> -----Original Message----- > From: Matthew Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, August 27, 2007 7:23 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: memory timing > > Ok, now I'm confused. I'm getting a 8800gtx graphics card with 768 mb > of ram. If I were to get the 4 gigs or ram, I would be able to use > around 3.232 gigs? Would it drop further if I went to SLI(768 mb video > ram times 2)?
I believe so - 32 Bit OSes can only address 4 Gig total: BIOS + RAM + Video memory. Of course there are two things here: 1) If you get an 8800 768MB video card there's NO CONCEIVABLE REASON that you'd ever need to do SLI. That card's a monster! It'd be like inviting Mecha-Godzilla to make Tokyo even flatter! ;^) 2) If you can afford dual 8800's then just splurge and dual boot between a 32 bit and a 64 bit OS. Your goal here will be to use the 64 Bit OS as much as you can (really - especially with new hardware - they're very close to prime time ready) but have the 32 Bit one for backup - eventually you'll just abandon the 32 Bit OS. Jim Davis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Create robust enterprise, web RIAs. Upgrade to ColdFusion 8 and integrate with Adobe Flex http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=RVJP Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:241414 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
