# bought a new laptop have a memory question **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [February 5, 2010, 10:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bought-a-new-laptop-have-a-memory-question/78986 "2010-02-05T10:49:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![llink78](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/llink78/32/8037_2.png) [@llink78](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/llink78)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2010, 10:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bought-a-new-laptop-have-a-memory-question/78986/1 "2010-02-05T10:49:46Z")
ok the latop i just bought has 4gb ram. im running Windows7 64bit. i have a windows7 with 84bit. do i need to install this to see all 4gb. and if i ever wanna upgrade to 6 will the 84bit be enough to see it all? ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2010, 11:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bought-a-new-laptop-have-a-memory-question/78986/2 "2010-02-05T11:11:44Z")
huh? WTF is windows 7 84 bit? At first I assumed it was a typo but you said it currently has windows 7 64 bit. There are only 32 and 64 bit versions of Windows operating systems. And yes, to see anything over 3.5ish GB of ram you need a 64 bit OS. ---
**Author:** ![llink78](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/llink78/32/8037_2.png) [@llink78](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/llink78)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2010, 11:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bought-a-new-laptop-have-a-memory-question/78986/3 "2010-02-05T11:14:02Z")
i have 64bit right now, and i can only see 3.5gb… yea i was unsure my windows7 disk has a 84 option lol. ---
**Author:** ![llink78](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/llink78/32/8037_2.png) [@llink78](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/llink78)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2010, 11:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bought-a-new-laptop-have-a-memory-question/78986/4 "2010-02-05T11:18:07Z")
see :), i just seen it says 3.75 usuable. im a dummy. the rest is used up for video card i think? ---
**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2010, 11:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bought-a-new-laptop-have-a-memory-question/78986/5 "2010-02-05T11:28:41Z")
256MB shared video ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2010, 11:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bought-a-new-laptop-have-a-memory-question/78986/6 "2010-02-05T11:57:10Z")
Yep, onboard video is using up the rest most likely. 64 bit is the biggest you can go. ---
**Author:** ![llink78](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/llink78/32/8037_2.png) [@llink78](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/llink78)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2010, 4:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bought-a-new-laptop-have-a-memory-question/78986/7 "2010-02-05T16:51:31Z")
yep i realized that as soon as i posted the pic ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Vile](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/vile/32/7595_2.png) [@Vile](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Vile)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2010, 4:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bought-a-new-laptop-have-a-memory-question/78986/8 "2010-02-06T04:59:02Z")
maybe the disc said… x86? ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2010, 5:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bought-a-new-laptop-have-a-memory-question/78986/9 "2010-02-06T05:01:32Z")
84^(1/n) != 2^n ---
**Author:** ![llink78](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/llink78/32/8037_2.png) [@llink78](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/llink78)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2010, 9:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bought-a-new-laptop-have-a-memory-question/78986/10 "2010-02-06T09:28:13Z")
> [@Vile](#): > > maybe the disc said… x86? probably. i dont pay atention to well