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    turbocache question

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by crazychu, Oct 15, 2007.

  1. crazychu

    crazychu Notebook Consultant

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    if i get a 256 mb geforce 86M GT with turbo cache, would a 4gb of ram fully optimize the limits of the graphic card? EVEN THOUGH windows vista (32) wouldn't recognize all of 4gigs of it?

    or would I have to settle for 3 gbs of ram, because vista completely rejects 4gb of ram, even though the application wouldn't invovle vista..
     
    crazychu, Oct 15, 2007
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    Lithus NBR Janitor

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    The difference between 3 & 4 GB in 32-bit is negligible. The card does not benefit from Turbocache regardless of RAM size. Dedicated is all that really counts.
     
    Lithus, Oct 15, 2007
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    odin243 Notebook Prophet

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    3GB would be enough to allow the card to utilize it's maximum amount of Turbocache. And yes, with 3GB Turbocache really will be helpful.
     
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  4. crazychu

    crazychu Notebook Consultant

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    if you could compare, how many "real" mbs would turbocahce add to the 256mb card /w 3gb of ram?

    e.x. would it be equivalent to a 100mb boost? with 2gbs of ram? ("767mb" /w turbocache)

    basically, comparing it
     
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    You can't compare Turboacached memory to dedicated memory, it doesn't work that way.
     
    odin243, Oct 15, 2007
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