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Video memory may be used for storing other data as well as the screen image, such as the Z buffer, which manages the depth coordinates in 3D Graphics and compiled shader programs.
An on-board graphic shares real RAM. A dedicted graphics card uses address space. The effect on the usable RAM for the OS is the same.I was comparing onboard graphics sharing system RAM with a dedicated video card.
I concur.
64bit for high spec machines.
32bit for anything less.
Sure, a 64bit is preferable. But is it technically possible (I think the OP was fishing for this) to go beyond 4GB in a 32bit OS? Yes it is.
According to some sources only a small patch it needed to make vista/win7 do just that. Or as mentioned, some ram-disk products can build their home up there.
Its not possible.
simple as that.
theres no patch available. no tweak, no config, no boot switch.
Not long ago I d/l the "Ultimate Windows Tweaker". There are many different things to check to change up your system. One of them is "Use 4 GB of memory on a 32-bit system". I thought, "I have to try that". Just as I suspected, it doesn't work. I can't even imagine why that was put on there. Anyone had experience with that program?
of course not, because what it suggests is impossible for the memory subsystem of a 32bit host operating system.