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    ATI X1270 problem

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by kotg, May 2, 2008.

  1. kotg

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    Hello! I have MSI VR610 with graphic card ati x1270, BUT when I check on Everest or GPU-Z they're telling me that i've ati x1200 with ~720M of shared memory? I'm 100000% sure that this GPU is ati x1270 not x1200. So how to menage the problem?
    Edit: I'm under Vista 32bit.
     
    kotg, May 2, 2008
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    The X1270 is just a die shrink of the X1200 so the programs are just reading it wrong.
     
    Lithus, May 2, 2008
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    Thanks a lot! But it works like X1270 right(it's stupid question, but it can't be helped...)?
     
    kotg, May 2, 2008
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    It is a x1270.
     
    Lithus, May 2, 2008
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    Ok, and I guess that's way the programs(Everest, GPU-Z) are showing the characteristics for X1200 instead of x1270...
     
    kotg, May 3, 2008
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    One last question. What is UMA Buffer and if I increase it what will be the deal?
    Now is set on 128M, but is able to increase to 1024M.
     
    kotg, May 8, 2008
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    Unified Memory Architecture. thats got something to do with how much ram its using to process the graphics, 128mb is fine. setting it to 1024m will take it from your system ram.
     
    lokster, May 8, 2008
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    The VC has 512 Hyper Memory, right? Then why I'm able to change it up to 1024?
     
    kotg, May 9, 2008
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    This is so called "HyperMemory".It is an AMD-ATI enhance technology. In VISTA's experience index,you can find some detail info.Actually,your video ram is only 128mb(depend on your setting in BIOS),but you can totally get 1024 mb though HyperMemory.
     
    qiuyaoboy, Jun 19, 2008
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    128m-1024m isn't going to make a difference on an IGP.
     
    KGann, Jun 19, 2008
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