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Started by OJsDad, July 15, 2017, 01:47:12 PM

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OJsDad

I'm looking at putting together a new PC.  Looking at video cards, I'm trying to decide if I should go with 4gb or 8gb on the card.  Any thoughts. 
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Barthheart

Go to 8GB if you can at all afford it. There a mod for Civ VI that I can't run because I only have 4 and the min spec is 6.

JudgeDredd

Quote from: Barthheart on July 15, 2017, 02:36:17 PM
Go to 8GB if you can at all afford it. There a mod for Civ VI that I can't run because I only have 4 and the min spec is 6.
Minimum requirement of 6GB for GPU ram?  :o
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Barthheart

Quote from: JudgeDredd on July 16, 2017, 03:28:17 PM
Quote from: Barthheart on July 15, 2017, 02:36:17 PM
Go to 8GB if you can at all afford it. There a mod for Civ VI that I can't run because I only have 4 and the min spec is 6.
Minimum requirement of 6GB for GPU ram?  :o

Yeah.... massive earth map.

Greybriar

Quote from: Barthheart on July 15, 2017, 02:36:17 PM
Go to 8GB if you can at all afford it. There a mod for Civ VI that I can't run because I only have 4 and the min spec is 6.

I've got 8 GB and haven't had any problem running games, so I'd say Barthheart is correct.
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BanzaiCat

The capacity on a graphics card would be much more important, wouldn't it?

The rig I have has 12GB on it, but the graphics card sucks, so I can't even run games like Skyrim or Homefront on it without getting glitches on the characters.

mirth

Quote from: BanzaiCat on July 17, 2017, 09:13:01 AM
The capacity on a graphics card would be much more important, wouldn't it?

The rig I have has 12GB on it, but the graphics card sucks, so I can't even run games like Skyrim or Homefront on it without getting glitches on the characters.

They're talking about graphics cards, dingus. GPU = Graphics Processing Unit or "Graphics Card" aka Video Card :P
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Pete Dero

Quote from: Barthheart on July 15, 2017, 02:36:17 PM
Go to 8GB if you can at all afford it. There a mod for Civ VI that I can't run because I only have 4 and the min spec is 6.

Why not go all the way : 

https://www.pcper.com/reviews/Graphics-Cards/AMD-Radeon-Vega-Frontier-Edition-16GB-Liquid-Cooled-Review   16 GB at a $1500

or the budget version :

https://www.pcper.com/reviews/Graphics-Cards/Radeon-Vega-Frontier-Edition-16GB-Air-Cooled-Review  16 GB at a $999


OJsDad

Quote from: Pete Dero on July 17, 2017, 09:57:22 AM
Quote from: Barthheart on July 15, 2017, 02:36:17 PM
Go to 8GB if you can at all afford it. There a mod for Civ VI that I can't run because I only have 4 and the min spec is 6.

Why not go all the way : 

https://www.pcper.com/reviews/Graphics-Cards/AMD-Radeon-Vega-Frontier-Edition-16GB-Liquid-Cooled-Review   16 GB at a $1500

or the budget version :

https://www.pcper.com/reviews/Graphics-Cards/Radeon-Vega-Frontier-Edition-16GB-Air-Cooled-Review  16 GB at a $999

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Windigo

If you're looking for 8 GB of GPU RAM, best bet now are probably the NVIDIA 1070 cards.
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BanzaiCat

I've got an HP Envy desktop that desperately needs a better graphics card.

Windigo

Quote from: BanzaiCat on January 03, 2018, 02:09:44 PM
I've got an HP Envy desktop that desperately needs a better graphics card.

From what I see, they have a 300W power supply/ That limits your options. 1060 3GB
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