The 3GB-not-4GB RAM problem
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 Aug 14 2008, 10:01 PM
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Aug 21 2008, 07:34 PM
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QUOTE(jaxmarine @ Aug 21 2008, 03:26 PM) yo guys... i tot i heard a lot about vista 64bits having compatibility issues with programs and even worse, GAMES... it jz happens to crash half-way or doesn't work at all... jz how many of us out there is going to last a full 24-hours without gaming? no problem for me at all... games tried: CnC3: TW and KW NFS: ProStreet Crysis Medal of Honor: Airbourne R6: Vegas and Vegas2 GRAW COH (DX10) World in Conflict CabalSEA MapleSEA |
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Aug 22 2008, 07:23 PM
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actually currently for gaming, 2GB is still pretty ok, depending on the amount of background process u ve...
if u dun do proper housekeeping, 100GB also not enough... |
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Aug 29 2008, 06:11 PM
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QUOTE(gac @ Aug 29 2008, 05:52 PM) simply, so it is nothing wrong to installed 4gb of ram right? there is no system complications at all right? 1) no problem, juz that u dun get to use all the RAMsince it applies to all 32bits OS, using XP pro will not solve the issue unless a 64bit os right? 2) yes, 64-bits is the only way to go... |
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Sep 14 2008, 11:06 PM
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QUOTE(gac @ Sep 14 2008, 05:24 PM) as for now 32bit OS is good enough... with 2gb ram. wait lah until later stage. i rather wait 2 years for MICROSOFT VIENNA to launch u mean Windows 7??? personally i dun really trust MS' date of 2010... juz look at Vista, it's suppose to be out in 2004... in the end 2007 with many functions stripped of...for me gaming, entertainment etc is perfectly fine now 64-bits is better than 32-bits... it runs faster, at least... |
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Oct 10 2008, 01:16 AM
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 |||SP1 displays the amount of RAM that is sitting in the computer... not the amount that Vista can use... open up Task Manager and u'll see it's not 4GB... |
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Dec 2 2008, 01:50 PM
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Vista will show 4GB under Computer Properties
but fire up Task Manager and u'll see only 3+GB, which is the amount that it can use... |
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Dec 28 2008, 09:40 AM
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 ve u gone thru the thread??? as long as u re using Vista x86, or any other 32-bits OS, it will NEVER use 4GB... Vista x86 SP1, however, will show the amount that sits in the computer, not the amount that Vista can use... fire up task manager and u'll see it's not 4GB... |
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