Thinking of getting deal RAM - For Asus P5K MB

[opulent]

Any thoughts on this,
don't worry blast away

I am building a new system and so far have decided on the Asus P5K Motherboard.
Specifications Here
and also have decided on the E6600 CPU

I downloaded the manual and in there it says;
"If you install four 1 GB memory modules, the system may only recognize less than 3GB because the address space is reserved for other critical functions. This limitation appears on Windows XP/Vista 32-bit operation system which does not support Physical Address Extension (PAE)."
"If you install Windows XP/Vista 32-bit operation system, a total memory of less then 3GB is recommended."

I was in the Hot Deal section and was considering this Deal listed.
It is SMART BUY 1GB PC2-5300 (DDR2-667) DIMM MEMORY

I wanted to get 4GB but after reading about the less then 3GB in the manual I am unsure.

So I thought I would check with you guys & gals first.

 

[alaricljs]

You want to know if it's true, or you want to know if you should get 4GB? Well, I have WinXP and 2GB and I'm pleased as punch. You want Vista, go x64 and 4GB.

There you are, the only answer you'll need.

 

[opulent]

Thanks alaricljs

Yes I wanted to know both, if it was true and if it was worth getting 4 gigs.

Thanks for the answer.

Cheers

 

[alaricljs]

Yes all 32 bit OS's have this limitation where 4GB is the max addressable space and chews into the space addressable on your RAM. So a 512MB video card would knock out 512MB from a 4GB RAM install. There's another thread that was floating around recently that asked this Q and has alot more responses.