Increasing VRAM?

I currently have the Geforce 8600 GT 256mb <<(i think that's the VRAM not sure tho)

i can't run crysis on medium without lag....

my friend has a GeForce 8600 GT 1GB and can run crysis on High without any lag, and yes i have been to his house and personally played on his computer it is true! Don't tell me I'm lying i checked everything.

Sooo, i can easily buy the GeForce 8600 GT 1GB but is it worth it? will it really make it so i can play crysis atleast on MEDIUM without lag on a low resolution like 1280x800 or even less. It's only $50 so even if i see a slight difference i would still buy it.

Thanks (sorry for my noobyness)

levelchaser said:

I currently have the Geforce 8600 GT 256mb <<(i think that's the VRAM not sure tho)

i can't run crysis on medium without lag....

my friend has a GeForce 8600 GT 1GB and can run crysis on High without any lag, and yes i have been to his house and personally played on his computer it is true! Don't tell me I'm lying i checked everything.

Sooo, i can easily buy the GeForce 8600 GT 1GB but is it worth it? will it really make it so i can play crysis atleast on MEDIUM without lag on a low resolution like 1280x800 or even less. It's only $50 so even if i see a slight difference i would still buy it.

Thanks (sorry for my noobyness)

Lc

Yes his card would make a substantial difference. other things to consider are your interenet connection vs his, you cpu and ram vs his. If all other things are equal and its on ly $50 difference its well worth it

Ken

why buy a really old card like the 8600?

save up a bit longer for a better card, and play on high detail at full 1400x900.

Thanks for all of the quick replies, can anybody tell me the difference in the 8x series ajd the 9x? Or s it just all around compatibility? Thanks, also if anybody is interested in my old card please tell me thanks again. And sorry for any typos i'm doing this all via ipod touch

I GB ram on a 8600GT is like putting lipstick on a pig, looks good but doesn't mean anything. That card isn't powerful enough to take advantage of it, and is hampered even more by the 128 bit memory bus.

I am with the others, save up and get a better card. You're also going to have to save up for a new power supply unless you replaced the 300W one that came in your Gateway, as it would likely fall over dead if you tried to put anything more on it.

I've got an nvidia gefore 7800 gs, 256mb. I can run crysis on low/meduim setting lags free.

5 year old computers ftw?