4 gigs with vista 32

bigpaul608 · 06-25-2008, 09:49 AM

well, long story short i have in my hand 2 extra gigs of ram, problem is iv heard vista 32 cant support over 3 gigs, also iv heard u cant put 3 stick of ram in because its throws of the duel memory or what ever, so would it work to put in all 4 single sticks of ram and it give me the performance of 3 atleast?

sg1 · 06-25-2008, 09:54 AM

I think you may find it will support 4 gig if you have SP1 installed

Zangetsu · 06-25-2008, 12:00 PM

What does it have to do with SP1? The 32-bit architecture doesn't support 4gb ram. The max it can handle is 3.25GB. And there is an explanation for it, but you have to look it up in google.com or wikipedia. Because, I don't really know it.

tyttebøvs · 06-25-2008, 12:17 PM

Technically, 32bit OSes can easily handle that much ram, but some drivers break when you break the 4G barrier, so Microsoft has put a limitation into xp and vista, so it is a no go. SP1 just displays your installed ram differently

sg1 · 06-25-2008, 01:14 PM

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I think

Like I said - "I think " !! Rather than doing what a lot of people do here and say "it WILL" in a situation where they're unsure .

spikebuck77 · 06-25-2008, 02:30 PM

I have read of those who have seen performance gains when going to 4 gb of RAM when using CAD systems. Microsoft says its not possible but performance gains are very noticeable when using CAD, so I would say go for it.

Cleric7x9 · 06-25-2008, 06:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Zangetsu

What does it have to do with SP1? The 32-bit architecture doesn't support 4gb ram. The max it can handle is 3.25GB. And there is an explanation for it, but you have to look it up in google.com or wikipedia. Because, I don't really know it.

actually, 32 bit architecture can address 4gb of memory. the reason most ppl see 3.25gb of RAM is bc the other 750mb goes to other memory in the computer.

cRABu · 06-28-2008, 01:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Cleric7x9

actually, 32 bit architecture can address 4gb of memory. the reason most ppl see 3.25gb of RAM is bc the other 750mb goes to other memory in the computer.

that woud be used for addresing pci, devices, video cards, and all things that use busses. The more devices you have installed the less ram you can address.

StrangleHold · 06-28-2008, 03:12 AM

Like said hardware addresses eats up some memory, depending on what hardware you have will determine how much memory is left between 3 and 4gbs.

oregon · 06-28-2008, 07:20 AM

I have 4GB's in my Vista 32 box and it works nicely. Windows recognizes it all but only utilizes 3.32.

06-25-2008, 09:49 AM	#1 (permalink)
bigpaul608 New Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 16	4 gigs with vista 32 well, long story short i have in my hand 2 extra gigs of ram, problem is iv heard vista 32 cant support over 3 gigs, also iv heard u cant put 3 stick of ram in because its throws of the duel memory or what ever, so would it work to put in all 4 single sticks of ram and it give me the performance of 3 atleast?

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Zangetsu Gold Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 364	What does it have to do with SP1? The 32-bit architecture doesn't support 4gb ram. The max it can handle is 3.25GB. And there is an explanation for it, but you have to look it up in google.com or wikipedia. Because, I don't really know it. __________________ AMD Athlon 5000+ Windsor-512 ASRocK AM2NF4G-SATA2 2x1 GB DDRII 667 MHZ Twinmos MSI RX1950 PRO-series

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StrangleHold Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: In a realm of unknown Wonders Posts: 7,542	Like said hardware addresses eats up some memory, depending on what hardware you have will determine how much memory is left between 3 and 4gbs. __________________ NZXT Apollo Athlon 64 X2 5600-3.3ghz. Gigabyte GA MA770 DS3 G Skill DDR2 1066-944mhz. 4gbs. PNY 8800GT/VD964 Cooler W/D Sata 3.0 500gb RE2 Humans are curious creatures and by nature insane. Lock us all in a room together and within hours we're dividing into groups, creating Gods and plotting on how to kill one another.

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tyttebøvs Gold Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 277	Technically, 32bit OSes can easily handle that much ram, but some drivers break when you break the 4G barrier, so Microsoft has put a limitation into xp and vista, so it is a no go. SP1 just displays your installed ram differently

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