Does a graphics card with 256mb of RAM provide any significant FS2004 performance improvement over that of a card that has only 128mb of RAM? Has anyone done a comparison? Thanks,Robert

Twice as good, I would say. ;-) Actually I'd like to know too. I just upgraded my cpu to 2.8 and up to 1 Gig ram. These are just interim measures until the new Pentiums, or what ever they will be called, are out.Adam

I would hope they would improve on texture loading, but don't really know. Noel

It all depends on whether you are talking apples to apples or apples to oranges.If you had two identical cards, i.e., GF4200Ti, except one had 128MB and the other 256MB RAM, then you might see an improvement.If you had two different cards, i.e., FX5200/256MB and FX5800/128MB, you may not see any speed improvements but you may be missing other detail improvements.One has to weigh all the difference in each card. Lastly, if you had a marginal powersupply, adding all the extra RAM may cause a overloading problem for the powersupply's different voltage outputs.W. Sieffert

256MB wouldn't make much of a difference with FS9. It might help a bit with texture blurries if you still experience those, but I don't have any such problems with my 128MB 9700 Pro. It might also be useful for photo-sceneries (Megascenery, UK VFR).If you look at the videocards available, you can see that the market is a bit "confused" right now. You can buy high-end $400 Radeon 9800's with only 128MB of memory, but you can find dirt-cheap FX 5200's with 256MB of memory. You'll also find that a 256MB 9800 is a lot more expensive than a 128MB 9800 in some cases which doesn't make sense considering even some $120 5200's come with 256MB Anyway, 256 MB is bound to become the standard on all cards from $100 and up in the future.

Actually, I have a TI4200 128MB card. I may consider upgrading to a 256MB version - cost depending of course. I do get delayed texture loading especially in a vc that I use (they are the side window views for my 2D panel) and I assume that this happens, when changing views, as the lighting changes necessitate texture reload. I'm looking at a new power supply. I have 350watts and with what I'm running, I understand I'm pushing the limit.Thanks,Adam

The RAM used on top end video cards is much of higher quality and speed, and hence cost, than what you'd find on those bargain bin FX 5200s. Hope that explains the "confusion".Gary