Is it possible to use RAM as VRAM with a PCI-E card

[Bio_Terra]

Is it possible to use RAM as video memory with a PCI-E card, to help with things like textures etc. I have a X300SE 128MB

[LoD]

Re: Is it possible to use RAM as VRAM with a PCI-E card

If your card support the feature. Some of the low end nvidia and ATI cards have that support. Check your documentation.


EDIT: http://www.ati.com/products/RadeonX1300/specs.html

It depends if your card is specifically a hypermemory card, if it isnt it wont use system memory. Being that yours has 128Mb of onboard memory, I doubt its a hypermemory card and even if it was, your wouldnt want to use the hyper memory anyways.

[Bio_Terra]

Re: Is it possible to use RAM as VRAM with a PCI-E card

your wouldnt want to use the hyper memory anyways

why not?

[Sir. MatDef]

Re: Is it possible to use RAM as VRAM with a PCI-E card

why not?

Because it's slow, takes your memory that would normally be used for windows and is really, really sloooowwwww.