Quote: Originally Posted by
archie123 
Quote: Originally Posted by
luke904 technically vista 32 should be able to use 4 gigs because 32 bit OS's can address 2^32 bytes or 4.29 GB but for some reason windows wont let you use it
and yes 64 bit will increase fps in MODERN games that actually support 64 bit (instead of running in 32 bit compatibility mode)
vista such a hog that 3 gigs really isnt enough
it cant use 4gb of ram , its a limitation of any 32 bit operating system , you need 32 bits off addres bus to utilise 4092mb of ram , thats all ok if you want a computer that is JUST ram , but if you want a GPU and maybe erm...........a soundcard then your screwed
also 3 gig should be ok and vista isnt a memory hog , i ran and gamed on Vista before any service packs with only 2 gig of ram , sure now i have 4 the os zipps along a bit nicer but thats it , and the differance between 3 and 4 ingame is negligable
ahh thank you for clearing that up, i never really knew why they couldn't use 4
and vista is a huge hog, my sisters laptop has 4gigs of ram and it uses 1.5 at idle (ive disabled ALOT of crap too), if thats not hogging ram i dont know what is
i'd be so bold to say the computers at my school (2.8 P4, 1gig ram, 32 bit win xp) are faster than that POS with an awesome 2.1 athlon X2
but this is not a debate site so if you want to debate it more email me at
luke.904@hotmail.com
i admit that 3 gigs should be enough though for vista gaming