Just realised what you meant by Advanced Tools...look exactly where?

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Peter
Toronto, Canada
XP Pro SP2 x 2 + Vista Ultimate fully updated
P4 D865GBFL HT @ 3.0ghz 4.0gb DDR 700gb HD
ATI Radeon 9550 Graphics
Creative Soundblaster Audigy 4 Audio

"Peter" <Peter@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:31E722B6-AC13-48EE-BDA8-82FF9B7189F3@microsoft.com...[color=blue]
> 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=green]
>> 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:
>>[color=darkred]
>>> 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...
>>> >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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