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    8600m gt showing 246mb in system requirements website

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by geoffreydhaliwal, Jul 11, 2007.

  1. geoffreydhaliwal

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    Guys.....I am a little confused....i was running the game requirements test from srtest.com and while on the video card section ..it showed 246mb instead of 256mb....why is that? got 1520...8600m gt 256mb

    the previous laptop i had..showed full 256mb (card being 7900 gs)..... :confused:
     
    geoffreydhaliwal, Jul 11, 2007
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    Shared memory?
     
    DMAK02, Jul 11, 2007
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    Hello Frend.....can u do me a favour....goto srtest.com.

    pick a game lets say call of juarez.....and please do let me know if the same thing comes up for u..thanks
     
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    I was just guessing, I am not even sure. I don't have my laptop yet.
     
    DMAK02, Jul 11, 2007
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    ohhhhh...ok......no problem
     
    geoffreydhaliwal, Jul 11, 2007
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