Can I add more memory to my video card?

[Mendy]

Hi guys,

I have a ATI Radeon HD 4200 with apparently 256mb of dedicated ram. However I have 8Gig of ram on my system, I read somewhere that I if an application exceeds that amount it will borrow from my ram, I'd like to play a game which requires 512mb. Would I be able to play that game?

My system: http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c02871948&lang=en&cc=us&taskId=101&contentType=SupportFAQ&prodSeriesId=5080737&prodTypeId=12454


My game I want to play: http://store.steampowered.com/app/214950/


Thanks for your help guys!

 

[slamer80]

Your graphic card/gpu is intergrated inside your CPU

I'm not a expert in intergrated gpu's, but for descrete graphic cards you cannot upgreade its vram. And as far as i know you cannot upgrade a intergraded gpu either.

Your gpu has 256 Vram.

So the answer is no, you cannot upgrade the ram on the gpu.

Readon HD 4200 is very weak, you should concider a upgrade... Your computer would not be able to play that game even if it had 512mb ram needed to play the game.

 

[Mendy]

Your graphic card/gpu is intergrated inside your CPU

I'm not a expert in intergrated gpu's, but for descrete graphic cards you cannot upgreade its vram. And as far as i know you cannot upgrade a intergraded gpu either.

Your gpu has 256 Vram.

So the answer is no, you cannot upgrade the ram on the gpu.

Readon HD 4200 is very weak, you should concider a upgrade... Your computer would not be able to play that game even if it had 512mb ram needed to play the game.

Don't mean to be rude, But... The computer SHOULD be able to play had the card had 512MB.
It has Shader Model 4.1 all I would need is 3.
It has directX 10 all I would need is 9.

My CPU can handle it, I have more than enough ram, So why wouldn't I be able to handle it?

So there is nothing I would be able to do with that video card to allow me to play?

Thanks for your help,
M

 

[slamer80]

Your graphic card/gpu is intergrated inside your CPU

I'm not a expert in intergrated gpu's, but for descrete graphic cards you cannot upgreade its vram. And as far as i know you cannot upgrade a intergraded gpu either.

Your gpu has 256 Vram.

So the answer is no, you cannot upgrade the ram on the gpu.

Readon HD 4200 is very weak, you should concider a upgrade... Your computer would not be able to play that game even if it had 512mb ram needed to play the game.

Don't mean to be rude, But... The computer SHOULD be able to play had the card had 512MB.
It has Shader Model 4.1 all I would need is 3.
It has directX 10 all I would need is 9.

My CPU can handle it, I have more than enough ram, So why wouldn't I be able to handle it?

So there is nothing I would be able to do with that video card to allow me to play?

Thanks for your help,
M

Graphic cards is not only about the amount of ram you have inside it. A gpu needs other components inside it, to render your games, so even if it had 512mb ram i dont think you would be able to play the game at a acceptable frame rate.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-graphics-card-review,3107-7.html

Here is a list from the very best graphic cards to the weakest. Yours is there too.

If your unsure if your pc can run your games, you should use this website: http://www.systemrequirementslab.com/cyri

Find your game, and it will tell you weather or not you can play it.

EDIT: This is Empire Total War 1. and this game is from 2009. Even at that time, your gpu could not keep up with the game( it was 20 - 30fps without recording... whichj is also low.). So how do you think it would handle Empire Total War 2?

 

[xl2aNd0m]

No way to upgrade memory on any GPU I believe they are soldered in. Besides yours is integrated. Your best bet it to post up your PC specs along with a budget and the community will help you choose a suitable card.

 

[slamer80]

No way to upgrade memory on any GPU I believe they are soldered in. Besides yours is integrated. Your best bet it to post up your PC specs along with a budget and the community will help you choose a suitable card.

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c02871948&lang=en&cc=us&taskId=101&contentType=SupportFAQ&prodSeriesId=5080737&prodTypeId=12454

Hes specs.

A budget would help us, so we can find a new gpu for you.

 

[Guest]

I have a ATI Radeon HD 4200 with apparently 256mb of dedicated ram.

Your video card is integrated into the motherboard. I believe when I was using my integrated card, there was the possibility of sharing more System RAM and/or explicitly dedicating a set amount of System RAM(via BIOS).

However, I haven't seen Foxconn or HP's BIOS either ever or for a long time to tell you whether or not it's limiting. Most brand name manufacturer's usually have a watered down BIOS on their boards to keep basic users from messing things up horribly.

I used to think that HP was quality until seeing Foxconn as your board's manufacturer, no offense, haha.

However I have 8Gig of ram on my system, I read somewhere that I if an application exceeds that amount it will borrow from my ram, I'd like to play a game which requires 512mb. Would I be able to play that game?

If you're reading somewhere about RAM, you shouldn't even be thinking of touching anything to do with a video card's RAM. I wouldn't try to even if I knew how, it's integrated on the card or there is a separate bit of integrated RAM strictly for your on-board video card.

My system: http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c02871948&lang=en&cc=us&taskId=101&contentType=SupportFAQ&prodSeriesId=5080737&prodTypeId=12454

On the plus side, you have a PCI Express Slot...

[strike]
The negative side: It seems that it may be a 1.0, so you're gonna have to get a bit older of a card. Couldn't find anything saying otherwise, figured with the specs it'd seem silly to be less than a 2.0.

http://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Desktop-Hardware/N-Alvorix-RS880-uATX-Alvorix-motherboard-PCIe-slot-version-1/td-p/557001

Not sure if s/he's right, but that's about the only answer I could find.[/strike]

EDIT: Found this posting on this site saying it's a 2.0 which is good news for you, if true.
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/318839-30-alvorix-rs880-uatx-help

The other negative: I see this comes stock with a 250W Power Supply, which is probably not gonna give the juice necessary for any good video card. This isn't too bad though as Power Supplies can be very inexpensive.

Just make sure it's at least 400-500W and it should be good for any video card you can put into a PCIe v1 slot.

Make sure that it's ATX 24-pin with a 4+4 pin or 4 pin connection. Do not get a newer power supply that may just be 8 pin or you're gonna be taking it back as soon as you get it home.

Also, make sure that it supports at least 2 SATA peripherals (your hard drive and DVD drive), if not you can always buy Molex to SATA adapters. (It's very rare to find anything made in the last 7 or so years without at least 2 SATA connections.)