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1GB or 2GB?

Bradley
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I was thinking about getting a MSI 7790, They have a 2GB and a 1GB. I am plannign on using 3 displays but I am only gaming on 1. If I was gaming on 3 I would definatly need 2GB but could I save my self some money. I mean I might only use 2 monitors anyway and they card has 4 ports on it. What do you guys think?

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yes 2GB, actually only 1GB is something that from my point of view shouldn't be sold anymore

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I was thinking about getting a MSI 7790, They have a 2GB and a 1GB. I am plannign on using 3 displays but I am only gaming on 1. If I was gaming on 3 I would definatly need 2GB but could I save my self some money. I mean I might only use 2 monitors anyway and they card has 4 ports on it. What do you guys think?

Anything gaming and especially while using 3 displays get 2GB. 1GB should really be reserved for low-end or low-res.

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2GB is the minimum for GPUs and 1080P gaming generally

 

3GB is the most comfortable amount for VRAM

 

4GB is now the sweet spot

 

and games do eat up a butt load of RAM these days

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