But is it a bad thing to have a system with 6GB of ram when the OS is only seeing and using ~3GB? Meaning - can it cause problems having that much more wasted RAM installed? Kind of like shoving a Mack Truck engine in a Honda Accord... will the other components suffer (suspension, tires, etc) :)
________________________________ From: John Aldrich [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, March 30, 2009 12:45 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Running 32bit OS on 64bit hardware My understanding is that a 32-bit O/S will only see a maximum of 4 Gigs, more likely 3 Gigs, though. If the user were to upgrade to a 64-bit O/S it would see all that RAM and use it. From: David Mazzaccaro [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, March 30, 2009 12:39 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Running 32bit OS on 64bit hardware I have an employee who is purchasing a new home computer at a local computer shop. He came to me and asked what I thought of this new system. He tells me that it has 6GB of RAM. Now, I stop him right there and ask him what operating system he is getting. He says Windows XP Professional (32 bit). I had him confirm with the store that he was getting the 32bit version. My questions are: Are there any ramifications with running XP 32bit on this 64bit hardware? Will he see any performance downgrade? Would he be better off with only 3GB of RAM? Will the OS or the RAM confuse each other? Since I'm not very familiar with 64bit software (or hardware) I am just looking for some insight. Thanks No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.285 / Virus Database: 270.11.32/2030 - Release Date: 03/30/09 08:40:00 ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
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