redtiger7 opened this issue on May 21, 2008 ยท 12 posts
svdl posted Wed, 21 May 2008 at 3:05 PM
The 8800 doesn't only come with faster memory, it comes with a faster GPU as well. Which makes the choice fairly easy.
If you reduce the maximum preview texture size, the lower amount of memory (though 512 MB is still quite a bit!) will not slow the system down. In almost every aspect that 8800 will outperform the 8600, except when there's a ridiculous amount of textures involved.
The pen is mightier than the sword. But if you literally want to have some impact, use a typewriter