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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Anonymous2007-05-30 23:55 ID:S3t0oSxz
32-bit Operating Systems can only support 4 GB of RAM, with somewhere between 3-3.5-ish being the practical limit. 64-bit OSes support a ridiculously large amount of RAM, relatively.
Linux is free. Period. There are some places where you can buy a computer with Linux pre-installed, but you can download and install any of a countless number of varieties of Linux for free. Most will have a 64-bit version, capable of using more than 4 GB of RAM (assuming your motherboard can support it).
Windows XP x64 and all version of Vista support 64-bit processors and therefore your 8 GB of RAM, and they also cost monies. That's about it.