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http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/video/display/20110121151441_Gainward_Boosts_Memory_Size_of_GeForce_GTX_580_to_3GB_GDDR5.html

Interesting, but can't really see how a 279% performance boost is possible at such a "low" resolution in Metro (meaning not triple head)

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Very nice :)
Trust Gainward to put a monster together like this :D

That should help surround a bit, so whos going to be first to drop the cash on these and get some benchies up of surround performance x]

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Time to upgrade 8)

Excellent, this is just what I've been wanting. 1.5GB just ain't enough for some games in Surround.

I'll put two on a shopping list for when I actually have some extra cash spare. 8)

As for the 270+% increase in Metro... in DX11 with 4xAA... Metro eats VRAM like it was free. To be honest, Metro does that anyway. Even at 1920x1200 0xAA I had Metro jump in performance switching from 1GB to 2GB GTX460s. It's a really, really hungry game. Worse than Crysis; but then Crysis doesn't do DX11 stuff.

Reminds me of those ASUS Mars cards.

Excellent, this is just what I've been wanting. 1.5GB just ain't enough for some games in Surround.

I'll put two on a shopping list for when I actually have some extra cash spare. 8)

As for the 270+% increase in Metro... in DX11 with 4xAA... Metro eats VRAM like it was free. To be honest, Metro does that anyway. Even at 1920x1200 0xAA I had Metro jump in performance switching from 1GB to 2GB GTX460s. It's a really, really hungry game. Worse than Crysis; but then Crysis doesn't do DX11 stuff.

I agree. I can't wait for this. It will make running games much smoother due to the fact that VRAM is the major limiting factor at the extreme resolutions for surround gaming.

Two words.



That said I was hoping to skip this generation and get the next generation of graphics cards, namely because my pair of GTX 295 still beat most cards out atm, and I added water cooling to them back end of last Summer to prolong there life and keep them cool.

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my pair of GTX 295 still beat most cards out atm, and I added water cooling to them back end of last Summer to prolong there life and keep them cool.

Surround with 896mb of VRAM ? 1.5Gb is killing my rig, cant wait for 3Gb.

[quote] my pair of GTX 295 still beat most cards out atm, and I added water cooling to them back end of last Summer to prolong there life and keep them cool.

Surround with 896mb of VRAM ? 1.5Gb is killing my rig, cant wait for 3Gb.

Oddly enough my system is managing rather well, granted there are time where I have to dial back the detail but for the most part its good, although I didn't get many games last year so I don't know.

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"Imagination is the only weapon in the war against reality."

although I didn't get many games last year so I don't know.

Unless you cut off most of the eye candy, 896mb wont be enough, thats for sure.