Shared RAM

hildark7 · 6 Jun 2011 at 15:32

i am in need of a new laptop that needs to use graphics design programs. but i have an epos system that only runs on 32bit operating systems.

im looking at a laptop with 4gb RAM

what i need to know is if i down grade the OS to 32bit i would then get 2.89gb of usable RAM would the remainder of the RAM be used for graphics if the GPU uses shared RAM

hildark7 · 6 Jun 2011 at 15:44

64bit however usefull it is is not an option due to the epos system we use doesnt support 64 :/

hildark7 · 6 Jun 2011 at 15:51

i might be wrong but isnt it still running on the 64bit architecture if its in a VM?

hildark7 · 6 Jun 2011 at 16:15

panyan said:
unless i am suffering from a post-lunch lul, you can still install 32bit programs on a 64bit operating system right? it is the other way around that doesnt work

you are correct you can but the really old EPOS system we have just doesnt get on with 64Bit operating systems