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#1 Kakashi_132
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My Video Card Has 1.2 GB Of Video Ram.

Does That Mean Its Going To use 1.2 GB Of My Computers Ram?

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#2 X360PS3AMD05
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Huzzahhh wauzzahhh? Huh? Aren't 8800GTs 512mb?
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#3 Kakashi_132
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Yep, But Everything Detects It As 1.2 GB
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#4 X360PS3AMD05
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What programs? Maybe because it uses system RAM while gaming :? Does the motherboard have an on-board GPU?
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#5 Kakashi_132
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Lots Of Stuff, Mainy Games Detecting My Hardware When There First Installed And System Requirements Lab. And If It Uses My System RAM Then I Am ****ed. And Yeah My Crappy Motherboard Has A Crappy Onboard GPU.
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1.2 gb video ram is easily possible, I have 2gb video ram pre-OC
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#7 Kakashi_132
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And My Card Is Weird. I Bought a Geforce 8800GT But They Sent Me A WinFast PX8800GT
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#8 opamando
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And My Card Is Weird. I Bought a Geforce 8800GT But They Sent Me A WinFast PX8800GTKakashi_132

That is a 8800GT, PX8800GT is the companies model number.

Download GPU-Z and see what it says for your Memory Size.

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#9 JP_Russell
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Make sure your onboard video is disabled in the BIOS.
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#10 Kakashi_132
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Still Doesnt Explain Why Everything Else Has Said 1.2 GB RAM.

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#11 Kakashi_132
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Make sure your onboard video is disabled in the BIOS.JP_Russell

I Don't need To Disable That I Don't Think. Plus The Drivers For That Were Never Installed On This Comp

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#12 opamando
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Still Doesnt Explain Why Everything Else Has Said 1.2 GB RAM.

Kakashi_132

Did any of those places showing your VRAM mention anything about Dedicated graphics memory, or shared system memory? That is what it is, just saying what you PC could use with it. Which really does not mean much.

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#13 X360PS3AMD05
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Make sure on-board GPU is disabled...............
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#14 JP_Russell
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[QUOTE="JP_Russell"]Make sure your onboard video is disabled in the BIOS.Kakashi_132

I Don't need To Disable That I Think. Plus The Drivers For That Were Never Installed On This Comp

It doesn't matter. If you don't disable it in the BIOS, Windows will detect it as an active hardware device. You always want to disable any onboard device when you're using a discrete solution instead, because it can create strange issues or anomalies like this.

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#15 opamando
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Make sure on-board GPU is disabled...............X360PS3AMD05

It has nothing to do with on-board graphics.

Kakashi_132, go to control panel, then Performance Information and tools, then click View and print details. On that page you will see the Total GPU memory, dedicated, and shared. That should help a little.

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#16 X360PS3AMD05
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Better to be safe...
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[QUOTE="Kakashi_132"]

[QUOTE="JP_Russell"]Make sure your onboard video is disabled in the BIOS.JP_Russell

I Don't need To Disable That I Think. Plus The Drivers For That Were Never Installed On This Comp

It doesn't matter. If you don't disable it in the BIOS, Windows will detect it as an active hardware device. You always want to disable any onboard device when you're using a discrete solution instead, because it can create strange issues or anomalies like this.

Nope, Windows Isnt Detecting It.

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#18 JP_Russell
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[QUOTE="JP_Russell"][QUOTE="Kakashi_132"]

[QUOTE="JP_Russell"]Make sure your onboard video is disabled in the BIOS.Kakashi_132

I Don't need To Disable That I Think. Plus The Drivers For That Were Never Installed On This Comp

It doesn't matter. If you don't disable it in the BIOS, Windows will detect it as an active hardware device. You always want to disable any onboard device when you're using a discrete solution instead, because it can create strange issues or anomalies like this.

Nope, Windows Isnt Detecting It.

Where are you checking to see if Windows is detecting it?

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#19 marcthpro
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Guy I think i got a problems afer seeing gpu-z
i have 2gB DDR3 1625mhz : no onboard video card : A E8600 like all in my sig
a visiontek 4870x2 it say i got 1024mb memory size ? shoudlnt' it be 2GB ? does it mean i have. to get more gig of ram
if that so il run to the store get me some more soon

i see two card in the setitn gotuh one say it lower then the other

in clock 550 mhz for the 2nd Bottom one and first. 750mhz i got a X48 tough

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#20 Kakashi_132
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[QUOTE="Kakashi_132"][QUOTE="JP_Russell"][QUOTE="Kakashi_132"]

[QUOTE="JP_Russell"]Make sure your onboard video is disabled in the BIOS.JP_Russell

I Don't need To Disable That I Think. Plus The Drivers For That Were Never Installed On This Comp

It doesn't matter. If you don't disable it in the BIOS, Windows will detect it as an active hardware device. You always want to disable any onboard device when you're using a discrete solution instead, because it can create strange issues or anomalies like this.

Nope, Windows Isnt Detecting It.

Where are you checking to see if Windows is detecting it?

Device Manager

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#21 fib112
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1.2gb? Strange amount of memory for a video card. The olny thing you have to worry about really is that you ar likely running a 32 but OS. No problem, but if you install 4gb or RAM, your OS will see significantly less. 32 bit OS have a maximum of 2 to the power of 32 addresses. So when you install 4gb or RAM, the top end is missing for system addresses, plus video RAM. In a normal environment, 4gb yields 3.2 or 3.4gb of RAM depending on hardware. If you add your massive graphics card, don't be suprised if your memory falls to bellow 2gb. So If you buy memory, save money and only max out to 2gb.