Current configuration:
Motherboard: Asus P5K Premium
Memory: 4x1GB DDR2 1066 Corsair memory.
Graphics card: Asus EN8500GT Silent Magic 512MB
OS: Windows XP Professional 32-bit
XP shows that 3071MB is available. Originally, I had expected around 3.3GB, but with 512MB on the graphics card, I guess the lower value of 3071MB is right.
I want to add another (cheap as possible PCIe) graphics card, which is going to be used for driving an additional 1280x1024 DVI and a 1024x768 analog monitor.
Question: Is the amount of memory taken away from my physical address space directly proportional to the memory on the additional graphics card, i.e. will I lose an additional 256MB if I choose a 512MB card instead of a 256MB one?
(I know that for my use, I could just grab the 256MB one, but the difference in price between the 256MB and the 512MB cards is less than $10.)
Motherboard: Asus P5K Premium
Memory: 4x1GB DDR2 1066 Corsair memory.
Graphics card: Asus EN8500GT Silent Magic 512MB
OS: Windows XP Professional 32-bit
XP shows that 3071MB is available. Originally, I had expected around 3.3GB, but with 512MB on the graphics card, I guess the lower value of 3071MB is right.
I want to add another (cheap as possible PCIe) graphics card, which is going to be used for driving an additional 1280x1024 DVI and a 1024x768 analog monitor.
Question: Is the amount of memory taken away from my physical address space directly proportional to the memory on the additional graphics card, i.e. will I lose an additional 256MB if I choose a 512MB card instead of a 256MB one?
(I know that for my use, I could just grab the 256MB one, but the difference in price between the 256MB and the 512MB cards is less than $10.)