Problem
- I am using Windows 7 with 4GB of RAM but system properties says
4GB RAM(2.99GB Usable) ...
- Installed 4GB RAM but the windows 7 says Usable
2.99GB RAM
- Windows 7 shows
4.096 GB(2.96 GB Usable) memory
- Why the Windows 7 memory (RAM) 4 GB (3.25 GB usable) ...
Clean Solution
You need to install Windows 7 - 64 bit
Technical Answer
A 32bit desktop windows 7 can just address 4GB of memory addresses.
This memory is include RAM + other hardware memory like Graphic Card,
Then if you have
4GB RAM + 1GB Graphic Card Memory = ~3.0 GB RAM available
4GB RAM + 512MB Graphic Card Memory = ~3.5 GB RAM available
and etc...
Physical Memory Limits: Windows 7
The following table specifies the limits on physical memory for Windows 7 [
link]
Version | Limit on X86 | Limit on X64 |
Windows 7 Ultimate |
4 GB
|
192 GB
|
Windows 7 Enterprise |
4 GB
|
192 GB
|
Windows 7 Professional |
4 GB
|
192 GB
|
Windows 7 Home Premium |
4 GB
|
16 GB
|
Windows 7 Home Basic |
4 GB
|
8 GB
|
Windows 7 Starter |
2 GB
| |