Does Win 7 Fix The 4GB RAM Problem In Vista ?
Nov 3, 2009
I've got the annoying problem of Vista only recognizing something like 3.2-3.5GB or RAM instead of the full 4GB. If I switch to 64-bit Win 7, will this problem disappear, or will it still allocate video memory out of my RAM?
I'm still very confused about how the iGPU works in HybridSLI, like where its memory and processing power comes from. If I change the iGPU frame buffer size in the BIOS, does Vista allocate, say 512MB, out of my RAM to the iGPU, or how does it work?
System Specs:
Intel Core2Duo E8500
4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 HyperX RAM
Nvidia Geforce 8800 Alpha Dog edition 512MB 650 MHz
P5N7A-VM Mobo (nVidia 9300 iGPU)
Windows Vista Home Premium 32
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