ram vs. bit question

i dont exactly know what im talking about, but from what ive heard, a 32 bit system cant handle more then 4 gigs of memory at one time, this is pressing for me because im buying 8 gigs for a new computer, but if its a 32 bit OS is there a point in buying all that ram?

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Any distribution of GNU/Linux can support up to 64 gigabytes of physical memory using a high-mem kernel. Per address space you're still limited to a 3G/1G split, i.e. a single application can use at most 3 gigabytes.

Also, learn some fucking terminology. "linux OS's"? FUCK OFF, GO BACK TO FUCKING SCHOOL YOUR FUCKSHITTING ASSNIGGER.