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16 MB vs. 32 MB
Is there a really big difference between 16 MB and 32 MB boards? As I understand it, more memory means bigger resolutions, more colors and, when gaming, more speed (when loading textures straight to the card's memory). Is this true? Has anyone tested? Is 16 MB big enough for me? (Also check out my last topic: Matrox vs. MX and Radeon a few days ago!)
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Hello Villerk
I found that my 32megs G400 running on a 300@450 seemed to run smoother than my 16meg g400 in my p3-500. There were certainly fewer slowdowns.
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Do you have any idea what causes it? What resolution(s) do you use?Hey, maybe you and I could... you know... [SLAP] Agh!Comment
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My G400 16 MB hits a barrier at 1024x768x32, this is most likely memory related. At that resolution the frame buffer requires 9MB (correct me if I'm wrong), leaving 7 MB for textures, which appearrantly is not enough."That's right fool! Now I'm a flying talking donkey!"
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Hello villerk
I'm sure my problems occurred at 800*600. I think it possibly caused when it needs to load more textures. Its not a very technical answer i'm afraid.
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