RAM Question

[Masterkizz]

Hello

I have finally started ordering parts for my new build
I just received my EVGA 750i ftw motherboard.

Now I have done countless ammounts of searches and read many many forums , But I still can not get a clear answer.

I plan on installing 2x gtx260 gfx cards in this build - And I also intend on running it all on windows XP 32 bit.

Now the thing I want to know is - Will having 4gb ram be a good idea? - I have read that due to addressing limitations using a 32 bit os - I will lose at least 1.8gb of available ram due to the cards being basically 900mb each.

So If I had only 2gb installed , Does this mean that the system would automatically eat up almost the 2gbs just to address the video cards leaving me with no physical ram available?

Am I wasting my time trying to use XP for this equipment?

Specs will be

EVGA 750i ftw - Q6600 - SOME RAM! - 750watt corsair psu - 2x EVGA GTX260 in sli - Sata hdd.

Any help would be great.

 

[xtox]

If you're going all out, just get Vista 64bit and not worry about anything. The 64bit edition can cater for all your memory needs (get 4GB RAM, hey.. its cheap!).

 

[Mike Clements]

Most likely you'll have about 2.75GB addressable. It will work just fine but an upgrade to 64bit Vista would be a good idea as soon as your budget allows.