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I have an additional 256 ram but it is showing 480 ram installed but not 512 ram.?
You most likely have an integrated video card. Integrated video cards do not have their own memory, and use system memory (RAM) for video. Your video card is using 32MB of your ram. On most computers you can change the amount available to video by logging into bios and changing video memory amount.
What would not be added by an expansion card. a. Additional RAM b. Sound card c. Video card d. Additional cache?
additional cache
Is there a benefit to installing new RAM chips in pairs?
Installing RAM in pairs can save time and money.
What is the value of adding additional video ram?
large amounts of video ram keep the card from having to retrieve this data from the hard drive or system. so in addition to improved performance, the graphics card might use buffering, in wich the card will hold not only the frame being built but the next few frames as well.
What value obatined when you install more video ram on video card?
Well first of all, you dont add video ram to a video card. The ram is soldiered onto the video card. In order to upgrade your video ram, you will have to replace the video card. Doing so will benefit you in any 3-d applications (games) you run. If you arent much of a gamer, you probably wont benefit at all, if you are a gamer, a new video card can breathe a whole new life into your old computer.
Does the nvidia geforce 8600 GT have a RAM slot?
no video has ram slots video cards have video ram built onto the card itself
What is meant by a video-ram?
Video-RAM is the memory built into your video card specifically reserved for video-processing. Modern video cards have anywhere from 128 mb to 1 gb of RAM built in and dedicated to making video games run faster & prettier. This is different than the system RAM your computer uses for running programs, but on many laptops & inexpensive computers a certain amount of system ram may be dedicated to video in lieu of actual video RAM. Technologically video-RAM and system RAM are the same thing, the only difference is in their purpose.
What is a video ram?
Video-RAM is the memory built into your video card specifically reserved for video-processing. Modern video cards have anywhere from 128 mb to 1 gb of RAM built in and dedicated to making video games run faster & prettier. This is different than the system RAM your computer uses for running programs, but on many laptops & inexpensive computers a certain amount of system ram may be dedicated to video in lieu of actual video RAM. Technologically video-RAM and system RAM are the same thing, the only difference is in their purpose.
Where can one find instructions on installing ram?
Instructions on installing RAM onto a computer can be found from many "How-to" and computer related websites. Some examples include Crucial, EveryMac, and WikiHow.
Can you change RAM and make it video RAM instead?
No you can't.
Winxp booting very slow after installing sp-2?
there is not enough ram try getting a ram upgrade
Will increasing your computers video drivers to one of the latest versions increase the dedicated video ram?
No, Updating to the latest driver will not increase the video RAM. This is a chip on the video card or on the motherboard using the pc RAM. The only way to increase the video RAM is by making a change in the bios if it allows you. Some are set and not changeable and if its not already set to the max, or buying a new video card with a larger amount of RAM
