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more ram than i paid for?
2007-03-30, 5:29 AM #1
i recently purchased an ati x1300pro with 256mb ram. windows/directx tells me it has 512mb ram. anyone know of this being a problem with directx or did i get more ram than i paid for?
2007-03-30, 5:34 AM #2
You should send it back and demand a new one with only half the memory... >_>
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2007-03-30, 5:37 AM #3
i went back to the store where i bought it and talked to the owner. he said most people don't come back and complain when they get more than they paid for. ha!!
i wanted to know if anyone else had mentioned it to him.
2007-03-30, 6:46 AM #4
I've seen companies modify their cards so like even if they only have 256mb of ram they say 512mb just so they can sell it at a higher price and pretend.
I haven't seen much of that since the GeforceMX days when there were a ton of fake 64mb cards that were actually 32mb.
2007-03-30, 7:14 AM #5
Originally posted by Duo Maxwell:
I've seen companies modify their cards so like even if they only have 256mb of ram they say 512mb just so they can sell it at a higher price and pretend.
I haven't seen much of that since the GeforceMX days when there were a ton of fake 64mb cards that were actually 32mb.


Uhhh then the driver would crash when it tried to access the 257th MB or above. :psyduck:

2007-03-30, 12:44 PM #6
its shared memory with the RAM in your computer
my 7300GS does it too, and it bothered me till i read it in the manual.

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2007-03-30, 12:58 PM #7
Originally posted by genk:
its shared memory with the RAM in your computer

Yep.
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2007-03-30, 1:59 PM #8
why would you go back to the store?
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2007-03-30, 2:21 PM #9
Originally posted by drizzt2k2:
why would you go back to the store?


He's an honest fellow?
2007-03-30, 2:25 PM #10
Originally posted by Brian:
He's an honest fellow?

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2007-03-30, 5:33 PM #11
Does anyone know why my 9800 is recognized as a 9800 pro? It has the 9800 clock speeds. It's recognized under Windows and Linux as a pro.
2007-03-30, 5:42 PM #12
i had to find out if he knew about it and or if he knew why.
2007-03-31, 12:49 PM #13
My Radeon 9600 All In Wonder is read as a NVidia 5600.

Not really. :(
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2007-03-31, 12:51 PM #14
Did he let you keep the better card?
2007-04-01, 10:46 AM #15
si. although he did joke that i should bring it back to him and he would fix it.

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