256mb DDRAM shows 224mb?


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i have onboard sound and video (new mobo)

video mem is 32mb (it could be my lost mem)

but it should display how much ram i have

where can i find that?

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video mem is 32mb

thats where it's gone, the bios can allocate an ammount of ram set to the video card

the ram is shown as less, as the bios takes it as soon as the pc starts, so effectively its video ram, not ram anymore

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Originally posted by thankihiren

video mem is 32mb (it could be my lost mem)

Yea it is !!!

but it should display how much ram i have

where can i find that?

you can't find anywhere the total amount of RAM.

Just add the On Board Vid. mem 32MB in ur main RAM 224MB.

Simple.

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Originally posted by andrewfee

i'd reccommend getting another 256 meg ram, or if you have the money, 512

imho 768 is the sweet spot for systems nowadays (even tho im running a gig, lol)

I still think 512 is overkill for most things. Running most games I don't think I've ever reached more than 350mb used. But still, it never hurts to have more... ;)

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Originally posted by andrewfee

i'd reccommend getting another 256 meg ram, or if you have the money, 512

imho 768 is the sweet spot for systems nowadays (even tho im running a gig, lol)

dude 768 is just overkil, in my opinion 512 is the best spot to aim for for power users like ourselves (unless you do a lot of video editing where a gig is the best option of course).

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Go for a 64mb video card, if you decide to upgrade. They don't cost much more than the 32mb and can display much nicer textures in most new games. Personaly I'm waiting a while to upgrade, especialy with DX9 comming out soon and all the new inovations that come with it.

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