simple question...is it possible to run xp with 3 gb of ram, or is 2 the limit?
can xp run with 3 gb ram?
All 32-bit versions of Windows support a maximum of 4GB of physical memory, ie. Windows Vista, Windows XP and Windows 2000 Professional. However you might not be able to achieve the full 4GB because of the device memory. 64-bit versions should support much more. Anyway you can definitely run Windows XP with 3GB of RAM.
Yes, my computer's XP partition recognizes 3 out of the 4 gig of RAM that I have. The missing gig is on my video card.
| weableandbob wrote: |
| simple question...is it possible to run xp with 3 gb of ram, or is 2 the limit? |
l'm running a 32bit, xp sp2 with 3 gb and theres nothing wrong with it lol it reads it.
ok, thanks
^Even if you were over its limits, it would still run just fine, only it would recognize just the maximum amount of RAM, which would be less than you installed, so you'd be wasting some of your RAM.
Yes, 3 GB will be fully recognised and usable by XP 32-bit, too.
A gig for video memory? How does it help?
| Fire Boar wrote: |
| Yes, my computer's XP partition recognizes 3 out of the 4 gig of RAM that I have. The missing gig is on my video card. |
Games and stuff? The video memory is prioritized above the RAM on the system. The gig is just what came with my nVidia 8600M card.
yes, as it has been said, all versions of windows 32bit support upto 4gb of ram. If you want to use more ram, then the 64 bit of windows will allow you to run as much as you want.
Just, remember, however, before you decide to go the 64-bit route, that ther are lots of incompatabilities in Win64. It would be nice if Win32 would implement good PAE support, so that 32-bit windows would get support for more than 4 GB of RAM, but that will probably never happen, so you'll always have to choose between using your RAM fully or not being able to run some programs...
| Fire Boar wrote: |
| Games and stuff? The video memory is prioritized above the RAM on the system. The gig is just what came with my nVidia 8600M card. |
It's not just about supplying more RAM, there's a lot more things required, that is why gamers are advised to go for GPU's. Just supplying RAM isn't going to help much, you will require additional capabilities of a GPU to actually feel the difference.
GPU's are the devices that do the complex computations, that enhance the performance and graphics quality of the game. Additional RAM helps but only upto a certain limit, when you don't have a GPU. And worse, gaming without GPU, you place additional stress of your CPU since it's not optimised to do those complex calculations that your GPU can do.
| mehulved wrote: | ||
It's not just about supplying more RAM, there's a lot more things required, that is why gamers are advised to go for GPU's. Just supplying RAM isn't going to help much, you will require additional capabilities of a GPU to actually feel the difference. GPU's are the devices that do the complex computations, that enhance the performance and graphics quality of the game. Additional RAM helps but only upto a certain limit, when you don't have a GPU. And worse, gaming without GPU, you place additional stress of your CPU since it's not optimised to do those complex calculations that your GPU can do. |
I'm not sure what you're getting at. I am stating the fact that the video memory on-board the GPU is prioritized above the rest of the RAM on the system, so where a 32-bit exceeds the limit (as in my case, with 1 GB of VRAM and 4 GB of RAM) the VRAM is given priority and any excess is lopped off the rest of the RAM.
why not?? it will makes your computer fly.
you should be able to run 3 GB or RAM without problem.
| Studio Madcrow wrote: |
| Just, remember, however, before you decide to go the 64-bit route, that ther are lots of incompatabilities in Win64. It would be nice if Win32 would implement good PAE support, so that 32-bit windows would get support for more than 4 GB of RAM, but that will probably never happen |
PAE is already implemented in Windows.
But to be able to use more than 4GB, you need an Enterprise class server version of Windows.
We have many 32-bit Windows 2003 Enterprise server machines running with 16GB RAM at my workplace.
I also use XP 64 at home ... never ran into any incompatibility issue.
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