Vista RAM Problem

supra21 · 29 Dec 2007 at 01:15

I have vista ultimate 32-bit, and i have 4Gb of ram installed, however vista only seems to detect 3.25Gb of RAM even though the bios detecs 4Gb. Anyone know why?

I have a Asus P5e Mobo with Corsair 4GB DDR2 XMS2 PC2-6400C5 TwinX (2x2GB) ram.

romperstomper · 29 Dec 2007 at 01:22

you need vista 64 bit to use more ram !

supra21 · 29 Dec 2007 at 01:24

dosent vista 64 bit have crappy compatibility with 32 bit applications?

romperstomper · 29 Dec 2007 at 01:30

Some I've heard which is way I use 32bit

Your current ram should be enough for a year or so !

steve258 · 29 Dec 2007 at 01:36

supra21 said:
dosent vista 64 bit have crappy compatibility with 32 bit applications?

False impression I think. I've used 64bit and there wasn't any compatibility issue that I noticed, it stores all 32bit programs in a separate "Program Files x86" folder.

As have been asked numerous times before you will need 64bit vista to fully utilise all 4gb.

RaiderX · 29 Dec 2007 at 01:38

there isnt many programs that wont work on 64-bit now, i havent found one yet,only thing is you will need to find the coretemp with vista 64 patch if you plan on monitoring temps