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1gb gtx 560 + 4gb ddr3 ram at Win7 32bit - Does 1gb gpu ram is in use?

Forum Overclocking : Memory 1gb gtx 560 + 4gb ddr3 ram at Win7 32bit - Does 1gb gpu ram is in use?

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some dude says since the win7 32 bit has 4gb limit my graphic card isnt usable 1gb , instead 512mb of it is usable. is this true? as far as i know 4gb limit was the system memory not video card memory????

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You are correct, the 32bit memory limit only applies to system memory, not video memory. You are getting use of the full 1Gb of ram in your graphics card.

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