What is "Shared DDR" memory?

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Gururajan Ramachandran

Hello,

Does anyone what is "Shared DDR" memory of type SDRAM?

Is it just a name specific to PC memory from Dell?

I searched the net but came up empty on the explanation.

[Please reply in newsgroup as Yahoo disabled my email]

Thanks,

Guru
 
It refers to memory that is shared, with the video card. Typically, in
laptops. Avoid it, at all costs.
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Gururajan Ramachandran stood up at show-n-tell, in
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Hello,

Does anyone what is "Shared DDR" memory of type SDRAM?

Is it just a name specific to PC memory from Dell?

I searched the net but came up empty on the explanation.

[Please reply in newsgroup as Yahoo disabled my email]

Thanks,

Guru
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Gururajan Ramachandran said:
Hello,

Does anyone what is "Shared DDR" memory of type SDRAM?

Is it just a name specific to PC memory from Dell?

I searched the net but came up empty on the explanation.

[Please reply in newsgroup as Yahoo disabled my email]

Thanks,

Guru
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Onboard graphics chips don't have their own RAM, so they have to use some of
the system RAM. Shared memory is the portion of main system RAM that is
"shared" (actually confiscated) by the onboard graphics chip.

The DDR part just means that the system RAM (which the graphics sub-system
is "sharing") is DDR.


Drumguy
 
Strontium said:
It refers to memory that is shared, with the video card. Typically, in
laptops. Avoid it, at all costs.
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Gururajan Ramachandran stood up at show-n-tell, in
(e-mail address removed), and said:

Hello,

Does anyone what is "Shared DDR" memory of type SDRAM?

Is it just a name specific to PC memory from Dell?

I searched the net but came up empty on the explanation.

[Please reply in newsgroup as Yahoo disabled my email]

Thanks,

Guru
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Strontium

"It's no surprise, to me. I am my own worst enemy. `Cause every
now, and then, I kick the livin' shit `outta me." - Lit
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Hey Sr, don't you know that top posting is uncouth?

As I understand it, sharing memory with onboard video is less of a
performance disadvantage if you are running Dual Channel DDR, as with
the nforce2 chipsets on (for instance) the Biostar M7NCG Pro.
 
STFU.

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Matt stood up at show-n-tell, in (e-mail address removed),
and said:
Strontium said:
It refers to memory that is shared, with the video card. Typically,
in laptops. Avoid it, at all costs.
-
Gururajan Ramachandran stood up at show-n-tell, in
(e-mail address removed), and said:

Hello,

Does anyone what is "Shared DDR" memory of type SDRAM?

Is it just a name specific to PC memory from Dell?

I searched the net but came up empty on the explanation.

[Please reply in newsgroup as Yahoo disabled my email]

Thanks,

Guru
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--
Strontium

"It's no surprise, to me. I am my own worst enemy. `Cause every
now, and then, I kick the livin' shit `outta me." - Lit
Click to expand...


Hey Sr, don't you know that top posting is uncouth?
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