Changing the shared memory on my gfx card?

Ptonjalken · 05-15-2008, 02:59 PM

Hey,

I have a Mobile Intel Express 965 w/ GMA X3100 and 358mb shared memory.

I have ran a couple programs to detect what its running and sites like Can you Run it? says i am only using 230.5MB.

I have 3gb on this laptop of ram so i know i have enough to put it to max. I checked BIOS but it doesnt seem to have a option anywhere. Any ideas?

(My laptop is Acer Aspire 6920)

**emosun** · 05-15-2008, 04:15 PM

Welcome to tsf. There should be an icon in the control panel for the display to adjust the amount of memory it uses.

Ptonjalken · 05-15-2008, 04:50 PM

i dont seem to see it anywhere :(

**emosun** · 05-15-2008, 04:53 PM

Try this,

Right click the desktop then go to properties , then the settings tab. Then click the advanced button. Then in the window that pops up , somewhere in one of the tabs it should have a setting. Thats how it is on my laptop.

Ptonjalken · 05-15-2008, 04:59 PM

Close, but it brought me to the crummy setting app. that came with the chipset. which doesnt have the ram info on it... :(

Ptonjalken · 05-15-2008, 05:01 PM

Oh, and whats the difference between Video Memory and Shared Memory?

**emosun** · 05-15-2008, 05:13 PM

When the video card shares the memory it take away from the system ram and devotes some of it to the graphics card. Since you have 3 gb of ram you can afford to do it. tho it won't make much of a difference in games at all.

05-15-2008, 02:59 PM	#1 (permalink)
Ptonjalken Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 4 OS: Vista Premium	Changing the shared memory on my gfx card? Hey, I have a Mobile Intel Express 965 w/ GMA X3100 and 358mb shared memory. I have ran a couple programs to detect what its running and sites like Can you Run it? says i am only using 230.5MB. I have 3gb on this laptop of ram so i know i have enough to put it to max. I checked BIOS but it doesnt seem to have a option anywhere. Any ideas? (My laptop is Acer Aspire 6920)

05-15-2008, 04:15 PM	#2 (permalink)
emosun Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: usa Posts: 7,057 OS: xp pro sp2 My System	Re: Changing the shared memory on my gfx card? Welcome to tsf. There should be an icon in the control panel for the display to adjust the amount of memory it uses. __________________ Gpu Benchmarks Cpu-Z Power supply information and selection Gpu-Z Video card quick list

05-15-2008, 04:50 PM	#3 (permalink)
Ptonjalken Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 4 OS: Vista Premium	Re: Changing the shared memory on my gfx card? i dont seem to see it anywhere :(

05-15-2008, 04:53 PM	#4 (permalink)
emosun Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: usa Posts: 7,057 OS: xp pro sp2 My System	Re: Changing the shared memory on my gfx card? Try this, Right click the desktop then go to properties , then the settings tab. Then click the advanced button. Then in the window that pops up , somewhere in one of the tabs it should have a setting. Thats how it is on my laptop. __________________ Gpu Benchmarks Cpu-Z Power supply information and selection Gpu-Z Video card quick list

05-15-2008, 04:59 PM	#5 (permalink)
Ptonjalken Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 4 OS: Vista Premium	Re: Changing the shared memory on my gfx card? Close, but it brought me to the crummy setting app. that came with the chipset. which doesnt have the ram info on it... :(

05-15-2008, 05:01 PM	#6 (permalink)
Ptonjalken Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 4 OS: Vista Premium	Re: Changing the shared memory on my gfx card? Oh, and whats the difference between Video Memory and Shared Memory?

05-15-2008, 05:13 PM	#7 (permalink)
emosun Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: usa Posts: 7,057 OS: xp pro sp2 My System	Re: Changing the shared memory on my gfx card? When the video card shares the memory it take away from the system ram and devotes some of it to the graphics card. Since you have 3 gb of ram you can afford to do it. tho it won't make much of a difference in games at all. __________________ Gpu Benchmarks Cpu-Z Power supply information and selection Gpu-Z Video card quick list