Sorry, you've lost me...advanced tools, where? Just installed Catalyst 7.2
and my figures are now:
1459
256
0
1203



--
Peter
Toronto, Canada
XP Pro SP2 x 2 + Vista Ultimate
P4 HT @ 3.00ghz, 4.0gb RAM, 700gb HDD

"GT" <GT@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C6C18F65-03CC-476E-9211-4025BFD4AE18@microsoft.com...[color=blue]
> Ati 9550 work great but advanced tools is warning me about performance
> migh
> slow down computer and performance event viewer log is showing that
> Desktop
> Window Manager is experiencing heavy resource contention. reason: Graphic
> subsystem resources are over-utilized.
>
>
>
> "Peter" wrote:
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>> I'm only changing it to get a higher rating in Vista which currently sits
>> at
>> 3.1 plus the better performance anyway.
>> 9550's are quite good despite all.
>>
>> --
>> Peter
>> Toronto, Canada
>> XP Pro SP2 x 2 + Vista Ultimate
>> P4 HT @ 3.00ghz, 4.0gb RAM, 700gb HDD
>>
>> "GT" <GT@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:1BD460BA-A9DF-4BDD-BFFA-2163EDEE725F@microsoft.com...[color=darkred]
>> >I just purchase Ati 9550 graphic card 2 days ago and thinking of
>> >returning
>> >in
>> > favor of X1050 or X1300 series. I have at least 30 days to return it
>> > from
>> > circuitcity.
>> >
>> > "Peter" wrote:
>> >
>> >> I'm using Vista's own...haven't bothered with 7.2 as I'm about to
>> >> change
>> >> my
>> >> video card anyway to an ATI Radeon X1650 Pro in the nbext few weeks.
>> >> I'm puzzled, are my figures worse than yours...I have no idea how this
>> >> stuff
>> >> works.
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Peter
>> >> Toronto, Canada
>> >> XP Pro SP2 x 2 + Vista Ultimate
>> >> P4 HT @ 3.00ghz, 4.0gb RAM, 700gb HDD
>> >>
>> >> "GT" <GT@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:5917D7E1-9A89-4361-9E64-FD4FCDBE28A2@microsoft.com...
>> >> > 319
>> >> > 256
>> >> > 0
>> >> > 63
>> >> >
>> >> > I had that also when i only have the display driver installed that
>> >> > was
>> >> > included on Window Vista and the one in Window Update. I installed
>> >> > Catalyst®
>> >> > 7.2 Display Driver for Windows Vista (32 bit) and everything just
>> >> > change
>> >> > from:
>> >> >
>> >> > 767 MB
>> >> > 256mb
>> >> > 0MB
>> >> > 511mb
>> >> >
>> >> > Do you have the Catalyst 7.2 display driver for Windows Vista 32 bit
>> >> > installed or are you using the Display driver included on Window
>> >> > Vista
>> >> > or
>> >> > Window Update.
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > "Peter" wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> I have the same card and the figures are:
>> >> >> 319
>> >> >> 256
>> >> >> 0
>> >> >> 63 respectively.
>> >> >> I have 4gb of RAM onboard which reports at 2920mb only and I assume
>> >> >> that
>> >> >> my
>> >> >> video and TV-FM cards absorb the rest.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> --
>> >> >> Peter
>> >> >> Toronto, Canada
>> >> >> XP Pro SP2 x 2 + Vista Ultimate
>> >> >> P4 HT @ 3.00ghz, 4.0gb RAM, 700gb HDD
>> >> >>
>> >> >> "GT" <GT@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> >> news:229C36AC-BC77-4967-9AF2-1897CF7C2FE2@microsoft.com...
>> >> >> > P4 2.8ghz HT, 1.5gb, 160gb HD, Ati Radeon 9550 256mb AGP 8x
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > In Personalize, display settings, advance settings it display
>> >> >> > that i
>> >> >> > have:
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Total Available Graphic Memory 767 MB,
>> >> >> > Dedicated Video Memory 256mb
>> >> >> > System Video Memory 0MB
>> >> >> > Shared System Memory 511mb
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Does every Video card use shared system Memory? I thought by
>> >> >> > buying
>> >> >> > 9550
>> >> >> > it
>> >> >> > would not use my computer memory but in the dispaly setting,
>> >> >> > advance
>> >> >> > setting
>> >> >> > is showing Shared System Memory 511mb, is this normal on all
>> >> >> > video
>> >> >> > card.
>> >> >> > Any
>> >> >> > recommendation on video card that does not uses computers memory?
>> >> >> > How
>> >> >> > about
>> >> >> > Visiontek Ati Radeon X1300 512mb AGP 8x?
>> >> >> > [url]http://www.visiontek.com/products/cards/retail/x1300_512agp.html[/url]
>> >> >>
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