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Title: Can Voodoo3's 8MB VRAM treated to be "16MB"???????
Post by: Teff on 02 October 2005, 08:49:54
Hi, everybody~~~~:)
As you know, I am using the onboard Voodoo3 which only has 8MB VRAM.
However, sometimes, the card cann't play some games or softwares,
which require 16MB VRAM.(such as GTA3, Apache Longbow assault etc.)
Is there any tricks to the cheat the game(s) or software(s),
to think that my card have 16MB VRAM???????;)
Is there any method(s)????? Such as edit the regedit????[|)]
Please help me!!!!![:(]
Title: Can Voodoo3's 8MB VRAM treated to be "16MB"???????
Post by: ps47 on 02 October 2005, 11:41:37
no.the onboard voodoo3 doesnt use system memory like most onboard graphics cards do today,it has its own 8 megs of memory which are physically present.no way around this..
Title: Can Voodoo3's 8MB VRAM treated to be "16MB"???????
Post by: TeronL on 02 October 2005, 21:15:10
But if it have a PCB of 16 megs cards you can try to add some memory chips :).
Title: Can Voodoo3's 8MB VRAM treated to be "16MB"???????
Post by: Teff on 02 October 2005, 21:42:29
Can't use some "tricks" in the Windows to make the games to "think" that my card has 16MB VRAM???????[:(]
Such as edit the Windows's regedit??????[|)]
I do not mean that to make my card has 16MB VRAM really,
is just "make" the games "think" that my card have 16MB VRAM!!!!!!!
Title: Can Voodoo3's 8MB VRAM treated to be "16MB"???????
Post by: Nightbird on 02 October 2005, 22:10:53
No, unluckily.
That would perhaps "easier" to find an other card with more memory and to install it in a slot pci on your mobo.
(if you can disable the onboard card)
Title: Can Voodoo3's 8MB VRAM treated to be "16MB"???????
Post by: agrelaphon on 03 October 2005, 16:16:39
Teff, I don't think going from 8MB to 16MB is going to help you with games issues. GTA3 don't run even on a 16MB V3[:p]
Maybe it would help with speed, but it's not worth the effort
Title: Can Voodoo3's 8MB VRAM treated to be "16MB"???????
Post by: Teff on 05 October 2005, 11:33:02
So, I cannot "trick" the games to think that my card have 16MB VRAM
just like using the 3D-Analyze to "trick"
the games to think my card support HW T&L(or something like that)?
Isn't it??[xx(]
Title: Can Voodoo3's 8MB VRAM treated to be "16MB"???????
Post by: Teff on 05 October 2005, 11:36:31
QuoteOriginally posted by agrelaphon

Teff, I don't think going from 8MB to 16MB is going to help you with games issues. GTA3 don't run even on a 16MB V3[:p]
Maybe it would help with speed, but it's not worth the effort

Not only GTA3, I think, some games can play with Voodoo3,
but "require" 16MB VRAM, so I can't play them!!!!![xx(]
Title: Can Voodoo3's 8MB VRAM treated to be "16MB"???????
Post by: Teff on 05 October 2005, 11:38:51
QuoteOriginally posted by Nightbird


(if you can disable the onboard card)

How?;)
Title: Can Voodoo3's 8MB VRAM treated to be "16MB"???????
Post by: NitroX infinity on 05 October 2005, 11:47:24
Usually you can disable the onboard video in the BIOS.
Title: Can Voodoo3's 8MB VRAM treated to be "16MB"???????
Post by: Teff on 07 October 2005, 12:03:08
No one can help me??????[:(]
Title: Can Voodoo3's 8MB VRAM treated to be "16MB"???????
Post by: bloodworm on 07 October 2005, 17:27:57
what exact motherboard do you have?  the easiest solution would be to buy a V4 PCI and be done with it.......
Title: Can Voodoo3's 8MB VRAM treated to be "16MB"???????
Post by: Nightbird on 07 October 2005, 21:39:41
I think that the mobo is a MSI 6168 (chipset ZX) with a V3 2000 8 mo onboard (or something like that) but Teff will be able to write it.
Title: Can Voodoo3's 8MB VRAM treated to be "16MB"???????
Post by: Teff on 08 October 2005, 12:35:14
QuoteOriginally posted by bloodworm

what exact motherboard do you have?  the easiest solution would be to buy a V4 PCI and be done with it.......

How?[:I]
Title: Can Voodoo3's 8MB VRAM treated to be "16MB"???????
Post by: agrelaphon on 09 October 2005, 08:36:37
...with $$[8D]$$
Title: Can Voodoo3's 8MB VRAM treated to be "16MB"???????
Post by: Teff on 09 October 2005, 15:05:07
QuoteOriginally posted by agrelaphon

...with $$[8D]$$

I don't have much money~~~~~[:(]
I am just a 15 years old boy....[:I]
Title: Can Voodoo3's 8MB VRAM treated to be "16MB"???????
Post by: bloodworm on 10 October 2005, 15:03:28
arrrggghhhhh..... [8D]  anyone know how much V4 pci's are going for aon the ebay lately?
Title: Can Voodoo3's 8MB VRAM treated to be "16MB"???????
Post by: skinnie on 07 November 2005, 20:58:29
i don't know..but in my opinion voodoos are a little pricey..I bught my voodoo 2 for 10eur..and a friend of mine for the same price bought a gf3 ti200..
in ebay i don't know..but here in portugal..voodoos are rare and pricey..
Title: Can Voodoo3's 8MB VRAM treated to be "16MB"???????
Post by: TeronL on 08 November 2005, 07:13:18
Quotearrrggghhhhh.....  anyone know how much V4 pci's are going for aon the ebay lately?

I dont khow about e-bay, but in my sity I have plase where such card selling with year warranty, and the price is 21$, also they selling V3 3000 PCI with price 10$. Charming, don't you think so:D?

http://www.ultracomp.ru//common/good_ex.php?site_id=1&small=1&id=55438
http://www.ultracomp.ru//common/good_ex.php?site_id=1&small=1&id=63333
http://www.ultracomp.ru//common/good_ex.php?site_id=1&small=1&id=21902