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T_Jochum24
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T_Jochum24

i was just wondering if there were any cards that have 256mb or are being made right now... if anyone knows anything about this i would really appreciate this..... but anyway now that i look at this,,, i think the way to solve all the graphics problems in games would be to make a massive grapics card a put then in all computers that are new so that our future generations won't have to go through what we do on our computers.. anyone agree?

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The only 256 MB card out right now is the ATi Radeon 9800 Pro 256 MB version.  But unless you're willing to spend $499 USD, it's not a practical solution by any means.  But to be honest, a 256MB card is OVERKILL right now.  There isn't a game out that utilizes that much memory.

 

As for the rest of your statement, I don't think we'll see manufactured PC companies, i.e. Dell, HP, implementing "massive" graphics cards any time soon, lol.  Even if ATi or Nvidia put a GB of ram on a card, it won't solve any graphical issues.  I have a Radeon 9800 Pro 128 MB and I still encounter some graphical issues with games, despite it being the highest-end card out right now.  Why?  It's not specifically the fault of the card itself, but likely it's drivers.  However, it's not always a driver issue either.  There's also a problem called "Cheap-ass game developers who don't properly beta test their coding on multiple configurations of hardware/OS before sending the final product to shelves".  

 

But according to an article I read awhile back,  eventually computer hardware will be advanced enough that upgrading will become a very infrequent thing.  Hopefully software will be less buggy in the future too... somehow I doubt it.

 

 

btw, wrong forum, this has nothing to do with Vice City.

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T_Jochum24

Holy crap,,, does anyone actaully have one of them,, if so tell me how they work. i'm really interested in seeing if this actually helps computers alot or not.

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128mb cards are more than enough at the moment, I have a 128mb Geforce FX and I wouldn't even consider buying a 256mb one until at least doom 3 or halflife 2  :D

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