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    G1S extra video memeroy from 3GB RAM

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by ilikeicehockey, Feb 17, 2009.

  1. ilikeicehockey

    ilikeicehockey Notebook Evangelist

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    I've upgraded from 2GB to 3GB RAM on my G1S and now I have the extra memory that can be allocated to my graphics card. I ran a test (forgot what) and it said that I have 1008MB or memory for my graphics card. Does this extra memory turn the 8600GT 256MB into a 8600GT with 1007MB memory?
     
    ilikeicehockey, Feb 17, 2009
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  2. Jaguar

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    With my limited knowledge, I'd say that it wouldnt be even 1% faster. From experience, I'd say having the graphics cards rely on system memory too much isnt a good thing.
     
    Jaguar, Feb 17, 2009
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    thanks, anymore thoughts?
     
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    Short answer: It doesn't and it can't. GPU memory is usually much faster than system memory, and the PCIe bus is used to access that > 256 MB memory. It's simply a fall-back memory, which doesn't matter in a post DX9-with-lost-resources much anymore.
    (Yes, I know most games are DX9, but WDDM drivers use a few tricks. Get off my back, or let's take this outside - by which i mean beyond3d forums ;)- )
     
    Starfox, Feb 18, 2009
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