Replace 2x 1.5GB GTX580 in SLI with...?

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Replace 2x 1.5GB GTX580 in SLI with...?

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So... given that I stupidly thought 1.5GB per card would be ample for BF3 in triple-wide (3x 1080p), should I be looking at anything other than 2x 3GB GTX580s?
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I would wait for the new AMD

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I would wait for the new AMD cards, should be out just after Christmas... maybe :P

And would get at least another 4 GB ram, if you have a 64 bit OS. I would get another 4GB an a 64bit OS if you haven't :)
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If you can absorb some cost

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If you can absorb some cost with re-sale, I might upgrade to 3gb models.

I just ditched my 1.5gb 480's for 3gb 580's for the same reason. Sold one of them already, minus the waterblock, so hopefully I can get rid of the rest of the old cards/blocks and make back a little :)
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