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    X1400/Hypermemory/X1400 (m54)

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by znet, Mar 31, 2006.

  1. znet

    znet Notebook Enthusiast

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    Do all of ATI's X1400 have hypermemory??

    and has anyone heard of the X1400 (M54)

    Also would an X1400 with 128mb DED and 128 Shared (with hypermemory) have a huge advantage over a straight X1400 with only 128 DEDicated (without hypermemory, that is, if that exists)?

    znet
     
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  2. Alchemist

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    From everything ive read the x1400 cannot effectively use more than 128mb of ram, so anything over that yields only minor performance improvements, or might let apps run that require 256mb of ram to operate at all.
     
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  3. Jason

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    I believe all the X1400's have hypermemory. You can allocate the extra 128MB's of shared memory to the card. I haven’t seen any benchmarks between just using the 128MB's of dedicated vs. the 256 hypermemory. As far as performance the extra hypermemory won't make too much of a difference. It is the 128MB's of dedicated that really matters.
     
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    M54 is the graphics adapter name in Windows device manager when using Omegadrivers (X1400 in Acer Aspire 5672WLMi with 128MB dedicated and 384MB additional Hypermemory)
     
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  5. znet

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    I've have seen the m54 refered to some of the x1400 on one computer site's documetation. It seems that the M54 has GDDR1 ram and some information just lists the exact same model as having DDR2 type ram....but again relating to the exact same computer. I know what GDDR1 ram type is. What is DDR2? and is it possible for there to be two different listings for the ram type indicating that they work together??
     
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    Does the x1600 also use hypermemory?
     
    BoyScout, Apr 1, 2006
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    Yes - it does have that capability as well
     
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    All cards can (when they run out of vid mem), it just depends if it always sections off a bit. It's a bit dubious really.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Apr 2, 2006
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  9. Charles P. Jefferies

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    As posted, all ATI (PCI-express) cards can use HM. It really doesn't provide much of an advantage, and if a card is sold with the "HyperMemory" naming, it's just a marketing term, where the manufacturer is trying to sell something with more than it has; i.e., 128MB HM = 64MB ded and 64M shared.

    Chaz
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Apr 2, 2006
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