8800GT memory, 2 GBs in DX10?

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Hecktec

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I've noticed that DX10 is showing my video memory to be 2 GB (Instead of 512MB). Any idea why is it showing that? All other applications I've checked are correctly displaying 512 video memory.

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Totally normal.

In Windows Vista and DX10, your system memory and video memory are 'shared' in such a way that your system memory can be used for 3D rendering if it's ever needed.
 
Well, I have 4GB of RAM installed (technically 3.5GB in Vista32), why is it only using/seeing 2GB of it? Is there an option where you can control such an amount?
 
It wont get close to using the 2gb as it is, dont worry about it. I doubt you will even max out the 512mb.
 
Not worried, just asking that's all. :)

I remember a similar option in my old computer's BIOS where it would share video and system memory, it was called "AGP Aperture size". Seems Vista/DX10 have a similar option like that.
 
I have 8gb of ram and my 8800gt shows 3gb total memory in windows x64.
 
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