.TuG.Bulldog Posted January 2, 2008 Report Posted January 2, 2008 Shame i aint got a new enough comp to use it.... hope some of you can grab this bargain OCZ / 4GB DDR2 PC2-6400 800MHz / Enhanced Latency Gold Gamer eXtreme XTC Edition Memory
.TuG.JJUK Posted January 4, 2008 Report Posted January 4, 2008 A 32-bit OS can effectively use something like 3-3.5 Gb of RAM. Whereas a 64bit OS can use the 4gb of ram Also CL5 which is listed above is not as fast as CL4, just so you all know Overclockers also have some cheap ram about, i have the Geil ones at
.TuG.Bulldog Posted January 4, 2008 Author Report Posted January 4, 2008 how do you tell if it 64 or 32?
.TuG.Tweak Posted January 4, 2008 Report Posted January 4, 2008 Take no notice. XP Service pack 2 can use 4GB RAM.
.TuG.JJUK Posted January 4, 2008 Report Posted January 4, 2008 how do you tell if it 64 or 32? Right click on my computer then click properties. If it doesnt say then its most likely 32bit as you will have troulble updating certain drivers for the 64bit OS at the moment, so they say.
.TuG.JJUK Posted January 4, 2008 Report Posted January 4, 2008 Vista SP1 Won't Resolve the 4 GB Limitation of 32-bit Windows Vista 32-bit Windows operating systems, and Windows Vista makes no exception whatsoever to this rule, are limited in terms of the amount of system memory that can be addressed to no more than 4 GB. But, the fact of the matter is that 32-bit Windows XP or Windows Vista will not use more than 3.2 GB to a maximum of 3.5 GB of RAM, even if the hardware configuration comes with a full 4 GB. This issue does not impact 64-bit Windows operating systems, and with Vista you can go all out when it comes to RAM, as the Ultimate, Business and SKUs can support a maximum of 128 GB of physical system memory, while the Home Premium and Home Basic editions will permit the implementation of 16 GB, and respectively 8 GB of RAM.
.TuG.JJUK Posted January 4, 2008 Report Posted January 4, 2008 SYMPTOMS In Windows Vista, or after you upgrade to Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2), the memory that is reported in the System Properties dialog box or by the System Information tool (Msinfo32.exe) has changed. This symptom occurs if the following conditions are true:
.TuG.JJUK Posted January 4, 2008 Report Posted January 4, 2008 Take no notice. XP Service pack 2 can use 4GB RAM. I know it can use the ram but it doesnt use the whole of the ram, for that they recommend crossing over to the 64bit version.
.TuG.JJUK Posted January 5, 2008 Report Posted January 5, 2008 I have just recieved my other 2g of ram now when installing do i bneed to reset my bios first for it to recognize it ??
.TuG.JJUK Posted January 5, 2008 Report Posted January 5, 2008 The reason aswell is that your Graphics card takes some of the Ram, so the bigger the ram your card needs the less Ram for everything else.
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