Comment Re:the computer is not just the cpu (Score 1) 115
Actually, I had to look that up recently. It's not 3GB, it's 4GB. Here comes the science:
RAM starts from address 0. The BIOS allocates RAM from 0 up to the bottom of the PCI memory addresses mentioned above, typically limiting available RAM to between 3 GB and 3.4 GB."
I actually learned something last week, thought I'd pass it on...
*Cue the "The More You Know" logo*
Looks like you ended up arguing his point. 32-bit Vista/XP are limited to a little over 3GB. How much over 3GB is determined by your hardware.