Vista Ram Question

[Millenniumtiger]

I have read around alot about how much Vista Home Premium allows for ram. I am talking about the 32 bit version because i am assuming that is what Dell is going to give me when I order my laptop. So I am wondering how much Ram does Vista Home Premium (32 Bit) allow? I have heard 3 gig and 4 gig but I would really like to know which since there is about a $50 difference when ordering the lappy and every dollar counts lol

Would hate to order 4 gig when I can only use 3 and find out Dell is just offering 4 to make more money.

 

[carnageX]

All 32bit OS's can only read 3-3.5GB of RAM (including video RAM). I have 4GB installed (4x1GB) in this system, with XP 32bit, and it recognizes 3.5GB.

 

[KSoD]

http://www.techist.com/forums/f9/difference-between-32-bit-x86-64-bit-x64-171390/#post1349279

Read in there. That will give you the full explination as to why ALL 32 Bit systems are subject to the 3.5GB Limit.