benchmarking data I've tracked down which seems to show that the radeon cards around the $110 price range dominate the GeForce.... but the trade off is less VRAM, but then everywhere I read it says it doesnt really matter...
Thanks so much for the pointers!
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If you don't plan on gaming, you don't have to get a blazing fast video card. Aero will still work with most low end cards that are out these days.
Stick with nVidia, not ATI. VRAM is used for loading textures in 3D graphics. Games use this mostly, but other applications can and do use this on occasion. It's best not to skimp on the card, as you'll regret it later.
Also, consider this. You may not do gaming now...but plan for the future. Do NOT buy a low end card now, then expect it to work well 2-3 years from now when applications and operating systems change.
I'd recommend putting about $250-400 bucks into the card if you can.