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Title: Ask Dan: What's with the 3Gb memory barrier?
Post by: Boomslang on August 13, 2007, 02:38:52 PM

You can install at least 4Gb of memory on most motherboards today, but apparently you shouldn't install more than 3Gb if you're not running a 64-bit operating system.

http://www.dansdata.com/askdan00015.htm

Title: Re: Ask Dan: What's with the 3Gb memory barrier?
Post by: ZWarrior on August 13, 2007, 10:24:48 PM

That would be correct, thank you very much MS.  Of course that is only correct if you aren't running an Enterprise version of Windows.

Title: Re: Ask Dan: What's with the 3Gb memory barrier?
Post by: Mr_Anderson on August 14, 2007, 12:57:03 AM

You could thank Micro$oft for this too: http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=41577 (http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=41577)

Title: Re: Ask Dan: What's with the 3Gb memory barrier?
Post by: JollyRoger on August 14, 2007, 01:40:52 AM

merf...


I like OpenGL!!!!!!

Title: Re: Ask Dan: What's with the 3Gb memory barrier?
Post by: Mr_Anderson on August 14, 2007, 07:16:50 AM

I heard OpenGL is bad for my health

Title: Re: Ask Dan: What's with the 3Gb memory barrier?
Post by: JollyRoger on August 14, 2007, 01:41:07 PM

I'm sorry to hear that. DirectX is bad for my health but it's kinda like global warming I have to deal with it.

Title: Re: Ask Dan: What's with the 3Gb memory barrier?
Post by: ZWarrior on August 14, 2007, 07:39:21 PM

It's much better than what we had before with all the different standards out there and the compatibility issues.

Title: Re: Ask Dan: What's with the 3Gb memory barrier?
Post by: JollyRoger on August 14, 2007, 07:55:23 PM

I never had issues with OpenGL being incompatible with anything it worked on any card, any system, and any OS (some assembly required  sometimes, but it worked)