[THIN] Re: Maximum Memory for Graphics
- From: Michael Pardee <pardeemp.list@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 6 Jan 2006 10:44:42 -0500
Thanks. I'll check that link because the Help file has the color depth as
the very first part of that equation. That's how I came up with the number
2 (16bit / 8).
On 1/6/06, BRUTON, Malcolm, FM <Malcolm.BRUTON@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Have a look at...
>
> http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX781561&searchID=13276050
>
> You need to make sure your color depth is in the equation.....
>
>
> 2
>
> 1024 x 768
>
> 16 bit color
>
> 3,145,728
>
> Remember you need to set it for the highest resolution machine that you
> use.
>
> I haven't seen it cause any performance issues by giving it to much
> memory. (especially modern hardware) I believe it will only use the amount
> it needs to rather then allocate the full amount...I have it seen it cause
> more problems when resolution or color depth is degraded. Users don't like
> that much.
>
> Malcolm
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> *From:* thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On
> Behalf Of *Michael Pardee
> *Sent:* 06 January 2006 15:27
> *To:* thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> *Subject:* [THIN] Re: Maximum Memory for Graphics
>
> I'd really like to understand more about this in case it has any affect on
> performance.
>
> From the Help Screen in the CMC (we run MFXP) it gives the following
> formula:
>
> (color depth in bits per pixel / 8) * vertical resolution in pixels *
> horizontal resolution in pixels = memory required in bytes.
>
> Our users generally use, at the high end, 16bit color depth @ 1024x768
> resolution. So that would be (2) * 768 * 1024 = 1,572,864 bytes required
> for graphics. The default looks to be 5625 for this setting, which is much
> larger than we appear to need.
>
> Why would you (I) need to increase that? Would it give me better video
> performance or just allow for huge graphics reolutions or multiple
> monitors? Would reducing this number give more memory back to the OS?
>
> On 1/6/06, King, Jesse <JKing@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > wrote:
> >
> > Where do you set this? In the CMC or the ICA file?
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> > Behalf Of msemon@xxxxxxx
> > Sent: Friday, January 06, 2006 10:01 AM
> > To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [THIN] Re: Maximum Memory for Graphics
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Original Message:
> > -----------------
> > From: Carl Stalhood cstalhood@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Date: Fri, 6 Jan 2006 06:48:42 -0600
> > To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [THIN] Re: Maximum Memory for Graphics
> >
> >
> > The maximum value is 8192. That's usually what I set it to.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> > Behalf Of msemon@xxxxxxx
> > Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2006 10:34 AM
> > To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [THIN] Maximum Memory for Graphics
> >
> > I am thinking that I need to bump up the graphics memory for user
> > sessions.
> > I am using the default setting for the farm of 5625 kilobytes. What are
> > other people using for this?
> > This is a XP farm.
> >
> > Mike
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