Windows 7 RAM limit only 4GB?

• Sgdevilzz

  2 Oct 10, 18:31

  I have 8GB RAM installed, but on advance display settings it only says. Total available memory: 2299MB Video memory: 1024MB system Video memory: 0MB Shared system memory: 1275MB all of this adds up to around 4GB only. how do i make use all the FULL 8GB? i need to use After effects (RAM eater) and needs high RAM to do it.
• Samuel Lee

  2 Oct 10, 18:59

  Hmm... You should be using Windows 7 64bit. I presume if u have bought an upgrade DVD, it is automatically included 2 copies and no refund from your store is required. If you buy a brand new PC and upgraded it to 8GB RAM then ho seh liao.

   

  BTW, why are you using integrated graphics, for a viewpoint of a professional media works? Since you are using integrated graphicsas below source from u

  Video memory: 1024MB
  system Video memory: 0MB
  Shared system memory: 1275MB

  Then you will still using like 7GB or 6.5GB of RAM after you have changed to 64bit version of Windows. (Windows 7 64 bit)

   

• Raraken

  2 Oct 10, 19:05

  Originally posted by Samuel Lee:

  Hmm... You should be using Windows 7 64bit. I presume if u have bought an upgrade DVD, it is automatically included 2 copies and no refund from your store is required. If you buy a brand new PC and upgraded it to 8GB RAM then ho seh liao.

   

  BTW, why are you using integrated graphics, for a viewpoint of a professional media works? Since you are using integrated graphicsas below source from u

  Then you will still using like 7GB or 6.5GB of RAM after you have changed to 64bit version of Windows. (Windows 7 64 bit)

   

  I doubt he has integrated graphics.

   

  He has 1024MB of video memory, indicating a 1GB framebuffer on his GPU. The shared system memory may be due to technologies like AMD HyperMemory or Nvidia TurboCache using up system memory to increase the amount of framebuffer available for programs to use.

• Call4ljw

  2 Oct 10, 22:31

  Originally posted by Sgdevilzz:

  I have 8GB RAM installed, but on advance display settings it only says.

  Total available memory: 2299MB
  Video memory: 1024MB
  system Video memory: 0MB
  Shared system memory: 1275MB

  all of this adds up to around 4GB only. how do i make use all the FULL 8GB?
  i need to use After effects (RAM eater) and needs high RAM to do it.

  If you're using 32-bit OS, it supports up to 4GB RAM only so that will be the problem.

  BTW, what OS you using? and what you mean by advance display settings?

   

  If he really is using a discrete GPU, shouldn't the video memory be separate?

• ditzy

  2 Oct 10, 22:35

  Only windows 7 64 bit can support up to 8gb.

• LatecomerX

  3 Oct 10, 01:59

  Originally posted by Sgdevilzz:

  I have 8GB RAM installed, but on advance display settings it only says.

  Total available memory: 2299MB
  Video memory: 1024MB
  system Video memory: 0MB
  Shared system memory: 1275MB

  all of this adds up to around 4GB only. how do i make use all the FULL 8GB?
  i need to use After effects (RAM eater) and needs high RAM to do it.

  http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa366778(VS.85).aspx#physical_memory_limits_windows_7

• Sgdevilzz

  3 Oct 10, 19:38

  I'm using HD 5770. Not integrated. yes i'm using 32bit OS OEM. thanks for the answers i needed :D
• ThunderFbolt

  5 Oct 10, 00:05

  Originally posted by ditzy:

  Only windows 7 64 bit can support up to 8gb.

  not up to 8 gb... windows 7 ultimate can do up to 192 gb of ram, i believe =D