I have a quick question about mah video card.

I've got the Nvidia 8600 with 256 MB memory, but on system requirements lab, it tells me that my video memory is over a gig. I'm a little confused about this...

It's showing shared system memory.

It's showing shared system memory.

kilerchese

So my video card shares my RAM? Interesting... thanks. :)

[QUOTE="kilerchese"]

It's showing shared system memory.

Guppy507

So my video card shares my RAM? Interesting... thanks. :)

yes, but its not good to do that.

[QUOTE="Guppy507"]

[QUOTE="kilerchese"]

It's showing shared system memory.

painguy1

So my video card shares my RAM? Interesting... thanks. :)

yes, but its not good to do that.

Why's that? Wouldn't it make my video card a little better?

yes, but its not good to do that.

painguy1

It's not like a laptop's shared system memory though. If the system needs it it gives it to the system, if the video card needs it it gives it to the video card.

It's not where it's not usable by the system.

[QUOTE="painguy1"]

yes, but its not good to do that.

kilerchese

It's not like a laptop's shared system memory though. If the system needs it it gives it to the system, if the video card needs it it gives it to the video card.

It's not where it's not usable by the system.

still it wont preform as well as it should if it did have its own set of vram.