:S I believe That includes video ram and anything else as well. I can't find a link right off to back it up.
Basically if your go going to spend money getting 4gb ram, grab a 64bit os. Or just get 3Gb of ram.
yeah unfortunately, trying to get a Masters in 4 years :/ gotta take atleast 15 hours every semester to get my 120, unless i decide to switch majors than i'll be needing 128...
Well most boards have dual (dual channel controllers) so you would have 2gb in dual channel and 1gb on its own. 2gb is good enough for gaming unless you are planning to upgrade to vista soonish then it may be worthwhile getting the 3or4gbs