How much ram can you have on Windows Vista 64-Bit Home Premium?

Question

hey i got a laptop running vista home premium 32 bit, i kinda do a lot of gaming so i want one of my friends to build me a high end desktop i will not go back to XP and i want to know should i go with Windows Vista Home Premium 64-Bit OR 32-Bit,
thanks

Additional Details

well i mean you can only use about 3GB on the 32-Bit how much can you realy use with 64-Bit

Answer 1

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The 64 bit version can take up to 128GB of RAM. However, most motherboards only support up to 8GB right now. There are some compatibility issues with the 64 bit version of the OS right now, so I'd say stick with the 32 bit version and spend more money on a good video card, maybe try SLI/Crossfire and two good cards.

BTW, I recommend the Gigabyte GA-P35-DS4 motherboard. It's got good reviews at newegg.com and performs well.

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Asker's Comment:

thanks, i am looking at a SLI board that will support 16GB but i think i am going to stay with about 4GB

Answer 2

Uh...technically you can have 128 Gigs, but 4-5 would be a lot.

Answer 3

im using vista 32bit and have 4GB

Motherboard: NVDAACPI

Basic I/O System(BIOS): Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG

Central Processing Unit(CPU): AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4800+

Physical Memory X 4

1024MB

1024MB

1024MB

1024MB

Hard Disk X 2

WDC WD40 00AAKS-00TMA SCSI Disk Device (373GB)

WDC WD50 00AAJS-00YFA SCSI Disk Device (466GB)

Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT

Monitor: Generic PnP Monitor

Audio Device: Realtek High Definition Audio

Network Adapter

Local Area Connection -