slumdogtrillionaire Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 http://www.overclock.net/t/596932/guide-make-32-bit-os-support-128gb-of-ram legit stuff it seems. the article says windows xp sp0 could support more than 4 gb ram but the ram limits were imposed to make server editions sell. not sure about that claim but xp era server editions could support 64gb ram so it might be true. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Server_2003 what do you guys make of this? any patches for xp sp3? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason S. Global Moderator Posted April 12, 2013 Global Moderator Share Posted April 12, 2013 "x86 processor hardware-architecture is augmented with additional address lines used to select the additional memory, so physical address size increases from 32 bits to 36 bits. This, theoretically, increases maximum physical memory size from 4 GB to 64 GB - although the actual amount increased depends on the OS. The 32-bit size of the virtual address is not changed, so regular application software continues to use instructions with 32-bit addresses and (in a flat memory model) is limited to 4 gigabytes of virtual address space. The operating system uses page tables to map this 4-GB address space into the 64 GB of physical memory. The mapping is typically applied differently for each process. In this way, the extra memory is useful even though no single regular application can access it all simultaneously." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physical_Address_Extension#Design Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haggis Veteran Posted April 12, 2013 Veteran Share Posted April 12, 2013 Its not a Software limitation A 32-bit processor uses addresses that are 32 bits long. There are only 4,294,967,296, or 4GB, possible 32-bit addresses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason S. Global Moderator Posted April 12, 2013 Global Moderator Share Posted April 12, 2013 Its not a Software limitation what if youre using a 64-bit CPU w/ a 32-bit OS? i still dont think PAE is worth it, or going to work at all, based on what i read in the wiki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slumdogtrillionaire Posted April 12, 2013 Author Share Posted April 12, 2013 what if youre using a 64-bit CPU w/ a 32-bit OS? i still dont think PAE is worth it, or going to work at all, based on what i read in the wiki dont know 32 bit is just generally more reliable and fast, did see some benchmarks to that effect.. Its not a Software limitation righto! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f0rk_b0mb Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 PAE isn't worth it. I hade 4gb of ram on my XP machine too and I just dealed with it. If it's an issue, you can build a pretty cheap 64 bit pc. Windows XP x64 is a very nice OS, and I enjoyed useing it, that is, if your not up for upgradeing your OS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haggis Veteran Posted April 12, 2013 Veteran Share Posted April 12, 2013 what if youre using a 64-bit CPU w/ a 32-bit OS? i still dont think PAE is worth it, or going to work at all, based on what i read in the wiki OP dide say using x86 not x64 or x86-64 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Co-ords Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 ... forget it, already mentioned... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raa Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 We've been over this numerous times. Yes it's possible to have more ram but severe limitations apply, and it's generally accepted that it provides no benefit for most situations. Just install x64 and be done with it, or live with the architectural limitation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slumdogtrillionaire Posted April 12, 2013 Author Share Posted April 12, 2013 We've been over this numerous times. Yes it's possible to have more ram but severe limitations apply, and it's generally accepted that it provides no benefit for most situations. Just install x64 and be done with it, or live with the architectural limitation. not interested in either... im mainly interested in >4gb ram for xp 32bit use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psionicinversion Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 cant go higher than that. dunno why you dont want to use 64bit OS, its probably faster. at least in win 7+ anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Montage Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 not interested in either... im mainly interested in >4gb ram for xp 32bit use. Wow, we're STILL on this after all these years? It's not stable. PAE has some serious issues under XP. But you will ignore whatever is said here and do it anyway, so why even ask... Panda X and Raa 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slumdogtrillionaire Posted April 12, 2013 Author Share Posted April 12, 2013 cant go higher than that. dunno why you dont want to use 64bit OS, its probably faster. at least in win 7+ anyway because big boys do it different... no really... this is just a curiosity. Wow, we're STILL on this after all these years? It's not stable. PAE has some serious issues under XP. But you will ignore whatever is said here and do it anyway, so why even ask... <snipped> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fusi0n Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 There are some switches and stuff you can do.. but it doesn't really WORK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
