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#3346188 - 07/19/11 11:18 PM would 3 gig video ram be a waste of money over 1.5
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does FSX benefit from it or not? and would having the OS on 1 drive and FSX on another really benefit it or not?
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Edited by SsSsSsSsSnake (07/19/11 11:18 PM)
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#3346263 - 07/20/11 02:50 AM Re: would 3 gig video ram be a waste of money over 1.5 [Re: SsSsSsSsSnake]
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personnaly I think 1.5gb of VRAM is enough for FSX, but I havent tried with some heavy textures airport like OrbX.

You wont see any gain in having FSX on an other drive as your OS. You'll see a difference in load time/pup-up if FSX is installed on a SSD.
Have you tweak your FSX.cfg so that FSX wont run with the same core as the OS? Might help.

EDIT: and wich GPU has 3gb of vram? confused
if you'll SLI/Xfire 2 GPU that has 1.5gb you'll still have 1.5gb, they don't add to each other, they mirror


Edited by Genbrien (07/20/11 02:55 AM)
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#3346299 - 07/20/11 04:25 AM Re: would 3 gig video ram be a waste of money over 1.5 [Re: Genbrien]
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Originally Posted By: Genbrien
personnaly I think 1.5gb of VRAM is enough for FSX, but I havent tried with some heavy textures airport like OrbX.

You wont see any gain in having FSX on an other drive as your OS. You'll see a difference in load time/pup-up if FSX is installed on a SSD.
Have you tweak your FSX.cfg so that FSX wont run with the same core as the OS? Might help.

EDIT: and wich GPU has 3gb of vram? confused
if you'll SLI/Xfire 2 GPU that has 1.5gb you'll still have 1.5gb, they don't add to each other, they mirror


You can easily get a GTX 580 with 3GB. http://www.guru3d.com/news/palit-releases-geforce-gtx-580-with-3gb/
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#3346328 - 07/20/11 05:02 AM Re: would 3 gig video ram be a waste of money over 1.5 [Re: Plainsman]
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Originally Posted By: Plainsman
Originally Posted By: Genbrien
personnaly I think 1.5gb of VRAM is enough for FSX, but I havent tried with some heavy textures airport like OrbX.

You wont see any gain in having FSX on an other drive as your OS. You'll see a difference in load time/pup-up if FSX is installed on a SSD.
Have you tweak your FSX.cfg so that FSX wont run with the same core as the OS? Might help.

EDIT: and wich GPU has 3gb of vram? confused
if you'll SLI/Xfire 2 GPU that has 1.5gb you'll still have 1.5gb, they don't add to each other, they mirror


You can easily get a GTX 580 with 3GB. http://www.guru3d.com/news/palit-releases-geforce-gtx-580-with-3gb/


oh my bad. I thought that they were only 1.5gb rolleyes
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#3346372 - 07/20/11 06:07 AM Re: would 3 gig video ram be a waste of money over 1.5 [Re: Genbrien]
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Originally Posted By: Genbrien

EDIT: and wich GPU has 3gb of vram? confused


GTX 590 for one.

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#3346385 - 07/20/11 06:21 AM Re: would 3 gig video ram be a waste of money over 1.5 [Re: SsSsSsSsSnake]
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Originally Posted By: SsSsSsSsSnake
does FSX benefit from it or not? and would having the OS on 1 drive and FSX on another really benefit it or not?
thanks


Check to see how much video memory you are using with nVidia inspector. If you are using all 1.5 Gb, then get a 3 Gb+ card (GTX 590). 2 x 1.5 Gb cards in SLI won't get you 3GB however, only 1.5 Gb total. IMHO opinion a 4Gz+ OC would do you more good. Practically, you should be able to reach anywhere between ~4.5 and roughly 5 GHz on air cooling vs your stock 3.4 Ghz.


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#3346800 - 07/20/11 12:12 PM Re: would 3 gig video ram be a waste of money over 1.5 [Re: Icarus1]
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Originally Posted By: Icarus1
Originally Posted By: SsSsSsSsSnake
does FSX benefit from it or not? and would having the OS on 1 drive and FSX on another really benefit it or not?
thanks


Check to see how much video memory you are using with nVidia inspector. If you are using all 1.5 Gb, then get a 3 Gb+ card (GTX 590). 2 x 1.5 Gb cards in SLI won't get you 3GB however, only 1.5 Gb total. IMHO opinion a 4Gz+ OC would do you more good. Practically, you should be able to reach anywhere between ~4.5 and roughly 5 GHz on air cooling vs your stock 3.4 Ghz.


Okay, Icarus. I need your expert guidance. You're obviously a technical whiz and I'm not at all. What is "nVidia inspector?" Do I have it with my current video card (GTX 285)? Do I download it from somewhere?
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#3346856 - 07/20/11 01:25 PM Re: would 3 gig video ram be a waste of money over 1.5 [Re: Plainsman]
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Originally Posted By: Plainsman

Okay, Icarus. I need your expert guidance. You're obviously a technical whiz and I'm not at all. What is "nVidia inspector?" Do I have it with my current video card (GTX 285)? Do I download it from somewhere?


Plainsman,

You are a funny guy. The good news is for you that I'm certainly no computer whiz either LOL. But I have Google and I use it often.

I found nVidiaInspector by Googling "monitor video memory" If you Google nVidiainspector it will send you here: http://www.geeks3d.com/20110305/nvidia-inspector-1-9-5-5-available/ Enjoy the free software.


PS If you like Spitfires, A2A's Wings of Power 3 Spit with AccuSim addon is very very good.





Edited by Icarus1 (07/20/11 01:55 PM)
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#3346954 - 07/20/11 03:23 PM Re: would 3 gig video ram be a waste of money over 1.5 [Re: SsSsSsSsSnake]
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thankyou once more guys.looking into all this .:)
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#3346958 - 07/20/11 03:25 PM Re: would 3 gig video ram be a waste of money over 1.5 [Re: SsSsSsSsSnake]
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Damn Icarus! That Spit looks way better than the one in IL2 COD. WAY BETTER!!! Thanks for the info re nVidia inspector


Downloaded. Now how do I measure the ram usage by a game (like FSX)? I can't be in-game on view the meter at the same time, correct?


Edited by Plainsman (07/20/11 04:16 PM)
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