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My Intel Card.

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DeViL

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I just got a new pc. I havnt yet installed any gfx card. The one im running now is the one which came with the mobo ( Intel d865gbf ) .

I installed the drives and everything was working fine. DiretX and other diagnostic tools suggested the card was a 64MB card.
After updating the drivers from intel's website it now shows the card a 96MB card...

How is that possible ? How did the drivers increase its memory..!!
 
Are you talking about onboard video??

I am not positive, but doesnt onboard video rely on system memory. Therefore, its possible that the drivers from intel check for optimal memory settings (depending on how much ram your system has). The old drivers might have been programed to have a max of 64mb (the drivers might be from a time when a typical top end computer only had 128mb or 256mb of system memory). While, the new drivers have been adjusted to use the most possible, and 96mb might be right if you have more than 256mb of memory.


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DeViL said:
I just got a new pc. I havnt yet installed any gfx card. The one im running now is the one which came with the mobo ( Intel d865gbf ) .

I installed the drives and everything was working fine. DiretX and other diagnostic tools suggested the card was a 64MB card.
After updating the drivers from intel's website it now shows the card a 96MB card...

How is that possible ? How did the drivers increase its memory..!!
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I don't think you have an actual video "card" in your machine, you are probably using an onboard graphics chip that shares system memory. Make sure you have an 8x Agp slot and start looking for a graphics card if you plan on doing some serious gaming.
 
Yup. Onboard integrated graphics controller that's sharing system memory; the chip itself doesn't really have any memory (well... it might have a few MB for z-buffers and whatnot, but...) of its own.

It's really only good for 2-d work, old games & screensavers.
 
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