DanJay.co.uk » Graphics http://www.danjay.co.uk/wordpress Tips and Tricks from an IT guy... Mon, 16 Aug 2010 08:24:56 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Windows 32bit 4GB RAM Shared Graphics http://www.danjay.co.uk/wordpress/2009/09/windows-32bit-4gb-ram-shared-graphics/ http://www.danjay.co.uk/wordpress/2009/09/windows-32bit-4gb-ram-shared-graphics/#comments Thu, 24 Sep 2009 12:18:58 +0000 Dan http://www.danjay.co.uk/wordpress/?p=46 I know that 32bit x86 versions of Windows can’t use more than about 3GB of RAM, but I’ve often wondered, if you install more than the OS can use, can the rest be used by the shared graphics that is common on most laptops and a lot desktops these days? Well I just came across the answer. No. Bummer.

However, I also found out that if your 32bit CPU has PAE, you could possibly have up to 64GB RAM. Sweet :-)

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