Description: GF7950GX2 520M 1GBDDR3 DUALDVI TV Xtreme

[Hysteria99208]

Hello,
I have the above posted Video Card. My question is why does windows say i
only have 512mb of video ram when i really have 1gb? I'm thinking windows
just isnt setup for video cards that have over 512mb, much like when hard
drives first came out that had a gig of HD space and windows back then simply
wasn't setup for it type thing. Am i correct, and if not do you know how to
fix this issue so that windows shows the true amount of video memory?
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Thanks,
Marcus Rickeard

[John Inzer]

Hysteria99208 wrote:
> Hello,
> I have the above posted Video Card. My question is why does windows
> say i only have 512mb of video ram when i really have 1gb? I'm
> thinking windows just isnt setup for video cards that have over
> 512mb, much like when hard drives first came out that had a gig of HD
> space and windows back then simply wasn't setup for it type thing. Am
> i correct, and if not do you know how to fix this issue so that
> windows shows the true amount of video memory?
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I have no hands on experience with
the GeForce 7950 GX2 but the following
chart shows: 2 x 512 MB (512 MB available).

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/video/display/nvidia-gf7950gx2_3.html

Also have a look at the paragraph
near the bottom of this page that begins
with "Nvidia's new solution"

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/video/display/nvidia-gf7950gx2_5.html

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[Cari \(MS-MVP\)]

What does DirectX report?

(Start, Run, [type] dxdiag [enter])

Since it's a dual GPU card, I'm thinking that what it's really telling you
is that you have 512mb x 2 which of course would be the 1gb total.

You do have one of the compatible motherboards, don't you?
http://www.nvidia.com/content/geforce_gx2_sbios/us.asp?vendor=&sortBy=chipset
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Cari (MS-MVP)
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"Hysteria99208" > wrote in message
...
> Hello,
> I have the above posted Video Card. My question is why does windows say i
> only have 512mb of video ram when i really have 1gb? I'm thinking windows
> just isnt setup for video cards that have over 512mb, much like when hard
> drives first came out that had a gig of HD space and windows back then
> simply
> wasn't setup for it type thing. Am i correct, and if not do you know how
> to
> fix this issue so that windows shows the true amount of video memory?
> --
> Thanks,
> Marcus Rickeard
>