Confused about gfx card

[systck]

Hello all,

I wanted to play gta4 bad. And am finally upgrading my old rig . I dont fancy playing in max settings ( since I am on a limited budget here). So went about researching for a graphics card and finally zeroed in on HD4650. But everyone suggested that i rather get a HD4670.

Just as I was about to buy the HD4670 512MB GDDR3, I was "advised" that the 1GB Vram matters a lot in case of GTA4. So, now i am stranded. should I actually go for the 1GB one? Is it really worth it?

As I have already told, I am on a tight budget here

 

Please help me guys.

 

Thanks

[anus]

What's your budget and which country do you live in? I could try and see if I can find a card better than the 4670 for your budget.

 

The extra VRAM helps with IV, but I don't really think it'd do much good with a card like a 4670 as it's not really all that powerful enough to utilise all of the 1GB.

[systck]

I am from India, and budget is mostly around 4-4.5K INR. So you suggest against the 1Gigs?

Also, should i trust the youtube vids? Since some of them seem to suggest that the game runs quite ok with 512 as well.

[anus]

Well then a 1GB 4670 would do. I mean if you can afford it, by all means go for the extra VRAM.

[systck]

Ok, Hrm. That somewhat extends me towards 9600GT. But then that'd be the 512MB version. So i guess I'll go with the 4670 1Gig GDDR3. Thanks a lot.

 

BTW: does screen size matter when considering varm? I have 1360x768. Or is it irrelevant?

Edited November 3, 2009 by systck