Which OS

[vili19]

Hey guys great forum.

Just wondering which operating system should I go with to get the most ram. I have win xp pro at the moment and I can only use 2 gigs. I have done tons of reading and was told that x64 os's will enable me to use 4 gigs.

I have 4 x1gig pieces all the same as soon as I put my 3rd stick in computer restarts.

I also heard that Vista uses more memmory so installing 4 gigs will act the same as 2 gigs in xp, is it worth the extra 2 gigs?

Thanks

 

[GhislainG]

Depending on what's installed in the system, Windows XP can address over 3 GB of memory. If installing a 3rd module makes the system restart, then you have a hardware problem (bad or incompatible memory, not enough voltage, timings that are too aggressive, etc.)

Vista 64 can access all memory in a system as long as the motherboard supports memory remapping. If you have an older system, then Vista 64 still won't address more memory than Windows XP.

 

[vili19]

Thanks for reply.

The system is a high end system. I found teh memory remaping and I enabled it and got 3 gigs to work, I guess I should switch to a x64 os to get more ram.

 

[GhislainG]

That's correct.