Comments on: Maximum Memory in 32-bit Windows Vista

By: Djauhari

Djauhari — Sat, 01 Jan 2011 10:24:46 +0000

I have an intel board dh55hc, I3-core processor, vga radeon hd 5830, 500 gb hard drive and DDR3 2 x 2 gb = 4 gb, I use windows vista ultimate 32 bit,
My question:
1. whether my device is suitable for the existing system …?
2. why I only read the memory 3317 MB on the Windows system …??

my cpu devices support up 16 gb DDR3

By: Solar

Solar — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 15:35:15 +0000

Actually

“Byte -> Kilobyte -> Megabyte -> Gigabyte -> Petabyte -> Exabyte -> Zettabyte -> Yottabyte”

is not correct, you forgot Terabyte

Byte -> Kilobyte -> Megabyte -> Gigabyte ->Terabyte -> Petabyte -> Exabyte -> Zettabyte -> Yottabyte

so “but that’s still 4PB (Petabytes), which is 4,096 GB…” == “but that’s still 4PB (Petabytes), which is 4,096 TB…”

By: Greg

Greg — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 21:45:09 +0000

Well I built a render farm with 2 amd 4 core processors, 8 gb of ram and 3 1 gb video cards. shows all 8 gb of ram on win vista ultimate black 32 bit edition.

By: DrewDahl

DrewDahl — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 21:30:54 +0000

You had this right.
32-bit can address: 4294967296 bytes ~or~ 2^32 bytes ~or~ 4GB ~or~ 34,359,738,368 addresses…. however you want to write it

You had this wrong.
64-bit can address: 18,446,744,073,709,551,616 bytes ~or~ 2^64 bytes ~or~ 1024ZB ~or~ 147,573,952,589,676,412,928 addresses

And yes, that’s ZB (Zettabyte). Currently, the AMD64 architecture only has 52-bits to address physical memory, but that’s still 4PB (Petabytes), which is 4,096 GB…

Byte -> Kilobyte -> Megabyte -> Gigabyte -> Petabyte -> Exabyte -> Zettabyte -> Yottabyte

Hope you notice the REAL difference in 32-bit vs 64-bit… Granted, due to Microsoft’s licensing, I doubt you’ll ever see Windows be able to access that much memory… Linux can already ;-)

By: FlightRisk

FlightRisk — Sat, 23 Oct 2010 19:17:38 +0000

Britton, you not only have a potty mouth, you seem to be completely void of any ability at persuasion. Flamers like you don’t help anyone. Read ‘How to Win Friends and Influence People’ if you every want anyone to take you seriously…. ;-)

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 11:38:42 +0000

I have asus, m2n32 sli deluxe 64 X2 dual core 4200+2.21 ghz. Prosessor! 6 gb ram, i see all 6! Strange!! And 32 bit vista home premium.

By: Pranay

Pranay — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 00:10:42 +0000

I have a vista 32 with 4 gb ram at first it only showed up as 2 gb, but after service pack 2 I see all 4 gb and I think it runs really good

Other people are always surprised at how fast my computer is and when I use other computers I get frustrated at how slow they are.

I was going to bump it up to 8gb because I do allot of 3d art for games and want the faster render times but if it can only allocate 3.5gb I’ll wait till I get a new PC.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 00:40:04 +0000

Vista 32 will show the amount of ram you have physically after SP3, but can not actually use it. Check your task manager.

By: Kyle

Kyle — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:50:48 +0000

My base-score is 5.7 and I am shown a max of 5.00Gb for my RAM even though I have 12 GB in my machine. So that kinda blows the max of 3.00 for vista out of the water.

By: Sahyadri

Sahyadri — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 15:03:40 +0000

After a clean Install of Vista 32 bit on my PC

config –
CPU – Intel Core 2 quad
RAM – 8 GB
MB – Intel DG33FB
Disk – 1 TB * 1
Disk – 120 GB * 1

My Vista detects 8GB RAM after install SP3.

By: hellsangel

hellsangel — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 14:05:09 +0000

hi!
32-bit
windows vista home premium
4 GB installed RAM
system info says it’s 4.00 GB.
task manager says it’s 3 GB,
dell software says it’s 3.00 GB, usable(2.99 GB)
windows 7 says it’s 3.00 GB.
i say: what the fuck! nobody other than me cares!

By: O'Malley

O'Malley — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 10:52:32 +0000

Yor Chipset Basically Can’t Support 4GB.

By: O'Malley

O'Malley — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 10:51:03 +0000

It Means That Your Processor Can Work With 64 Bit OS Editions , But Has A 32 Bit OS Currently Installed. This Is Common For Laptops.

By: O'Malley

O'Malley — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 10:49:25 +0000

Vista Actually Sees The Full 4GB , However Depending On The Ram Slot Type it may Only Be Able To Use 3.5 GB.

By: O'Malley

O'Malley — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 10:47:43 +0000

To Be Honest , The Best Thing Is To Get Either A Mac Or PC , Linux Doesn’t Really Support RAM Over 1.5 GB.

By: O'Malley

O'Malley — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 10:46:35 +0000

32 Bit Editions Can Work With A Max Of 4GB. However , In Older OS Editions (Like XP) , Your Computer Can’t Use A 4GB Ram Due To The Diffrent PIN Type. All Vista Editions Can Use 4GB Apart From Vista Starter , With A Max Of 3.2 GB

By: O'Malley

O'Malley — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 10:43:13 +0000

The Most Likely Reason For This Is That Your Ram Slot Is Burnt , However You Must Make Sure That Your Computer Supports That RAM Type

By: O'Malley

O'Malley — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 10:40:27 +0000

There Isnt Really A Diffrence In The Way A MAC Works To A PC. There Is Still 32 And 64 Bit Editions , So In Windows Computers It Really Depends What Your OS Is And Who You Buy It From.

By: O'Malley

O'Malley — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 10:36:11 +0000

It’s NOT Limeted By The Motherboard Itself , It’s The RAM Slot That Has It’s Limits.Your RAM May Be Producing 2GB , But your RAM slot can only handle 1GB Therefore Making Your Computer Run At 2GB speeds. OS Editions Won’t Change it , You Just Need To Get A New Chipset.

By: O'Malley

O'Malley — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 10:33:19 +0000

In Order To Actually Use 64 Bit OS Editions , You need a processor capable of running 64 Bit OS Editions. Some Manufacturers (Especially Laptop Manufacturers) Will Put In A 64 Bit Processor And Install A 32 Bit OS. Basically , Get A New Processor.