Is there any way to use my GPU, Asus 8800 GTS 320 MB, for Boinc? It's reporting: "Your NVIDIA GPU has insufficient memory (need 300 MB)". Still my graphics card has 320 MB?!
Is there any way to use my GPU, Asus 8800 GTS 320 MB, for Boinc? It's reporting: "Your NVIDIA GPU has insufficient memory (need 300 MB)". Still my graphics card has 320 MB?!
since you are just missing 3 MB - try to reduce the colour depth of your display to 16 bit. maybe this will free up enough resources after a reboot.
Asus 8800 GTS 320 MB (nVidia)
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Hi and welcome to E@H!
The reported amount of memory is required free memory, not total memory. The display of your desktop etc also consumes some video memory.
HB
RE: Is there any way to use
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since you are just missing 3 MB - try to reduce the colour depth of your display to 16 bit. maybe this will free up enough resources after a reboot.
could try turning off some of
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could try turning off some of the "eye candy" . i dont run 7 so im not exactly sure how to do it.
seeing without seeing is something the blind learn to do, and seeing beyond vision can be a gift.
RE: could try turning off
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Right click on the desktop, then chose Personalize, then Display at the bottom left, then Change display settings on the upper left.
Worked for me ! Thanks
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Worked for me !
Thanks guys, turned a paperweight into a E@H snail...
LOL
dunx
RE: Worked for me ! Thanks
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Hey crunching is crunching, now just keep the cache low on that machine and you should be okay. Congratulations!!
Don't laugh, I was trying to
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Don't laugh, I was trying to shove it into the third slot on my Asus... but the case won't accept a dual slot GPU card !
Dammit !
dunx
RE: Don't laugh, I was
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Hey that is how we all learn, trial and error.
If I could be bothered I'd
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If I could be bothered I'd take a hacksaw to the case, but I'm building another i7-870 Asus Maximus Formula based PC to share the WU's...
dunx
RE: If I could be bothered
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I know others that HAVE gone the hacksaw route! Good luck with your new system!!