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| subject: | Re: When to switch to Win64 for more memory? How app compatible is it? |
From: Mike '/m'
On Sat, 22 Apr 2006 20:49:06 -0400, "Geo" wrote:
>"Randall Parker"
>
>wrote in message news:444ab155$1{at}w3....
>
>> So how much RAM can one use with Win32 XP Pro?
>
>2 gig is the limit most machines will support.
>
>Don't you find it funny how we used to argue about the 4mb mantra and how NT
>would never be a desktop OS because it required 16mb and now you are asking
>about using more than 2gb in a desktop? I would think 1or 2g should be
>plenty for anything. Spend your money on fast disk instead.
Don't forget the graphics cards that have 1GB and 2GB just for video processing.
We've come a long way since we had to wait for the vertical retrace
interval to write into video memory....
/m
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