Dedicated memory

[kookooshortman55]

This is a side question off of my Cached RAM problem. Well I was playing BF2 and my game crashed. Windows said it had to close the game because my computer had run out of memory. I remember a while back my computer set all of my computer's unused RAM as dedicated graphics memory. I now have 1.5GB of RAM on my 8600GT. But now I can't remember how to get to the setting and change it back. Please can someone show me how to lower the RAM dedication?

 

[kookooshortman55]

Okay well then for the next person to read this. Can you go into

Computer -> System Properties -> Windows Experience Index -> View and Print Details

And please tell me what your dedicated system memory is, and your shared system memory is. Right now I have no dedicated system memory and 1.5GB available for graphics. I want to put 2GB into dedicated system memory so my computer doesn't have to use the page file when I play games.

 

[Geoff]

 

[kookooshortman55]

Hmmm well I disabled my page file to make my computer go faster, but now when I play games the games crash because my computer says it needs to close the program because it has run out of memory. I think I might just buy 4GB of 6400 RAM and maybe I can disable page file again. I might also get an 8800GT, so that would help a little with graphics memory. I have 3GB of 5300 RAM at 5-5-5-15, would upgrading to 4GB of 6400 RAM at 4-4-4-12 be a huge increase in performance? Faster RAM would cost a lot more, I can get 1GB and complete the dual channel for $20. A new set of fast RAM would cost $80. In other words does getting faster RAM with shorter timings, in a sense, reduce the amount of memory needed or used? Or do I simply need to add more?