Curious about the Gtx 660 1.5gb model need help

[Misfortune-Teller]

Ok so im going to be buying pre built, IM NOT NOR DO I WANT TO BUILD MY OWN SO THANK YOU. Anyway i was wondering why there is so little on the gtx 660 1.5gb model that comes with the alienware aurora r4. Im either going with Alienware or Digital Storm, but Alienware is the only company ive seen offer this card and im weary about it. Any help or info would be appreciated, thanks.

[Daddy-G]

What is the question? Why there is so little what on the gtx 660?

[Misfortune-Teller]

Basically the 1.5gb version is non existent all i see are the 2gb versions of the card so i wanted to know what was the deal with it and why there is no reviews or info on the card and the only place you can get it from is alienware. Im talking about the 1.5gb version not the 2gb version.

[Daddy-G]

Well the 1.5gb version is available to buy by itself but 2gb is the prefered ammount of vram most people want/need on a mid range graphic card like the gtx 660. As the gpu in the card becomes more powerful you need to add to the vram(memory) and higher bus speeds in order to be up to par with the performance of what the gpu can do so 2gb is like the standard for what it can run etc. as opposed to 1gb of vram which could cripple the resolution/textures of what the gpu is capable of.

[banzaigtv]

So in other words, 1.5 GB would cripple the GTX 660. You could do better with a GPU with at least 2 GB VRAM. On the other hand, most people consider 4 GB VRAM on a high-end GTX 670 or GTX 680 overkill for a single display, but it can actually be useful in open-world games in which you can install plenty of mods which add 4k ultra high res textures and lots of clutter. Skyrim is a perfect example of this.

[rotNdude]

Alienware/Dell, or any large OEM, can write specifications for components that they sell and have their preferred manufacturers produce those parts for their systems. That's what you're dealing with.

[banzaigtv]

rotNdude eredeti hozzászólása:

Alienware/Dell, or any large OEM, can write specifications for components that they sell and have their preferred manufacturers produce those parts for their systems. That's what you're dealing with.

I'm pretty much in the same boat, but in a different way. While I can upgrade components on my PC, my motherboard supplied by HP disables CPU overclocking and is picky about what PSUs it can run. If I have to overclock my CPU, then I will need to replace my motherboard.