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    pls help!!...shared to dedicated

    Discussion in 'HP' started by aman89, Jun 23, 2005.

  1. aman89

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    i have an intel graphics card with 128mb shared video memory.Is there any way of dedicating 128 mb instead?
     
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    so what are the pros and cons of having a shared video memory?
     
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    Unfortunately, there isn't.

    Cope
    Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
    John 15:13
    HP ZV6005us
    -AMD Athlon 64 3200+ 2.0GHz
    -2048MB 2700RAM
    -128MB ATI Mobility radeon X200m
    -60GB 7200RPM HDD
    -15.4" Widescreen w/ Brightview
    -DVD±RW W/DL support
    -XP Home
    -8-Cell Battery
     
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    miner Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Pros:
    Its cheaper, consumes less power but not significantly less.

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    Performance.

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    Compaq Presario R3340US AMD Athlon 64 3200+, 512MB, 80GB 5400rpm 15.4" Brightview WXGA.

    Acer Aspire 3003WLCi AMD Mobile Sempron 3000+, 512MB, 80gb 4200rpm 15.4" CrystalBrite WXGA
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    Aman89,

    You just need to ask yourself, how long & what will I be using this notebook for? This will tell you if shared or dedicated video memory is required.

    If you plan to be doing anything that is graphics intensive (games, 3D modelling, CAD, etc...) then you will need dedicated.

    If you plan on having this unit until the Pentium 20 CPU comes out [ :D], then you should have dedicated video memory. This will allow future games/apps to work, albeit slower but it'll still work.

    If you just plan on using the system for basic web surfing and working on reports (word docs, spreadsheets, etc...), then shared video memory should be ok for these uses. In the future, this will probably be the only use of this system because of the slower graphics.

    I'd recommend getting more system than what you need at the moment. Plan ahead and you should be ok. You can pay a bit more now or you can "PAY" later. [ ;)]

    -Vb-
     
    Venombite, Jun 23, 2005
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