Increasing shared graphics memory

Ben Clarke · Mar 23, 2007, 09:00 PM

Not sure whether this should go in Motherboards or GFX Cards, so I'll post it here. I got a new motherboard, and it has a Radeon XPRESS 200 Chipset with 37MB shared ATM. Can anyone ttell me how to increase this amount so I can play some games? I have no money to buy a standalone card, so I want to know how to do this. Thanks.

Eric_Cartman · Mar 23, 2007, 09:20 PM

you whould be able to do it in the bios, though it should automatically do it when you start up a 3d application

POGE · Mar 24, 2007, 01:22 AM

You can do this either from the bios usually, or if that fails use CCC. I have mine set to 128mb on my xpress 200m.

hat · Mar 24, 2007, 01:37 AM

This uses up your physical ram doesnt it?

Zalmann · Mar 24, 2007, 01:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ben Clarke

Not sure whether this should go in Motherboards or GFX Cards, so I'll post it here. I got a new motherboard, and it has a Radeon XPRESS 200 Chipset with 37MB shared ATM. Can anyone ttell me how to increase this amount so I can play some games? I have no money to buy a standalone card, so I want to know how to do this. Thanks.

It's done in your (MB) bios mate, as everyone here is pointing out.

HookeyStreet · Mar 24, 2007, 02:50 AM

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Originally Posted by hat

This uses up your physical ram doesnt it?

Yep

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