AGP BIOS setting question.

[bubbabubba]

I need at least 256 MB total memory on a graphics card.

Currently only have 96.0 MB on the integrated graphics card though in BIOS I saw an AGP setting that had three different MB settings up to 256 MB was the max I put this setting to 256 MB then ran dxdiag and my integrated card still said 96.0 MB what is this setting would that work to get 256 MB so I don't have to get a card? I am getting a dedicated card anyway was just wondering

 

[knight_of_baawa]

You only have 1 or 8 megabytes dedicated to your IGP (those are the settings in the BIOS--and it looks like you only have 1), with 256 meg of system RAM as akin to a graphics swap file. And since you have 1 gig of RAM, I wouldn't dedicate that much to an IGP, nor a discrete card.

 

[bubbabubba]

You only have 1 or 8 megabytes dedicated to your IGP (those are the settings in the BIOS--and it looks like you only have 1), with 256 meg of system RAM as akin to a graphics swap file. And since you have 1 gig of RAM, I wouldn't dedicate that much to an IGP, nor a discrete card.

The AGP setting had 32 MB, 128 MB and 256 MB I think, I'm not even sure what it was I went into BIOS to see if I could have my integrated card be 256 MB but there was no setting I could find so I am getting an actual seperate card that has 256 MB that I need I just saw this AGP thing and had no idea what it was and was wondering if that could help me out.

"You only have 1 or 8 megabytes dedicated to your IGP" really? I see it has 96.0 MB total memory for it also was wondering what that "page file" thing was.

 

[knight_of_baawa]

With Dells that old, you get a choice of 1 or 8 megabytes of RAM dedicated to the IGP. The 96 meg is an additional shared RAM between the system and the IGP (it's properly known as the GART: Graphics Address Remapping Table). It is where various things are essentially pre-loaded.

Honestly, you have an 865 chipset. Don't waste your money on a graphics card: buy a new or refurbished system that is newer. The 865 was introduced in 2003, as I recall. It predates PCIe chipsets. Unless your goal is to use it to run games that just won't run on newer computers because it's just not 64-bit compatible: buy something newer.

 

[bubbabubba]

With Dells that old, you get a choice of 1 or 8 megabytes of RAM dedicated to the IGP. The 96 meg is an additional shared RAM between the system and the IGP (it's properly known as the GART: Graphics Address Remapping Table). It is where various things are essentially pre-loaded.

Honestly, you have an 865 chipset. Don't waste your money on a graphics card: buy a new or refurbished system that is newer. The 865 was introduced in 2003, as I recall. It predates PCIe chipsets. Unless your goal is to use it to run games that just won't run on newer computers because it's just not 64-bit compatible: buy something newer.

Yup, it's PCI only, actually my goal is to just be able to sometimes try and record me playing I will be able to send visual examples to people instead of explaning to them and this device I received needs 256 MB video memory and 516 MB ram as minimum requirements to run this thing I wouldn't mind trying to play some old games on it though on low settings or something..

"With Dells that old, you get a choice of 1 or 8 megabytes of RAM dedicated to the IGP" so the 1-8 MB is like dedicated to the IGP while the rest 96.0 MB is able to be shared shared? I can't find anywhere where it says that also wasn't able to try the shared thing to boost my IGP to 256 MB no settings in BIOS that I could find.

 

[knight_of_baawa]

Usually the setting is in the LegacySelect/Legacy section (to switch between 1 and 8 meg of dedicated RAM for the graphics). Again: the 256 meg that you used for is the GART or AGP aperture setting, not increasing the amount of RAM dedicated to the IGP.

 

[bubbabubba]

Usually the setting is in the LegacySelect/Legacy section (to switch between 1 and 8 meg of dedicated RAM for the graphics). Again: the 256 meg that you used for is the GART or AGP aperture setting, not increasing the amount of RAM dedicated to the IGP.

I'm still trying to figure out what exactly is AGP but basically I can't change some AGP setting in BIOS then run dxdiag and see that my IGP has more video memory? I don't see very many options for a 256 MB stand alone PCI card but I think my system should be able to run this one?
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000TCS7Y0/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3KHIT95AWLP4N

 

[knight_of_baawa]

Yeah, your system will be able to run that card. And no: you can't change any settings in the BIOS (other than the LegacySelect option if you have it to switch between 1 and 8 meg of RAM for graphics) to give you more RAM for the IGP. The 865 was just crap anyway.