Increasing Video Memory Possible ?

nagukush · #1 10-10-07, 06:47 AM

Hi Friends !

Sorry if this sounds foolish, but just wanted to request you to kindly guide me a little on my below question -

I have 3 GB of RAM and a XFX 8600 GTS with 256 Mb, now what I wanted to know is - Is there any possibility that I can allocate some of my System's RAM to my Graphics (Video) Card so that it has more memory ? (Like 512 Mb etc ?)

Also is there any other way that I can make my Card run faster without causing any damage to it ?

Actually, my Sys Config is as below and I just want to be ready for some of the big games releasing this Year End... kindly advice...

Intel Core 2 Quad q6600

3 GB RAM

XFX 8600 GTS 256 mb

Creative SB Audigy4

Thanks again for helping !

Regards

Kush

Mr. Smith · #2 10-10-07, 07:55 AM

Unsure about assigning system RAM to gfx, someone else will answer that - I'd say no off the top of my head!

YOu can overclock your gfx card using a program called RivaTuner which will improve its performance

Rastalovich · #3 10-10-07, 11:20 AM

I have no doubt that somewhere in the industry, there has been found a way to add u`r system memory to the memory u`r gfx card can use. Something akin to using the pointers for the whole pool and lieing to the reference table or something.

Would be slower. Would be a hack, probably involving firmware changes. Would no doubt be very unstable due to drivers getting confused, besides the rom of the gfxcard.

A more realistic answer to u`r question would be no.

Hatman · #4 10-10-07, 12:00 PM

Not true actualy, it is possible.

I know in vsita it does it automatically. When I was usingh 4gb of ram and a 256bm 1650xt, it would allocate enough rma to make the available ram on my 1650xt to 2gb's.

So, yeh, you can jsut use vista

There is likely a way to do it in XP anywho.

Rastalovich · #5 10-10-07, 12:22 PM

Linky to how u do that exactly.

Hatman · #6 11-10-07, 04:57 PM

In vista it just acutomatically does it with no way to turn it off, it doesnt take from RAM unless it needs it.

Without vista as I said, no idea.

It put my 7950gx2 memory up to 726mb though.

Rastalovich · #7 11-10-07, 09:24 PM

That`s bizzare, I put Vista Ultimate on a 256m gfx card rig (with 2g of ram main memory) and it remaind @ 256.

How did it take u`r card up to 726 ? and if u can`t turn it off, how u turn it on ? cos obviously in my example case it didn`t pinch anything.

Hatman · #8 11-10-07, 10:05 PM

I was using vista premium 64bit and 4gb of DDR2, that may of helped I guess, but im 100% sure I know what I saw, it was like it for 3-4 months, afterall.. lol