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Apr 26th, 2010 at 6:22pm

Thud   Offline
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Crucial says that Windows Vista 32 only recognizes 4 GB of RAM. Does that mean that I wouldn't have any FSX performance increase if I got say 6?
 

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Reply #1 - Apr 26th, 2010 at 8:45pm

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No, 6 gigs won't help any programs unless you have 64 bit windows.
 

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Reply #2 - Apr 26th, 2010 at 10:49pm

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Hi,

This may help you to compare memory limits per operating systems and their two flavors.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa366778%28VS.85%29.aspx

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Ermias
 

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