[aidonia]

I read that xp cannot support fully 4Gb of ram that it will not show up as 4GB. Question is what is max ram xp can take. Any performance increase if i add more ram to my current 3 GB????????

[Shrek]

max 3.25gb, but no difference from 2g cos 32bit apps also can't use over 2g

[aidonia]

Originally Posted by Shrek

max 3.25gb, but no difference from 2g cos 32bit apps also can't use over 2g

win xp takes longer to start up now at least in my opinion but apps start up faster now maybe cos my rams are at 1000mhz from 676mhz.

[Shrek]

Originally Posted by aidonia

win xp takes longer to start up now at least in my opinion but apps start up faster now maybe cos my rams are at 1000mhz from 676mhz.

probably true. seriously no pt going over 2g using 32bit os

[currylicious]

true.

but the fact that rams nowadays are dirt cheap until feel like buying to keep

hahahaha

[aidonia]

Originally Posted by Shrek

probably true. seriously no pt going over 2g using 32bit os

But then why do so many mobos have 4 dimm slots then??????? How about 64 bit windows????

[reddevil0728]

Originally Posted by aidonia

But then why do so many mobos have 4 dimm slots then??????? How about 64 bit windows????

tts when 64bits windows come into play... u want 8gb also can

[aidonia]

Originally Posted by reddevil0728

tts when 64bits windows come into play... u want 8gb also can

oic 64 bit windows. Is it better than 32 bit??????

[reddevil0728]

Originally Posted by aidonia

oic 64 bit windows. Is it better than 32 bit??????

better in terms of?

[aidonia]

Originally Posted by reddevil0728

better in terms of?

well why is there a 64 bit version then???????

[reddevil0728]

Originally Posted by aidonia

well why is there a 64 bit version then???????

I only noe it has better security over 32bit. the rest i not sure

[aidonia]

Originally Posted by reddevil0728

I only noe it has better security over 32bit. the rest i not sure

oic since it can support 8GB ram do the applications run faster??? Can it support 4x the applications of 32bit win???????

[reddevil0728]

Originally Posted by aidonia

oic since it can support 8GB ram do the applications run faster??? Can it support 4x the applications of 32bit win???????

alot of stuff is theoretical what is shown on paper doesn't translate directly to real world performance, so u can't say it will be 4 x the applications. n u must use 64bits app where alot of drivers still unavailable

[aidonia]

Originally Posted by reddevil0728

alot of stuff is theoretical what is shown on paper doesn't translate directly to real world performance, so u can't say it will be 4 x the applications. n u must use 64bits app where alot of drivers still unavailable

obviously using 64 bit win is not fesasible. and even worse for gaming.

[shmuckerz]

Originally Posted by aidonia

obviously using 64 bit win is not fesasible. and even worse for gaming.

wat?!?!?
64bit win CAN be better for gaming.
imagine having 2GB ram compared to 8GB ram???
8GB will obviously have a faster loading time for most games.
the difference is even seen between 2GB and 4GB :|