Does winxp count v/c mem as system memory

[royal]

Hello.
My friend has winxp32,and has 4gb mem,and also runs a GTX 280 1gb mem v/c.
He is wondering because winxp 32 will only run 3.odd gb mem,that the 1gb mem on his 280v/c isn't being utilised,is this true?

He runs an E8500 cpu.
Thanks.

 

[royal]

Yes it will, but will discard the RAM before the g/c memory IIRC.

kae2
So what you are saying,it will use the v/c memory first,before the mobo mem
if that is how i understand it,so windows counts the mobo mem and the v/c mem altogether.
He says the sims he plays doesn't run on full max,,so he is thinking of getting just 2 gb of mem,instead of the 4gb mem,and hoping the system will use it all
including the 1gb of the v/c,and run the sims at max.
Thanks for posting.

 

[royal]

memory for winxp

Thanks chaps for the info,i will let him know.