VBrandon Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 What is the benefit of a 512MB video card over one that has 256MB? I'll be running Vista, designing graphics and have a many applications open at once. However, there won't be any large amount of animations or gaming. Thanks Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/35569-video-card-for-vista-256mb-vs-512mb/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJY9 Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 If you're going to be doing any gaming at all, you'll want a new DX10 card. AFAIK the only one out right now is the GeForce 8800 series and they're quite expensive right now. I'd wait at least another month before making the plunge. And to answer your question, 256mb should do you, but if you plan on gaming in Vista, personally I'd grab a 512. Hope this helps? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/35569-video-card-for-vista-256mb-vs-512mb/#findComment-254480 Share on other sites More sharing options...
trav1085 Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 I don't really like GeForce or nVidia. But I recommend the ATI Radeon x1950. I'm getting a x1600 which has 512MB but the x1950 is better and I think has Crossfire or something. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/35569-video-card-for-vista-256mb-vs-512mb/#findComment-254503 Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJY9 Posted December 14, 2006 Share Posted December 14, 2006 I don't really like GeForce or nVidia. But I recommend the ATI Radeon x1950. I'm getting a x1600 which has 512MB but the x1950 is better and I think has Crossfire or something. Neither one of which is a DX10 card which will take full advantage of Vista Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/35569-video-card-for-vista-256mb-vs-512mb/#findComment-254545 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobNyc Posted December 19, 2006 Share Posted December 19, 2006 I dont care about ati or nvidia either and currently I have a x1600 pro that has 512mb and I am fine on Vista but yes the X1950 PRO is here to kick everyone's ass AGP, PCIE I'm shooting for that in a few months Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/35569-video-card-for-vista-256mb-vs-512mb/#findComment-258123 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarryBar Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 I dont care about ati or nvidia either and currently I have a x1600 pro that has 512mb and I am fine on Vista but yes the X1950 PRO is here to kick everyone's ass AGP, PCIE I'm shooting for that in a few months I agree with you that the x1950 pro is a nice card for the money. However I have not gotten it to support Quartz Extreme and Core Image. Editing the ATIRadeonX1000.kext results in a kernel panic. With the help of Natit edited the card is recognized and the right ATINDRV.kext plugin Alopias is loaded. This makes resolution change possible. For QE and CI however the ATIRadeonX1000.kext needs to be loaded. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/35569-video-card-for-vista-256mb-vs-512mb/#findComment-258916 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nylock10 Posted December 27, 2006 Share Posted December 27, 2006 You should just wait until more DX10 cards come out, the first one ever might be a bit buggy. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/35569-video-card-for-vista-256mb-vs-512mb/#findComment-262572 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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