ram-izzle

werdna35 · 08-11-2006, 09:00 AM

I've seen people post stats that say something like 2gb of RAM- 4 512 sticks or something like that. So could someone actually have 4 gb of ram? They would just need 4 1gb sticks. Does it work that way or am I oversimplifying?

aliasaid · 08-11-2006, 09:12 AM

yes thats how it works... and it is possible to have 4gis of ram.. but for now its not recommended as its considered too much, until the release of windows Vista, which apparently its able to handle a lot more memory... whereas windows xp 32bit edition can only handle upto 3gbs or something....

werdna35 · 08-11-2006, 09:16 AM

oh, ok. So it is possible to do, but as of right now, operating systems can't handle that much?

For my second question, which mobo's have the space for 4 sticks of RAM?

b1gapl · 08-11-2006, 09:18 AM

All Standard ATX mobos have 4 RAM slots that can hold up 4GB, 8GB, or 16GB I think.

The Napster · 08-15-2006, 02:15 AM

the standard is 4 slots.

here is a list of the os ram limits

Win XP= 4gig ram limit
Win x64 = currently limited to 128gig physical and 16TB virtual. Will support even more when hardware supports it. Theoretically 64 bit will support up to 18 billion gig ram. (HOLY @$#%)
Win Vista 32 bit = 4gig limit
Win Vista 64 bit home basic = 8 gig
Win Vista 64 bit home Premium = 16 gig
Win Vista 64 bit business/enterprize/ultimate= 128 gig (insane)
Win 98 = 512 mb
Win 2000 = 4gig
win 95 = (unknown) around 512mb
Linux 32 bit = 3gig

some mobos have 6 or 8 slots for ram, but obviously you cant fill them all up with 2 gig sticks without the proper hardware and OS.

08-11-2006, 09:00 AM	#1 (permalink)
werdna35 True Techie Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 119	ram-izzle I've seen people post stats that say something like 2gb of RAM- 4 512 sticks or something like that. So could someone actually have 4 gb of ram? They would just need 4 1gb sticks. Does it work that way or am I oversimplifying?

08-11-2006, 09:12 AM	#2 (permalink)
aliasaid Monster Techie Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,813	yes thats how it works... and it is possible to have 4gis of ram.. but for now its not recommended as its considered too much, until the release of windows Vista, which apparently its able to handle a lot more memory... whereas windows xp 32bit edition can only handle upto 3gbs or something.... __________________ No CPU No RAM Seagate 200GB 7200rpm 8mb No Video Card MSI K8N Neo4-F Socket 939 (currently getting RMA\'ed..) X-530 Audigy 2 Value

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b1gapl Commander SMod Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: New York City Posts: 11,801	All Standard ATX mobos have 4 RAM slots that can hold up 4GB, 8GB, or 16GB I think. __________________ Recommended PC Components Guide Potentially the longest thread in history!! Tech-Forums Official 3DMark06/05/03 Top List

08-15-2006, 02:15 AM	#5 (permalink)
The Napster True Techie Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: In my car Posts: 199	the standard is 4 slots. here is a list of the os ram limits Win XP= 4gig ram limit Win x64 = currently limited to 128gig physical and 16TB virtual. Will support even more when hardware supports it. Theoretically 64 bit will support up to 18 billion gig ram. (HOLY @$#%) Win Vista 32 bit = 4gig limit Win Vista 64 bit home basic = 8 gig Win Vista 64 bit home Premium = 16 gig Win Vista 64 bit business/enterprize/ultimate= 128 gig (insane) Win 98 = 512 mb Win 2000 = 4gig win 95 = (unknown) around 512mb Linux 32 bit = 3gig some mobos have 6 or 8 slots for ram, but obviously you cant fill them all up with 2 gig sticks without the proper hardware and OS. __________________ DFI infinity RS 482 3Gig Corsair PC 3200 AMD X2 4400+ 2.4ghz 250Gig Samsung SATA 3.0 7200rpm 250Gig Hatachi SATA 3.0 7200 rpm 60Gig Maxtor ATA 5400 rpm 2x160Gig WD SATA 7200 rpm RAID-0 ATI X850XT 256mb Antec TruePower 430

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08-11-2006, 09:16 AM	#3 (permalink)
werdna35 True Techie Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 119	oh, ok. So it is possible to do, but as of right now, operating systems can't handle that much? For my second question, which mobo's have the space for 4 sticks of RAM?