System RAM + VRAM limits in older PCs
Just wondering if the limits on the total combined amount of system RAM and VRAM still applies to older computers (whether it was 32 bit or 64 bit)? They did in Windows Vista/7 (e.g., if maximum RAM was 4 GB and you had that installed, and 1 GB of VRAM, system RAM available to your system was 3 GB). Win 7 and Vista said so (netted-out system RAM) but this isn't shown in Win 10 (don't remember if that was the case with Win 8/8.1). Is there a way to determine how much RAM is actually available to the system?
I just UG'd the BIOS of one of these PCs that was RAM-limited (now it supposedly may support up to 8 GB RAM on the MB - depending on MB revision) and was thinking of UGing (have to go with 2 x 4 GB as there are only 2 DIMM slots).
A quick search yesterday on the web didn't reveal an answer. I guess very few people ask about these limitations.
I just UG'd the BIOS of one of these PCs that was RAM-limited (now it supposedly may support up to 8 GB RAM on the MB - depending on MB revision) and was thinking of UGing (have to go with 2 x 4 GB as there are only 2 DIMM slots).
A quick search yesterday on the web didn't reveal an answer. I guess very few people ask about these limitations.
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