video memory

corsair · 05-22-2005, 10:59 PM

i have an nvidia GeForce 4 MX 4000 card with 64 mb memory. but my dx diag is showing it as having 63.5 mb and i am being told it's coz the driver isnt installed correctly.i have tried reinstalling the driver but dxdiag still shows the card as having 63.5 mb memory. any ideas?

ebackhus · 05-23-2005, 07:44 AM

My 6800 reports as about 127MB of onboard memory. I think it's just a little quirk. Even so, you likely won't be running much that would require that much VRAM on that card.

elf · 05-23-2005, 08:41 AM

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Originally Posted by ebackhus

My 6800 reports as about 127MB of onboard memory. I think it's just a little quirk. Even so, you likely won't be running much that would require that much VRAM on that card.

Agreed...the way megabytes(MB) convert from bits (8 bits in 1 byte, 1024bytes in a kilobyte, 1024kilobytes in a megabyte) so often companies get away with saying something has a given amount when it actually has less (this is more of a problem with hard drives than video cards).

Either way, like ebackhus said, even if your card would use that .5megabytes you wouldn't even see a bump in performance.

**Fox** · 05-23-2005, 11:04 AM

I really wouldn't worry about it...you'll see little things like that all the time- my system memory reads as 513MB, but I don't worry about it. Just little things with the way they guage it will change the displayed value slightly.

corsair · 05-23-2005, 10:59 PM

thank you gentlemen, appreciate the feedback.i asked coz i have problems running a game and on posting my dx diag someone said the memory is being shown as 63.5 coz my driver was not installed properly. i tried installing 3 different versions of the driver including the latest and it always shows 63.5.from your replies i gather that it's an usual phenomenon.ty for the replies,everyone.

05-22-2005, 10:59 PM	#1 (permalink)
corsair Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 458 OS: windows XP home edition	video memory i have an nvidia GeForce 4 MX 4000 card with 64 mb memory. but my dx diag is showing it as having 63.5 mb and i am being told it's coz the driver isnt installed correctly.i have tried reinstalling the driver but dxdiag still shows the card as having 63.5 mb memory. any ideas?

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05-23-2005, 11:04 AM	#4 (permalink)
Fox TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: NJ Posts: 7,752 OS: XP Pro, CentOS My System	I really wouldn't worry about it...you'll see little things like that all the time- my system memory reads as 513MB, but I don't worry about it. Just little things with the way they guage it will change the displayed value slightly.

05-23-2005, 10:59 PM	#5 (permalink)
corsair Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 458 OS: windows XP home edition	thank you gentlemen, appreciate the feedback.i asked coz i have problems running a game and on posting my dx diag someone said the memory is being shown as 63.5 coz my driver was not installed properly. i tried installing 3 different versions of the driver including the latest and it always shows 63.5.from your replies i gather that it's an usual phenomenon.ty for the replies,everyone.