Hello,I'm trying to decide on a card for a new system. I read in the forums that I shouldn't do the GTX 295 because it has two chips and is basically SLI which is useless for FSX.I see that EVGA has a 1MB and a 2MB GTX 2852MBhttp://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E168141304961MBhttp://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16814130484Is the 2MB version worth the extra $80? I don't mind paying the $ as long as there is some benefit. I am looking at a I7-950 and 6 GB of DDR3 1600, CL6. To me, I thinking extra video memory can't be bad but with all the intricacies of hardware and FSX, I just want to be sure my thinking is straight. In addition, if I don't but the best card I can now, I always be thinking about upgrading the card anyway. In a way, the extra $80 now will save me the price of a future upgrade :(

Hello,I'm trying to decide on a card for a new system. I read in the forums that I shouldn't do the GTX 295 because it has two chips and is basically SLI which is useless for FSX.I see that EVGA has a 1MB and a 2MB GTX 2852MBhttp://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E168141304961MBhttp://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16814130484Is the 2MB version worth the extra $80? I don't mind paying the $ as long as there is some benefit. I am looking at a I7-950 and 6 GB of DDR3 1600, CL6. To me, I thinking extra video memory can't be bad but with all the intricacies of hardware and FSX, I just want to be sure my thinking is straight. In addition, if I don't but the best card I can now, I always be thinking about upgrading the card anyway. In a way, the extra $80 now will save me the price of a future upgrade :(

I think the 1GB card is the best deal per the cost. I don't think FSX will back use of it, but some game might.We will have to see what others have to say.

Hi,I bought the EGVA 2GB a short while ago. Great cardNevertheless I think that 2GB for FS9 (or FSX) is a waste of money.But I do also other games...EDIT:About the i7..I bought the i7-920 and with a proper CPU cooler I easily overclocked it to an i7-940. Saved a few bucks.This is rated as a good cooler (a bit pricy but it does the job good)- Thermalright Ultra-120 eXtreme 1366 RT

Hi,I bought the EGVA 2GB a short while ago. Great cardNevertheless I think that 2GB for FS9 (or FSX) is a waste of money.But I do also other games...EDIT:About the i7..I bought the i7-920 and with a proper CPU cooler I easily overclocked it to an i7-940. Saved a few bucks.This is rated as a good cooler (a bit pricy but it does the job good)- Thermalright Ultra-120 eXtreme 1366 RT

I use that cooler too. Get a 2,000 RPM fan for it.

Hi,I bought the EGVA 2GB a short while ago. Great cardNevertheless I think that 2GB for FS9 (or FSX) is a waste of money.But I do also other games...EDIT:About the i7..I bought the i7-920 and with a proper CPU cooler I easily overclocked it to an i7-940. Saved a few bucks.This is rated as a good cooler (a bit pricy but it does the job good)- Thermalright Ultra-120 eXtreme 1366 RT

Same thing can be said for the 940.... got it clocked + some to an extreme. Keep in mind that just because you clocked it to another processors clock that it will run as good as that cpu doesnt mean it will. There is a reason they charge more for them.