4Gb

holty · 12 Aug 2008 at 23:07

Hi,

I have just bought some Corsair XMS2 6400C5 4Gb 2x2Gb, and I know that 32bit Vista wont support the 4Gb but it only seams that I have gained 816Mb totaling 2816Gb, could somebody please explain I thought I would have got at least 3Gb?

I was using 2Gb before the upgrade.

holty · 12 Aug 2008 at 23:18

8800GTX, attached is the results from a benchmark from 3D mark 06 showing only 2816Mb

holty · 12 Aug 2008 at 23:26

optitech-uk said:
I just orded some of this stuff 4GB for delivery tomorro. I have 64bit Vista installed though so should be fine. Since you have a 32bit OS how about upgrading to 64bit?

I can't afford it just yet, just looked on here and it is £117.49 for Vista Ultimate 64bit, her in doors would kill me i think LOL

holty · 12 Aug 2008 at 23:28

qwerty321 said:
The limit on 32 bit operating systems includes all system memory including graphics card memory and the gtx has 768mb of ram so the 2816mb sounds about right.

edit: beaten to it.

Thanks anyway.

holty · 12 Aug 2008 at 23:29

qwerty321 said:
Get home premium
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showp...ista Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (66I-01939)

Is there much difference in the two???

holty · 13 Aug 2008 at 06:29

optitech-uk said:
But don't you already have Vista 32Bit? You can just re-order the disk from MS and your product licence code from your 32Bit Vista is fully licenced. You can only install 1x64bit or 1x32bit. Only one at a time on the 1 system.

I have Vista 32Bit installed, how much is it to re-order and get the 64 Bit version from MS I never knew that you could do that.

holty · 13 Aug 2008 at 13:14

optitech-uk said:
Just got my xms2 delivered. Just get the x64bit of Vista and you will be fine.

Think I am going to send off for the 64Bit version off the link shown above, it looks straight forward enough.

holty · 13 Aug 2008 at 15:57

Cob said:
Yip that's the best idea. Usually costs abot £7.

It's cost me £17.73 because it was an OEM version had to ring customer support to find out how to do the OEM one, should be here in 4-8 working days.