Where's My Memory?

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Emmaxxx

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Hiya
Just received a new PC and checking everything's working ok, I noticed in system properties my memory is displayed as 480mb RAM, yet I have 2x256 modules installed, that of course is 512 total. So where did the other 32mb's go? Is this normal?
I do have 128mb graphics (on board), could some of the physical memory be used by the graphics?

Thanx
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LTR12101B

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If only 32Mb has gone, then the onboard graphics is only set to 32Mb - don't you just love this marketing hype!

Mind you, 128Mb would be wasted on most onboards!

Let me take a wild guess, it's from Time or Tiny (aka the computer shop) and it has "Geforce 4" graphics.
 
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Emmaxxx

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Nearly right......Mesh.

Micro Tower 300w
asus A7NBX-VM
AMD 2800
512MB (480) PC2700 (2gig max)
120GB 7200 8MB BUFFER
AGP X8
128 MYDIA GEFORCE 4 ONBOARD
5.1 ONBOARD SOUND
Lan ready
Firewie
3 year warranty
£500

IIyama Prolite 413s-s 17" dvi
£300

........Now skint and Christmas just around the corner :(
 
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LTR12101B

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Not bad... with dual-DDR, the onboard Graphics is probably between a Geforce 4 MX420 and MX440 - reasonably competent DirectX7 hardware (just don't try 3DMark 2003 or you'll be VERY disappointed).
Have a laugh at my 3Dmark 2003 score - I barely managed to scrape above 100 - the scale is a LOT different to 3DMark 2001 though!

It should be worth a mid-range score on 3DMark 2001 though.

Fact is, Nvidia abused people's trust by giving a "Geforce 4" tag to what is really only a slightly improved Geforce 2.

PS. You can use DirectX9 with it, and the drivers are DX9 capable, but the hardware cannot do DX8 features like pixel shaders. I critcise it, but to be honest, the only drawback would be for recent games.
 
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Emmaxxx

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Originally Posted by LTR12101B

just don't try 3DMark 2003 or you'll be VERY disappointed

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I intend to use the AGP x8, as someone as kindly donated TO ME an MSI Ti48000SE 128......What are friends for :D

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