Ram Question.

[sergio1]

I have 4 gigs of G.SKILL F2-8500CL5D-4GBPK PC2-8500(2X 2Gig sticks) but windows Xp is only showing 3.5GB. I tried looking for drivers and couden't find any for the ram.

 

[dakxxus]

yeah, im not leet with pc's, but windows doesnt display all 4gb. iave got 4gb and it comes up as 2.7gb for me on xp pro sp3 32bit

 

[mammikoura]

3.25 (or something close to this) is the maximum amount of ram that a 32bit OS can use.

 

[Cabbs]

Yup, 32-bit OS's can't use all 4 GB.

 

[Teny]

i thought that its only windows XP OS 32-bit and older versions cant have more than 3.5 ram.
i remember hearing and seeing that windows XP 64-bit and Vista 32-bit, and 64-bit supports over 4 gb

 

[cwharms]

Vista x32 SP1 will show 4gb, but still can't address it. It's only a "feel good" thing.

XP x64 and Vista x64 will address all 4gb.

Still, from what I have found, with the cheap price of ram, the extra 1.5gb(3.5 total) is worth it even in x32.