Alright, I have seen this issue discussed in a number of forums, but I have yet to see a final answer. I have 3gb of RAM installed in my machine and all was detected with XP sp2. However, I have recently ungraded(?) to Vista-32 and also purchased a BFG 8800gt 512. Vista system information only reports 2556mb or so of RAM while CPU-Z and my bios both register the full 3072mb.
It seems logical that the vid card is eating into the visible RAM (b/c of the difference b/w the two), but 1) I'm not exactly sure why..? and 2) is the RAM still functioning? I'd hate to have 500mb of RAM floating somewhere, serving absolutely no purpose.
Any definitive help would be greatly appreciated. Let me know if I should provide any more system information.
It seems logical that the vid card is eating into the visible RAM (b/c of the difference b/w the two), but 1) I'm not exactly sure why..? and 2) is the RAM still functioning? I'd hate to have 500mb of RAM floating somewhere, serving absolutely no purpose.
Any definitive help would be greatly appreciated. Let me know if I should provide any more system information.