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29-01-2005, 10:21 AM
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Hi I was wondering if anyone knows how to allocate memory to your graphics card or if it’s possible.
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29-01-2005, 10:42 AM
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Usually there is an option in the BIOS to do this.
IT is usually called something like AGP Aperture size...or something AGP related. Doesnt bring very much performance gain in most cases. Look HERE or HERE
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29-01-2005, 10:45 AM
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Cool thanx for your help
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29-01-2005, 10:48 AM
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AGP Aperture size is an allocated amount of your RAM that goes to the graphics card only if the graphics card runs out of its own memory. It very rarely gets put to use, especially if you have a high end card.
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29-01-2005, 10:56 AM
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That's right, and the general rule-of-thumb is half the memory capacity of the card itself (this obviously makes no sense if you have a 64Mb card, or lower, as the BIOS standard is 64 most of the time). However, you would need to be using some pretty intense apps to require it.
Another option is to check the card properties and make sure the 'Fast-Write' option is enabled (depending on the type of card).
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29-01-2005, 01:27 PM
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Is it an Onboard card that shares the systems RAM or is it a AGP/PCI Express card with its own?
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29-01-2005, 01:57 PM
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if it's onboard, then there will be a BIOS setting to enable you to increase the amount of system memory available to the onboard chip - but this also has the effect of possibly reducing the amount of RAM available to the system
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30-01-2005, 04:57 PM
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Allocating memory to your graphics card?
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