I currently have a 32MB NVIDIA Geforce 4.4. Is there a way to increase the 32 MB's without having to install a new card, which is not an option on laptops? I just doubled the RAM in my computer.
2006-11-29 04:06:00 · 6 answers · asked by mobunyad 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
Unfortunately, no. Unlike RAM on the motherboard, you can not add RAM to your graphic card. However, you can overclock your graphic card to increase its speed. Its a free way to boost your graphics card performance. Are you familiar with "overclocking?" Manufacturers usually set a graphic card to work at a safe speed, giving it a large safety margin. However, it is usually safe to excedd this speed without damaging your card. Nvida cards comes with a program built-in called "coolbits" which allows users to run the cards at a higher speed. If you want to know more about overclocking your graphics card, read:
"Secret Tweaks: 20 unexpected ways to unleash the true potential of the technology products you already own." --pcworld.com (http://msn.pcworld.com/article/id,119267-page,2/article.html)
Video Overclocking Made Easy
Most of the overclocking buzz is not about turning a PC into a supercomputer. Instead, it's about gamers being able to see, navigate, run, and shoot faster and smoother. Not surprisingly, you can overclock the processors on your graphics card in much the same way you would your main CPU. Video gaming has come a long way since Pong first appeared on TV-style monitors in the early 1980s. Even if you don't play video games, boosting the performance of your graphics system can enhance the enjoyment of videos and business presentations.
Your graphics speed boost comes from within, without your having to pop the case. To start, simply download the appropriate graphics board hacking tool for the brand of card you have. NVidia has even built overclocking settings into its latest drivers. To enable them, open the Windows Registry editor by going to Start, Run, typing regedit, and pressing Enter. Navigate to "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/NVIDIA Corporation/Global/NVTweak/," right-click the right pane of the editor and choose to add a new DWord called coolbits. Edit that entry and give it a hex value of 3, then close your Registry editor. The NVidia tab (Figure 5) under your PC's advanced display properties settings will now feature a "Clock Frequency Settings" page that allows you to adjust memory and graphics chip clock speeds for your board. Click the "Detect Optimal Frequencies" button if you want the utility to try to find safe overclocked settings for your graphics board.
2006-11-29 04:22:21 · answer #1 · answered by What the...?!? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
LAPTOP users please understand, that Laptops are not like desktops YET!
Laptop Video Memory is either integrated into the system RAM or its soldered onto the mother board.
so if you intend to have a laptop for gaming, then you have to increase its capability -- which drammatically strikes up the price.
Ive 'heard' of external video cards, but havent seen any.
A few companies were exploring with upgrade-able video cards for laptop mother boards, but Ive seen nothing in the mainstream.
Not to say that theres nothing out there -- I just havenbt seen anything mainstream.
So, be very careful when buying a laptop for strong gaming -- or for video editing or lots of number crunching formulas mathematics and the like.
Thats one area where youre best to listen to those sales people that try pushing the most expensive laptops on you. For this purpose they are abolutely right ---for now!
2006-11-29 04:16:29 · answer #2 · answered by writersbIock2006 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ram is upgradeable. Graphics is not. Ram should be accessible by a panel on the back if the laptop. FYI I am sure u know laptops are not really designed for gaming
2016-05-23 02:04:24 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some video chipsets are designed to share RAM with with system RAM, controlled in the BIOS. If you're familiar with navigating the BIOS setup screens, you may find an adjustment there. Otherwise, no joy.
2006-11-29 04:09:37 · answer #4 · answered by bogus_dude 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
no, cant be done, sorry the NVIDIA Geforce 4.4 uses its own memory and wont access system memory. there are external video cards....not sure how that would work on a laptop...
http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/28/ati-to-release-power-hungry-external-video-card/
-Doc-
2006-11-29 04:17:01 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no way at all to increse it. you need to buy another card. if you go to the bios and increase the size you could ruin your motherboard and your graphics card
2006-11-29 04:17:27 · answer #6 · answered by kloquewerk 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