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    8600M GT 256 or 512?

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by Nickmax, Nov 24, 2007.

  1. Nickmax

    Nickmax Notebook Consultant

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    Which is better for the C90...The 8600M GT 512 DDR2 or The 8600M GT 256 GDDR3
     
    Nickmax, Nov 24, 2007
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    Flicker Notebook Consultant

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    I think this should be in the Graphics hardware section...
    There are many more learned threads on this topic, but to sum it up, the DDR3 would be better; I read somewhere that the extra RAM lets it utilize the less memory more efficiently than the ddr2 with more memory.

    Use the search tool for more. :)
     
    Flicker, Nov 24, 2007
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  3. Patrick

    Patrick Formerly beat spamers with stiks

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    Hardware based preformance wise- the gddr is 33% faster than the ddr2. However, new drivers slow it down considerably, stock ones are needed for full preformance.
     
    Patrick, Nov 24, 2007
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