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I am considering getting either of these setups, and I can't for the life of me decide which to get.

If you are going to suggest a card, it must have a VGA connection.

Should I get 2x GTS 450 (512MB), or the GT 440 (1GB)?

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Better for what? What are you trying to do with it? – Raven Dreamer Nov 7 '11 at 16:04
The answer for this question depends entirely on what you intend to do with the video card. How do you expect us to answer your question? -_- – Mark Kramer Nov 7 '11 at 16:06
Sorry. The tag says gaming; Thought that would be enough. My requirement is to run Battlefield 3, at least high. GTA V too, but that isn't out. – Ruirize Nov 7 '11 at 16:07
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If this is off topic, then where does it go? Gaming? It's a hardware question. – Ruirize Nov 7 '11 at 16:14
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@Ruirize For the record, something like this isn't appropriate for Gaming; we don't support shopping recommendations either. Sorry! – Raven Dreamer Nov 7 '11 at 16:24
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closed as off topic by Gareth, studiohack♦ Nov 7 '11 at 16:11

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2xGTS 450 (512MB) are going to have a lot more processing power than a single GT440 regardless of how much RAM it has.

Each GTS450 has a 1566 MHz chip in it. The GT440 has a 1620 MHz chip in it.

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Thanks. I'll go with this, makes more sense now that I see the clock speeds. – Ruirize Nov 7 '11 at 16:11
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Just refer to Tom's hardware's heirarchy chart: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/best-graphics-card-game-performance-radeon-hd-6670,2935-7.html

Tom's Hardware Describes this chart:

Here is a resource to help you judge if a card is a good buy or not. The graphics card hierarchy chart groups graphics cards with similar overall performance levels into tiers. The top tier contains the highest-performing cards available and performance decreases as you go down the tiers from there.

You can use this hierarchy to compare the pricing between two cards, to see which one is a better deal, and also to determine if an upgrade is worthwhile. I don’t recommend upgrading your graphics card unless the replacement card is at least three tiers higher. Otherwise, the upgrade is somewhat parallel and you may not notice a worthwhile difference in performance.

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