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    383 NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Destroyer, Oct 4, 2007.

  1. Destroyer

    Destroyer Newbie

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    I've bought a HP Pavilion with 2,2 GHz Centrino Duo Processor, 2 GB RAM and a 383 NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS Video Card. I know that altough the video card has 128 MB dedicated memory + 255 MB shared memory, the shared one could be greater.

    I'd like to know how this "shared" memory works and how much overall memory for graphics will I have while running video games in my laptop. Does it depend on the game? Can I do anything to improve the performance of my video card?

    Thanks.
     
    Destroyer, Oct 4, 2007
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  2. nizzy1115

    nizzy1115 Notebook Prophet

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    windows will manage it for you.
     
    nizzy1115, Oct 4, 2007
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    DMANbluesfreak Notebook Consultant

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    If you have 2gb of ram, the total memory (128 dedicated + shared) should be around 800ish MB.
     
    DMANbluesfreak, Oct 5, 2007
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