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only 480MB RAM!?!?!?
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Skystalker
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What exactly is telling you you have that amount of RAM? The BIOS? Or windows?
We need some additional information before we can help ya?
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We need some additional information before we can help ya?
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TheMostWantedPolishTwin
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yeah - that's exactly how it works...
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Onboard video sucks. If you can afford it get a regular video card. The difference will be like night and day.
Stiletto One
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Yeah, onboard video is "lame" compared to discrete solutions. On Intel, SiS, and VIA boards. nVidia onboard's fine, what are you talking about?
Did any of you bother to take note of what motherboard and memory configuration he's using?
nForce1 integrated video was no slouchin dual-channel memory configurations, you can easily play (fairly) modern games using it, albeit at reduced detail levels. Hell, my ex-roommate, who uses a SINGLE channel board, plays Halo on nForce1 integrated. nForce1 IGP = slow GeForce2 MX.
nForce2 IGP just pwns compared to other integrated solutionsin a dual channel configuration, which is what BigGreg did, it's quite respectable. Slower than a GeForce4 MX440, but faster than an MX420. AND it supports dual monitors (on some boards). Considering the fact that a separate graphics card that's actually faster than his onboard (and if you complain about it only having 32MB of frame buffer, it can be set to 64MB, and maybe 128MBI'm not sure about the 128 setting) would be at least $60. That's for a Radeon 9000 Pro, after refurb.
Sometimes it's better to get a board with good onboard video and then get more RAM than it is to skimp on RAM and get a separate graphics cardbetween (a) refurb Radeon 9000 Pro and 256MB of RAM and (b) nForce2 IGP and 448MB of RAM (I always configure my builds for 64MB frame buffer), I'd take the nForce2 box. I hate trying to run 2000 or XP on 256MB of RAMit just hurts.
Did any of you bother to take note of what motherboard and memory configuration he's using?
nForce1 integrated video was no slouchin dual-channel memory configurations, you can easily play (fairly) modern games using it, albeit at reduced detail levels. Hell, my ex-roommate, who uses a SINGLE channel board, plays Halo on nForce1 integrated. nForce1 IGP = slow GeForce2 MX.
nForce2 IGP just pwns compared to other integrated solutionsin a dual channel configuration, which is what BigGreg did, it's quite respectable. Slower than a GeForce4 MX440, but faster than an MX420. AND it supports dual monitors (on some boards). Considering the fact that a separate graphics card that's actually faster than his onboard (and if you complain about it only having 32MB of frame buffer, it can be set to 64MB, and maybe 128MBI'm not sure about the 128 setting) would be at least $60. That's for a Radeon 9000 Pro, after refurb.
Sometimes it's better to get a board with good onboard video and then get more RAM than it is to skimp on RAM and get a separate graphics cardbetween (a) refurb Radeon 9000 Pro and 256MB of RAM and (b) nForce2 IGP and 448MB of RAM (I always configure my builds for 64MB frame buffer), I'd take the nForce2 box. I hate trying to run 2000 or XP on 256MB of RAMit just hurts.
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What slot load setup do you have? (Safe bet: put the sticks in OPPOSITE slots, as in 1 & 3.)
Having integrated graphics enabled doesn't disable dual-channel operation; it's actually the main performance justification for dual-channel on the Socket A platform.
nforce 2 igp isnt that bad, you're not gonna be running halo at 1600 rez but, for practically 0 cost its pretty decent.
You can run just about any new game at 800x600 or 640x480, not bad for free. I would consider the onboard video the equiv of a geforce 3 mx (if they had one)
Currently i have a radeon 9000, not that much faster and i have 0 issues playing any games. (athough im upgrading shortly)
You can run just about any new game at 800x600 or 640x480, not bad for free. I would consider the onboard video the equiv of a geforce 3 mx (if they had one)
Currently i have a radeon 9000, not that much faster and i have 0 issues playing any games. (athough im upgrading shortly)
Stiletto One
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Yeah, like a GeForce4 MX420. Those do exist.
Stiletto One
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Please refrain from cheezing. kthxbye!
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did you OC?
mebbe you got 3200 instead...
mebbe you got 3200 instead...
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Yes, onboard components use an alloted amount of RAM since there is no other source for RAM for these components.
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what do you expect. when the IGP version of the motherboard costs a dollar more did u really think you were getting THAT much more?Originally posted by ST|FFY
wow, i didnt know onboard video took system ram away
how lame...