I'm trying to decided on a graphics card, but I need to know if the 1gb, and extra $30, will be worth spending over the 512mb. Will I see a big difference? Is it worth the money?
Which is better?
(This card isn't for my Dirt McGirt system)

Gaming System
(13 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intel Q9550(C1) | Striker ll Formula 780i | ATI Radeon 4870X2 | 4GB Dominator PC2-8500 |
| Hard Drive | OS | Monitor | Keyboard |
| OS on 36Gb Raptors in RAID0 | Vista 64-bit | Samsung 2693HM 26" 1920x1200 | Saitek Eclipse ll |
| Power | Case | Mouse | |
| 850W coolermaster power pro modular | Coolermaster Cosmos 1000 | Habu | |
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Gaming System
(13 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intel Q9550(C1) | Striker ll Formula 780i | ATI Radeon 4870X2 | 4GB Dominator PC2-8500 |
| Hard Drive | OS | Monitor | Keyboard |
| OS on 36Gb Raptors in RAID0 | Vista 64-bit | Samsung 2693HM 26" 1920x1200 | Saitek Eclipse ll |
| Power | Case | Mouse | |
| 850W coolermaster power pro modular | Coolermaster Cosmos 1000 | Habu | |
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| Name | Team Rank | Points / May | Work Units / May |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lichelord | 621 | 3,776,878 / 0 | 6,933 / 0 |





Foldatron
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Mat
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Work iMac
(9 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | Graphics |
|---|---|---|---|
| i7 950 | EVGA x58 3-way SLI | EVGA GTX 660ti | GTX 275 |
| RAM | Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Hard Drive |
| 3x2GB Corsair Dominator DDR3-1600 | 80GB Intel X25-M SSD | 2TB WD Black | 150GB WD Raptor |
| Hard Drive | OS | Monitor | Keyboard |
| 2x 150GB WD V-raptor in RAID0 | Win7 Home 64-bit OEM | 55" LED 120hz 1080p Vizio | MS Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000 |
| Power | Case | ||
| 750W PC P&C Silencer | CoolerMaster 690 | ||
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| CPU | Graphics | RAM | Hard Drive |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intel Core i5 2500S | AMD 6770M | 8GB (2x4GB) at 1333Mhz | 1TB, 7200 rpm |
| Optical Drive | OS | Monitor | Keyboard |
| LG 8X Dual-Layer "SuperDrive" | OS X Lion | 27" iMac screen | Mac wireless keyboard |
| Mouse | |||
| Mac wireless mouse | |||
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Foldatron
(17 items) |
Mat
(10 items) |
Work iMac
(9 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | Graphics |
|---|---|---|---|
| i7 950 | EVGA x58 3-way SLI | EVGA GTX 660ti | GTX 275 |
| RAM | Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Hard Drive |
| 3x2GB Corsair Dominator DDR3-1600 | 80GB Intel X25-M SSD | 2TB WD Black | 150GB WD Raptor |
| Hard Drive | OS | Monitor | Keyboard |
| 2x 150GB WD V-raptor in RAID0 | Win7 Home 64-bit OEM | 55" LED 120hz 1080p Vizio | MS Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000 |
| Power | Case | ||
| 750W PC P&C Silencer | CoolerMaster 690 | ||
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| CPU | Graphics | RAM | Hard Drive |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intel Core i5 2500S | AMD 6770M | 8GB (2x4GB) at 1333Mhz | 1TB, 7200 rpm |
| Optical Drive | OS | Monitor | Keyboard |
| LG 8X Dual-Layer "SuperDrive" | OS X Lion | 27" iMac screen | Mac wireless keyboard |
| Mouse | |||
| Mac wireless mouse | |||
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Bye Bye 775
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| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| i5 2500k @ 4.5GHz | ASUS P8P67 PRO | MSI GTX 660 Ti Power Edition | 2x4gb Ripjaws@1866MHz |
| Hard Drive | Optical Drive | OS | Monitor |
| 840Pro 128 | 3xWD Vraptor | 1.5TB Green | LG 6X Blu-ray /HD-DVD combo | Win7 Ultimate 64bit | 2 x U2311H 1920x1080 |
| Keyboard | Power | Case | Mouse |
| Logitech G710+ | Corsair HX620 | Corsair 600t | Logitech G500 |
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Bye Bye 775
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| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| i5 2500k @ 4.5GHz | ASUS P8P67 PRO | MSI GTX 660 Ti Power Edition | 2x4gb Ripjaws@1866MHz |
| Hard Drive | Optical Drive | OS | Monitor |
| 840Pro 128 | 3xWD Vraptor | 1.5TB Green | LG 6X Blu-ray /HD-DVD combo | Win7 Ultimate 64bit | 2 x U2311H 1920x1080 |
| Keyboard | Power | Case | Mouse |
| Logitech G710+ | Corsair HX620 | Corsair 600t | Logitech G500 |
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FPS Gaming System
