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    Inspiron, ram, video

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by pebsapp, May 2, 2008.

  1. pebsapp

    pebsapp Notebook Enthusiast

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    Is there a way to change the amount of ram that is dedicated to video?

    thanks in advance.
     
    pebsapp, May 2, 2008
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  2. boypogi

    boypogi Man Beast

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    no. you can change the "shared" memory but not the dedicated :)
     
    boypogi, May 2, 2008
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  3. X2P

    X2P COOLING | NBR Super Mod

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    What benifits would you see if you largen the shared memory (3.5 gb working with xp 32bit)
     
    X2P, May 2, 2008
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  4. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    What GPU are you using? On something like an X3100, the amount of shared memory really isn't going to affect performance much, but on something like an 8600M GT, you might see a small improvement in fps here and there, depending on what you're doing.
     
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  5. SteveJonesy

    SteveJonesy Notebook Evangelist

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    As far as I know the amount of shared RAM is a function of how much system RAM you have in the system. The more RAM you have the more RAM will be shared. Not sure whether you can alter it.

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  6. pebsapp

    pebsapp Notebook Enthusiast

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    running windows xp and its 384, I'd like to lower it. I don't use my machine for gaming.. its a chat box really.
     
    pebsapp, May 2, 2008
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