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Tellemurius

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Re: The Generic Computer Advice Thread
« Reply #240 on: February 18, 2013, 05:14:51 pm »
well you would have to set a memory profile to let the cpu run the ram at full speed
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Re: The Generic Computer Advice Thread
« Reply #241 on: February 18, 2013, 05:18:58 pm »
I've no idea if I've even done that on my current PC. Might that be why Control Panel says only 1,75 of my current 2,0GB RAM is usable? :-[
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Re: The Generic Computer Advice Thread
« Reply #242 on: February 18, 2013, 05:43:36 pm »
Quote from: Absolute Niro on February 18, 2013, 05:18:58 pm
I've no idea if I've even done that on my current PC. Might that be why Control Panel says only 1,75 of my current 2,0GB RAM is usable? :-[
that... usually means something is wrong with your ram, probably a block or two have failed. run a memtest86+
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Re: The Generic Computer Advice Thread
« Reply #243 on: February 18, 2013, 05:53:33 pm »
Eh, I don't have Memtest on my PC and I don't really wanna go through all the steps when I'm probably replacing it soon anyways. Not like the extra 0.25GB memory would make a huge difference anyways.
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Re: The Generic Computer Advice Thread
« Reply #244 on: February 18, 2013, 06:46:30 pm »
Quote from: Absolute Niro on February 18, 2013, 05:53:33 pm
Eh, I don't have Memtest on my PC and I don't really wanna go through all the steps when I'm probably replacing it soon anyways. Not like the extra 0.25GB memory would make a huge difference anyways.
yea not really but if you aint getting getting a quarter of a ramstick something is wrong.
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Re: The Generic Computer Advice Thread
« Reply #245 on: February 18, 2013, 07:40:26 pm »
THat's quite normal, actually. Virtually all onboard video cards use a portion of the system RAM rather than having a dedicated video memory.
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Re: The Generic Computer Advice Thread
« Reply #246 on: February 18, 2013, 07:46:42 pm »
Quote from: Lord Shonus on February 18, 2013, 07:40:26 pm
THat's quite normal, actually. Virtually all onboard video cards use a portion of the system RAM rather than having a dedicated video memory.
oh i forgot about that :P
didnt know it can actually account for that though
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« Reply #247 on: February 28, 2013, 04:59:28 pm »
Okay, all, I need help again. So, I have the video card (XFX Radeon HD 7850) installed. I have an upgraded power supply. I have three monitors. I have an active mini display port adapter connected to one of the monitors. All of the monitors will work, provided that I run them separately. The problem?

Only two of my monitors will work at any given time. I can run the monitors in any configuration of two, but all three? Nope. They're all 20" 1600x900 monitors. I don't get it. I beseech thee, Bay12, what the fuck am I supposed to do here?
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Re: The Generic Computer Advice Thread
« Reply #248 on: February 28, 2013, 05:25:22 pm »
I'm afraid that Windows only allows two monitors per video card, no matter the number of connections.
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Re: The Generic Computer Advice Thread
« Reply #249 on: February 28, 2013, 05:32:49 pm »
Quote from: Lord Shonus on February 28, 2013, 05:25:22 pm
I'm afraid that Windows only allows two monitors per video card, no matter the number of connections.
Dude, what? My girlfriend runs 3 on Win7. For whatever reason, my compy just isn't cooperating.
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Re: The Generic Computer Advice Thread
« Reply #250 on: February 28, 2013, 05:36:40 pm »
Are you absolutly certain that it's off a single card, and not a "two in one slot" card? The manual that came with my video card specifically stated that windows will not allow it.
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Re: The Generic Computer Advice Thread
« Reply #251 on: February 28, 2013, 05:41:20 pm »
Absolutely certain. We're both running Eyefinity cards. She has a Radeon HD 5750.
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Re: The Generic Computer Advice Thread
« Reply #252 on: February 28, 2013, 05:45:27 pm »
Hmm. It seems that Nvidia has lied to me.
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Re: The Generic Computer Advice Thread
« Reply #253 on: February 28, 2013, 05:55:50 pm »
We're using ATI cards. Nvidia makes some cards that run three monitors, but they're expensive as all fuck. Like, $450+.
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Re: The Generic Computer Advice Thread
« Reply #254 on: February 28, 2013, 05:57:03 pm »
I got that. My point was that my manual states that it is an inherent OS limitation that cannot be altered by choice of card.
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