View Single Post
Old 20-11-2007, 09:07 PM   #1 (permalink)
Pleiades
Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Colchester, UK
Posts: 157
Thanks: 243
Thanked 5 Times in 3 Posts
Pleiades's system
Question Graphics card address space question

Hi, might be a stupid question but anyways: If I get a (say) 1GB 3870x2, would that mean that it would use up 1GB of main RAM for memory addressing? I have only 2GB in my budget Asrock 4Core VSTA mobo (and it doesn't take any more). Would this therefore compromise total system performance to the extent that opting for a single 512MB card is actually the more sensible option? Using Vista 64, with Core2 E4300 @ 2.4GHz.

Sorry for my ignorance
Pleiades is offline   Reply With Quote