(16 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3570K @ 4.1GHz | Gigabyte Z77M D3H MVP | GTX 570 (770 MHz / 1540 MHz) | 8 GB 1600 MHz G.Skill |
| Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Optical Drive | Cooling |
| Crucial M4 | Western Digital 500 GB | Samsung X22 Superwritemaster | Alpine 11 Pro |
| OS | Monitor | Keyboard | Power |
| Win 7 64-Bit Ultimate | ASUS VG248QE 120Hz 2D Lightboost | CoolerMaster Storm QuickFire Pro Mechanical | Corsair TX750 |
| Case | Mouse | Mouse Pad | Audio |
| CoolerMaster 690 | Razer DeathAdder 4G 2013 | SteelSeries QCK+ | Logitech G930 Wireless Headset |
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FPS Gaming System
(16 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3570K @ 4.1GHz | Gigabyte Z77M D3H MVP | GTX 570 (770 MHz / 1540 MHz) | 8 GB 1600 MHz G.Skill |
| Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Optical Drive | Cooling |
| Crucial M4 | Western Digital 500 GB | Samsung X22 Superwritemaster | Alpine 11 Pro |
| OS | Monitor | Keyboard | Power |
| Win 7 64-Bit Ultimate | ASUS VG248QE 120Hz 2D Lightboost | CoolerMaster Storm QuickFire Pro Mechanical | Corsair TX750 |
| Case | Mouse | Mouse Pad | Audio |
| CoolerMaster 690 | Razer DeathAdder 4G 2013 | SteelSeries QCK+ | Logitech G930 Wireless Headset |
| View all | |||
My System
(13 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| E6750 @ 3.4 | Gigabyte P35 | BFG GTX 260 216 MaxCore 55 @ 700/1500/1200 | 2gb crucial DDR2 667 @824 |
| Hard Drive | OS | Monitor | Keyboard |
| 74GB sata 10,000rpm rapto | Windows XP | westinghouse 22 | logitech g15 |
| Power | Case | Mouse | |
| coolermaster 500w | cooler master | microsoft digital | |
| View all | |||
My System
(13 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| E6750 @ 3.4 | Gigabyte P35 | BFG GTX 260 216 MaxCore 55 @ 700/1500/1200 | 2gb crucial DDR2 667 @824 |
| Hard Drive | OS | Monitor | Keyboard |
| 74GB sata 10,000rpm rapto | Windows XP | westinghouse 22 | logitech g15 |
| Power | Case | Mouse | |
| coolermaster 500w | cooler master | microsoft digital | |
| View all | |||
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phenom II X3 720 BE | Gigabyte MA770 UD3 | GTX 460 786MB (OEM Refurb?) | 4GB 1066MHz Buffalo Firestix Pyro |
| Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Optical Drive |
| OS: Intel X25-V 40GB SSD | Everything else: Spinpoint F3 500GB/16MB | Backup: Barracuda 250GB/8MB | TSST corp. DVD RW |
| Cooling | OS | Monitor | Keyboard |
| Thermalright Ultra 120a | Vista Home Premium 32bit | BENQ G2420HD | Dell USB multimedia Keyboard |
| Power | Case | Mouse | |
| CoolerMaster Extreme 650w | Antec 300 | Trust GM4200 (1600 DPI, 1.8g, 2ms) | |
| View all | |||
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phenom II X3 720 BE | Gigabyte MA770 UD3 | GTX 460 786MB (OEM Refurb?) | 4GB 1066MHz Buffalo Firestix Pyro |
| Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Optical Drive |
| OS: Intel X25-V 40GB SSD | Everything else: Spinpoint F3 500GB/16MB | Backup: Barracuda 250GB/8MB | TSST corp. DVD RW |
| Cooling | OS | Monitor | Keyboard |
| Thermalright Ultra 120a | Vista Home Premium 32bit | BENQ G2420HD | Dell USB multimedia Keyboard |
| Power | Case | Mouse | |
| CoolerMaster Extreme 650w | Antec 300 | Trust GM4200 (1600 DPI, 1.8g, 2ms) | |
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| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMD|PhenomII|X3|720BE|3.8GHz | DFI|DK|790FXB-M2RSH|790FX|SB750 | XFX|R7870|GHz Edition|DoubleD|2Gb | 4x2Gb|Patriot Viper|DDR2 1066|5-5-5-15|2.35V |
| Hard Drive | OS | Monitor | Keyboard |
| Mushkin|Chronos|240Gb |2x WD|750Gb|Black | Windows 7|x64|Ultimate | Acer|24'' 1920*1200|X243w|16:10 | Razer|Lycosa|Original|Backlit |
| Power | Case | Mouse | Mouse Pad |
| NZXT.|PP-600|600W|43A|Sleeved | NZXT.|Tempest|Green|Modded | Razer|Diamondback|1600DPI | Razer|eXactMat|Aluminum|Wrist-rest|Speed side |
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| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMD|PhenomII|X3|720BE|3.8GHz | DFI|DK|790FXB-M2RSH|790FX|SB750 | XFX|R7870|GHz Edition|DoubleD|2Gb | 4x2Gb|Patriot Viper|DDR2 1066|5-5-5-15|2.35V |
| Hard Drive | OS | Monitor | Keyboard |
| Mushkin|Chronos|240Gb |2x WD|750Gb|Black | Windows 7|x64|Ultimate | Acer|24'' 1920*1200|X243w|16:10 | Razer|Lycosa|Original|Backlit |
| Power | Case | Mouse | Mouse Pad |
| NZXT.|PP-600|600W|43A|Sleeved | NZXT.|Tempest|Green|Modded | Razer|Diamondback|1600DPI | Razer|eXactMat|Aluminum|Wrist-rest|Speed side |
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