Computer not recognising my shiny new RAM.
spookymuffin:
Well my OS can certainly see all of my RAM.
Are you saying that even though it shows up as 5GB above that it is still not using all of it?
J. M. Pescado:
Probably it sees 2 GB, then, because Vista is chewing up the remaining 3. You *ARE* using VISTA, after all.
spookymuffin:
Quote from: J. M. Pescado on 2008 February 22, 11:35:26
Probably it sees 2 GB, then, because Vista is chewing up the remaining 3.
But when I had only 3GB installed that all showed up fine.
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You *ARE* using VISTA, after all.
I would have prefered to stay with XP but I got a pair of 8800 GTS cards for my birthday and I didn't want their directX 10 capabilities to go to waste.
KatEnigma:
Quote from: spookymuffin on 2008 February 22, 10:34:55
Well my OS can certainly see all of my RAM.
Are you saying that even though it shows up as 5GB above that it is still not using all of it?
Yes, that's exactly what we're saying. 32 bit systems can only use a little over 3 GB of RAM. That's it. Now if you had in 4 GB, it wouldn't be that much overkill, since your drives need to use some RAM too, and they can use the extra. But 5? Complete waste.
Zazazu:
Ah, good. I didn't want that 4th stick to feel unwanted. Wasn't that expensive (I think I paid $40 a stick). Theoretically, when I upgrade my HD, it'll use more RAMmage.
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