Need some advice/help

artur11220 · 10-20-2007, 07:29 PM

I have vista ultimate on my pc and i have a 4gb memory but in vista it only shows i have 2811 instead of about 4000. I have a Xfx motherboard with a Gskill 240 pin 4gb memory. Intel pentium quad 2.4ghz and a 256mb video card. Any suggestions or help would be great thanks.

colt1911 · 10-21-2007, 12:24 AM

If you are running the 32 bit version then it will only show you having about 3.25gb of memory. This has to do with the 32 bit OS and not Vista . In order for you to be able to see and use 4gb of memory you must run the 64 bit version OS.

2048Megabytes · 10-22-2007, 04:04 AM

I am just going to throw out some questions that may or may not help (hopefully they will help). Is your Operating System 32-bit Vista or 64-bit Vista? Is your video card a turbocache video card? Turbocache video cards have no actual onboard memory but instead use your system memory.

10-20-2007, 07:29 PM	#1 (permalink)
artur11220 New Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 7	Need some advice/help I have vista ultimate on my pc and i have a 4gb memory but in vista it only shows i have 2811 instead of about 4000. I have a Xfx motherboard with a Gskill 240 pin 4gb memory. Intel pentium quad 2.4ghz and a 256mb video card. Any suggestions or help would be great thanks.

10-21-2007, 12:24 AM	#2 (permalink)
colt1911 Platinum Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Tennessee Posts: 681	If you are running the 32 bit version then it will only show you having about 3.25gb of memory. This has to do with the 32 bit OS and not Vista . In order for you to be able to see and use 4gb of memory you must run the 64 bit version OS. __________________ Vista Home Premium 64 bit Asus P6T Deluxe CPU - Intel Core I7 920 with Noctua NH-U12P Evga 8800GTS 512MB ( G92 ) Memory - G. Skill PC12800 1600mhz ( 6 gigs ) DDR3 Primary= Seagate 500GB 32mb cache Sata 2 Sec. = WD 500GB 16mb Sata 2 2 Asus Sata DVD Burners Ultra Aluminus Full Tower w/ Corsair 750watt psu Acer P221w 22" Widescreen LCD

10-22-2007, 04:04 AM	#3 (permalink)
2048Megabytes Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Mainland United States Posts: 1,162	I am just going to throw out some questions that may or may not help (hopefully they will help). Is your Operating System 32-bit Vista or 64-bit Vista? Is your video card a turbocache video card? Turbocache video cards have no actual onboard memory but instead use your system memory. __________________ "Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder." -- George Washington Processor: AMD Athlon 4600+ Dual-Core Windsor (2.4 gigahertz) Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-M78SM-S2H Memory: 2 gigabytes of Super Talent PC2-6400 Video Card: MSI Radeon HD 3650 Power Supply: OCZ StealthXStream OCZ600SXS 600 Watt Operating System: 32-bit Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Favorite Video Games: Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon, Luxor 2 Last edited by 2048Megabytes; 10-22-2007 at 04:17 AM. Reason: Fixing an error

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