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**Fumz** · 09-03-2008

Quote: Originally Posted by MDruss

... NVidia Geforce 1420 128 mb... the only problem I am facing now is the graphics memory which is important for me to be able to play games which requires 256 mb graphics memory.

My vista uses approx. 1872 mb of shared memory which is absolutely crazy leaving me with 128 mb of graphics memory. Before, I got 256 mb of graphics memory in windows xp and i can play almost any latest games.

I've also wondered, is there any way to change the graphics memory size or the shared memory size?

First thing to resolve whatever issue you're having is to figure out what parts you're working with? There's no such thing as an nVidia GeForce 1420; you most likely have some variant of the 8400M: GeForce 8400M - Notebook and Laptop

Find out what card you're running by dl'ing and running gpu-z: GPU-Z Video card GPU Information Utility

09-03-2008	#3 (permalink)
Fumz Buggin Join Date: Jun 2008 Vista Ultimate x64 SP1 878 posts	Re: Inspiron 1420 vista x64 graphics memory issue Quote: Originally Posted by MDruss ... NVidia Geforce 1420 128 mb... the only problem I am facing now is the graphics memory which is important for me to be able to play games which requires 256 mb graphics memory. My vista uses approx. 1872 mb of shared memory which is absolutely crazy leaving me with 128 mb of graphics memory. Before, I got 256 mb of graphics memory in windows xp and i can play almost any latest games. I've also wondered, is there any way to change the graphics memory size or the shared memory size? First thing to resolve whatever issue you're having is to figure out what parts you're working with? There's no such thing as an nVidia GeForce 1420; you most likely have some variant of the 8400M: GeForce 8400M - Notebook and Laptop Find out what card you're running by dl'ing and running gpu-z: GPU-Z Video card GPU Information Utility
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