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Just installed a MSI 4670. Works great but I just have a few questions

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Shpati   02-04-2009 at 01:38:46 AM

Since I have installed my card my computer recognized 3.25 GB of RAM not 3.5 GB like it used to (I have 4 sticks of 1 GB). Anyone know why? Would that be a big problem?

When I installed it, I also installed folding@home. What is that? Does that help my GPU's performance? Is it needed if all I do is game?

Should I get the drivers from the MSI website or the ATI website? (The ATI one seems to work alright so far)

My GPU's temputure stays around 48-49C. Is that alright?

Should I get a APEVIA 4 Pin PSU to PCI-E Power Supply Converter cable Model CVT46 since I only have a 305 Watt Dell Dimension E510 PSU ( http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 0Converter )

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spathotan   02-04-2009 at 01:57:51 AM
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F@H is a compiling research software. Does not increase performance.

32bit OS is the cause of your memory not reading 4GB, not idea why it droped after the install, more than likely some kind of shared video memory.

Drivers from ATI site, and your temps are fine.

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Shpati   02-04-2009 at 02:04:54 AM
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Thanks for the answers! Just wanted to get rid of the worries.

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jaguarskx   02-04-2009 at 03:44:09 AM
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My guess why your system RAM dropped is because your old video hard 256MB of RAM on it and the 4670 has 512MB of RAM.

32-bit operating systems have limited number of "addresses" used for accessing RAM (of any type). 64-bit OS like Windows Vista 64-bit can address more amounts of RAM (8GB or 16GB, not exactly sure at the moment).

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