AMD's 3GHz K10 to break 30,000 3DMark06 (Inq)

[cadaveca]

Ryder, come now, you of all people should know that this is really dependant on the BIOS. PAE switch does nothing if you do not have bios support, correct? PAE oversteps the hardware system ram allocation, does it not?



Now, go get a P5K, dump in 4gb of your OCZ ram, load up vista with a single 2900, and tell me how much ram you have.

Now, add a second card.

Now, add a phys-X.

Still got 3070MB, don't ya?




Just because things should be so, doesn't mean they are. Ideals almost never happen.


Also:

To virtualize video memory, the video memory manager in Windows Vista assigns a virtual address range to every video memory resource. This range is conceptually similar to the copy that an application might create. However, the video memory manager manages the process more efficiently than the application might. The video memory manager uses the virtual address range to handle transitions or over-commitment of video memory. However, the virtual address range is typically unused on a system that has lots of video memory. As long as this virtual address range remains unused, no physical memory is allocated for it. In contrast, the system memory copy that is maintained in the older driver model is guaranteed to be fully populated with physical memory.

From the hotfix.

OK if you say so So your 2900s are somehow able to overcome the very principles of the way memory is handled in Windows? BS.....

Yes, because it's the bios that assigns that physical ram allocation, not windows. Seriously dude, check for yourself, with someone who REALLY knows what they are talking about, 'cause your sources are flawed.