maximum computer memory?

Question

is ther a maximum amount of memory u can put on a computer or can u just keep puting on memory until u run out of slots

Answer 1

It depends on motherboard and operating system
You may be able to put 4gig of ram on your mother board but if you are running windows 98 without tweaking it, it will on run 512mb of ram. Windows XP will recognize 4 gig of ram but i would say 2 gig is the sweet spot any more it can actually slow down(it can do more but does it slower)
Windows VISTA I heard can recognize 16 gig of ram.

SO check your motherboard manufacture before you get any... then dont put on more then the operating system needs

Answer 2

Each computer is different, depending on the CPU, Chipset, and Motherboard Design.

Memory Sticks come in sizes up to 4GB per stick. (2 GB, 1GB, 512MB, 256MB, 128MB, etc.) The maximum amount per stick is determined by the CPU and Chipset, while the Motherboard determines the maximum number of sticks.

As others have said, to know exactly how much your computer can take, you will need to check your owner's manual and the manufacturer's website for whomever made your motherboard. Occasionally there will be BIOS updates that allow larger capacity memory sticks to be used that the manual does not factor for.

Answer 3

It depends on the motherboard, as well as the operating system you're using.

The manual that you received with your computer should tell you what kind of memory chip you can insert into each slot. If you don't have this, call the manufacturer and ask.

Also go to the manufacturer of the operating system you're using. Even if your motherboard can support a certain amount of memory, that doesn't mean that the operating system supports it. Assuming you have Windows, go to the http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ site, find the version of Windows you have, and then how much memory (RAM) it supports. Windows XP supports up to 4 gigabytes of RAM.

If you're running another OS, such as Mac OS or Linux, the manufacturers site should be able to tell you as well. If you have trouble finding this information, search Google with the name of your OS and the terms 'max ram'.

Answer 4

There are usually no more than 4 slots for RAM on a motherboard, and each slot has a maximum chip size that it can handle, for example: 512Mb maximum chip size per slot would allow you to fill all slots and have a total of 2048Mb of RAM or, in round numbers, 2 Gigabytes of RAM.

Most newer models of motherboards can handle 1Gb chips per slot, but each is different. Finding out the manufacturer of your motherboard and visiting their website, or visiting the website of your PC's manufacturer, and looking up motherboard or PC Model will get you to specifications about the total RAM capacity of your motherboard/PC.

By the way, some PC's allow the mixing of different size chips, so that means if you currently have a 512 Mb chip in one of two slots and you wanted to add a 1 Gb chip to a second slot (assuming that the manufacturer says that the motherboard can handle chips up to 1 Gb in size) then you can add the 1 Gb chip and end up with a total of 1.5 Gb of RAM, so you don't have to remove the exisitng chip, and you can gain a significant performance boost by adding the 1 Gb chip.

If you go to http://www.crucial.com (a major manufacturer of RAM), they have a downloadable tool that will analyze the motherboard on your computer, tell you how many slots you have, what the capacity of each slot is, and what you can add to your system to maximize your RAM, per slot; it'll even give you part numbers and the price for each chip. Geat tool for novices! ! ! !

Good Luck

Answer 5

the biggest available memory at present is 1 gb
therefore

2 slots 2 gig
4 slots 4 gig

and so on.

Answer 6

If you mean by RAM
there is usually a limit
on most boards, they have a 4gb limit
on server boards, but to 64 gbs is allowed.
If you mean harddrive memory
there is no limit
my motherboard has 12 slots possible
so that allows me to have
9 terabytes of memory
that is 9000 gigabytes.
the maximum harddrive capacity currently is 750gb

Answer 7

*IF* (and that is an substantial one) you're working extra classes which you have memory to hold, the pc swaps classes on and rancid the perplexing force (digital memory). putting in adequate actual memory to provide up this hastens the pc. (you could put in as lots memory via fact the pc can guard without threat in any respect - different than on your wallet.) in case you have already got adequate memory for each and all of the classes you many times run, including memory won't do a subject. (including extra advantageous than 4GB minus the quantity of memory on your video card won't enhance the usable volume of memory in a 32 bit working equipment - 32 bits can basically handle 4GB finished, and that's shared between equipment memory and video memory. In a sixty 4 bit equipment, there are various 1000's of GB addressable, so which you would be able to upload as lots via fact the pc can guard, and you will see all of it.)

Answer 8

You should read the manual on how much memory is compatible
with your Mother Board like 2 gigs or 1 gig it'll also tell you what type of memory is in your pc.

Answer 9

There is a maximum amount of memory you can fit into a computer depending on several thing one is your mother board how much can be fitted the other is you operating system win 98 was 256meg win 98se 512meg and XP is 4gig any thing over this the operating system won't recognise

Answer 10

Until you run out of slots. Although by then, I would just get a new computer instead of keep upgrading a computer that's near obsolete