Do I really need a 64 mb video memory

[NeoTheOne]

Okay so my computer has shared video memory (soo stupid) but i never play games on so i was thinking if i changed Video memory to 32 megs rather than it being 64 megs and taking away 64 megs from my ram (512-64=448) will it affect my computers performance in terms of applications running , rember i dont play games , i do alot of photoshop , flash , and programming (c, c+ , vb.net etc ) , so will it effect my computers performance?

[tesco]

No.

[NeoTheOne]

No.
great thanx for the help :) , now going to change memory

[Virtualbody1234]

Try it and see. Tell us what happens.

[clocker]

How about just adding more system RAM?

[fkdup74]

How about just adding more system RAM?

see, I'm stingy about my system memory/resources/etc.
I'd throw an old PCI gfx card in it at least, but that's just me

64MB Radeon 7000 rawx!!!!! :01:

:P

[Seedler]

lol the geforce 5500 FX with 256 mb VRAM AGP X8 is on sale on tigerdirect.ca for CAD $65 bucks, thats like $50 bucks USD. REALLY cheap IMO

[SingaBoiy]

lol the geforce 5500 FX with 256 mb VRAM AGP X8 is on sale on tigerdirect.ca for CAD $65 bucks, thats like $50 bucks USD. REALLY cheap IMO
Thats expensive :P Use newegg.com

I got my 6200 for around 50-something USD.

[NeoTheOne]

Okay i tried it and it worked like a charm , now i have 480RAM available , im thinking now about buying a video and graphics card

[tesco]

Okay i tried it and it worked like a charm , now i have 480RAM available , im thinking now about buying a video and graphics card
A video card and graphics card are the same thing.:blink:

[Virtualbody1234]

Okay i tried it and it worked like a charm , now i have 480RAM available , im thinking now about buying a video and graphics card
A video card and graphics card are the same thing.:blink:
Yeah. He wants one of each. :01:

[tesco]

A video card and graphics card are the same thing.:blink:
Yeah. He wants one of each. :01:
Might as well buy a CPU and a Processor while you're at it:P

[NeoTheOne]

Okay i tried it and it worked like a charm , now i have 480RAM available , im thinking now about buying a video and graphics card
My BAD I MENT Video card and ram , will a 1 gig ram card suffice , so in total ill have 1.480 gb of ram?

[lynx]

You need to check if you've got any spare ram slots before you start buying more ram. If you haven't got any spare slots you will have to replace existing sticks with higher capacity ones. If you have got spare slots you need to check what memory type you've already got so that the extra ram is compatible.

Adding a gig (1024MB) will give you a total of 1504MB, you could safely put the other 32MB back on your shared graphics leaving you with 1472MB, or with a new graphics card you'll get the other 32MB back giving you 1536MB.

On the other hand, if an extra 32MB has made such a big difference you probably only need an extra 512MB.

[NeoTheOne]

You need to check if you've got any spare ram slots before you start buying more ram. If you haven't got any spare slots you will have to replace existing sticks with higher capacity ones. If you have got spare slots you need to check what memory type you've already got so that the extra ram is compatible.

Adding a gig (1024MB) will give you a total of 1504MB, you could safely put the other 32MB back on your shared graphics leaving you with 1472MB, or with a new graphics card you'll get the other 32MB back giving you 1536MB.

On the other hand, if an extra 32MB has made such a big difference you probably only need an extra 512MB.
Yea i have an extra slot , i rember i downloed this program and it showed everything about my computers hardware and it showed i have 2 slots of i dont rember i think it was pci ddr if there is such a thing , ill have to check again , but yea , i have an amd atalon 3000+ 2.16 ghz and so if i put more 1 gig of ram in will it run a tad bit faster?

[NeoTheOne]

http://www.crucial.com/store/listparts.asp?Mfr%2BProductline=HP%2BPavilion+A+Series&mfr=HP&cat=&model=Pavilion+a420n&submit=Go thats the low down on my computers slots + how much memory it can handle , i have an amd atalon 3000+ 2.16 ghz and so if i put more 1 gig of ram in will it run a tad bit faster?

[Wolfmight]

http://www.crucial.com/store/listparts.asp?Mfr%2BProductline=HP%2BPavilion+A+Series&mfr=HP&cat=&model=Pavilion+a420n&submit=Go thats the low down on my computers slots + how much memory it can handle , i have an amd atalon 3000+ 2.16 ghz and so if i put more 1 gig of ram in will it run a tad bit faster?
Mostly for memory intensive applications, such as today's 3D games or video editing software such as Premiere.