articuno1au Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 because big boys do it different... no really... this is just a curiosity. no im not nik lousy... PAE isn't really a consumer tool. I wasn't aware that XP could use it >.> 64bit is definitely faster for a lot of things. It's very rarely slower than 32bit, normally being on par. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n_K Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 There's been some right FUD posted in this thread. ALL x86 servers in the early 00's and 90's used PAE, how do you think it was possible to have dell servers with 4xP3's and 8GB of RAM? I've used PAE on servers since I've had them, a generic AMD server, a dell 6350, dell 2650, dell 2950 - ALL have worked perfectly fine. As said, you can only have 4GB per program unless it uses multiple threads and I'm not aware of anything that does that properly. Because of how fast/high end graphics cards work though you probably WILL encounter problems using them and PAE which is why it's recommended normal PCs do not use PAE, as servers have only the most basic of GPU it doesn't really matter. Why do you want > 4GB so badly anyway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Veteran Posted April 12, 2013 Veteran Share Posted April 12, 2013 [Thread cleaned] Stick to the topic. No name-calling. Also, PAE really only works with software compiled to support it. There is pretty much no difference in x64/x86 for performance. Charisma and upside 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slumdogtrillionaire Posted April 12, 2013 Author Share Posted April 12, 2013 Why do you want > 4GB so badly anyway? that was one of the main reasons to upgrade to a 64bit system.. more ram could be addressed... if that could be done with an x86 xp already then that would be one less reason to consider while upgrading. PAE isn't really a consumer tool. I wasn't aware that XP could use it >.> 64bit is definitely faster for a lot of things. It's very rarely slower than 32bit, normally being on par. 64bit got a lot of flak initially for being much slower... some even questioned its necessity. upside 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan R. Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 Did I just step into a thread from the mid-2000's? :rolleyes: Dick Montage, matt4444, siah1214 and 4 others 7 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slumdogtrillionaire Posted April 12, 2013 Author Share Posted April 12, 2013 Did I just step into a thread from the mid-2000's? :rolleyes: welcome back to the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Montage Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 some even questioned its necessity Who? Sorry, the need for 64-bit was astoundingly obvious. Were a few things slower? Sure. But as software and drivers became optimised, that stopped being the case. Brandon H, Panda X, Charisma and 1 other 4 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShareShiz Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 I thought there was only "3.25gbs USEABLE" out of 4gbs in a 32bit system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan R. Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 that was one of the main reasons to upgrade to a 64bit system.. more ram could be addressed... if that could be done with an x86 xp already then that would be one less reason to consider while upgrading. PAE is a workaround, not a solution to utilizing more than 4GB of memory. That is all that needs to be said about it now. 64bit got a lot of flak initially for being much slower... some even questioned its necessity. 64-bit itself did not get flak. At least not any flak that held any credence. Windows XP 64-bit Edition was not used widely because many drivers were not created for it. Personally, I used XP 64-bit for a long while and had the pleasure of using more than 4GB of memory without any workarounds or headaches. 64-bit is mainstream now. There's no reason to question it. There's no reason to hold on to the past. It's here, it's better, just use it. Debating this many years later is the pinnacle of pointlessness. I thought there was only "3.25gbs USEABLE" out of 4gbs in a 32bit system. Windows is not the only thing that requires memory (hint: motherbaord resources) and typical RAM is not the only source of memory in a computer (hint: video cards). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siah1214 Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 not interested in either... im mainly interested in >4gb ram for xp 32bit use. -Andrea Borman Fixed? yowanvista, Raa, articuno1au and 3 others 6 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slumdogtrillionaire Posted April 12, 2013 Author Share Posted April 12, 2013 Fixed? vomit. no name calling like the mod said... :angry: PAE is a workaround, not a solution to utilizing more than 4GB of memory. That is all that needs to be said about it now. 64-bit is mainstream now. There's no reason to question it. There's no reason to hold on to the past. It's here, it's better, just use it. Debating this many years later is the pinnacle of pointlessness. there is no need to say that because it wasnt ever the case for creating this thread. it is a what if thread.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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