Windows 7 Question

TheHitMan-1973 · 9 Jan 2011 at 00:27

Just a quick one on Windows 7 , just checked my installed memory ( RAM ) and says 4.00GB ( 3.50GB ) useable , looks like the rest has been dumped on my GeForce 8600m GT available graphics memory or shared system memory . Is this normal ? :confused:

TheHitMan-1973 · 9 Jan 2011 at 01:55

EniGmA1981 said:
Have you got the 32bit or 64bit version of win7? If it's the 32bit version then 3.5GB is the max it will see - you need a 64bit OS to make use of 4GB plus...

32bit version , wish i got 64bit version now , i dout it makes much difference

TheHitMan-1973 · 9 Jan 2011 at 10:09

Hikari Kisugi said:
Yes your version is the issue, with 64bit you could make use of your ram, with 32 bit you are limited as some is reserved for hardware.

I will get the 64bit version for my new desktop

TheHitMan-1973 · 10 Jan 2011 at 17:07

SiD the Turtle said:
If that's a laptop graphics card, it will likely pinch system RAM for its own use, therefore even if you did upgrade to 64bit, I doubt you'll see all of it available to the system.

So if i use my other Windows 7 64bit disk it will show up 4GB of memory ?