How much RAM to allocate Windows 7 (32bit) using VirtualBox?

[Chase R]

How much RAM can Windows 7 (32bit) take in VirtualBox? I've heard that giving it too much can cause crashes and problems. I'll be installing 8GB next week, so there is plenty to go around 🙂

 

[kpgh554]

How much RAM can Windows 7 (32bit) take in VirtualBox? I've heard that giving it too much can cause crashes and problems. I'll be installing 8GB next week, so there is plenty to go around 🙂

i'm running win7 on my comp with 6gb ram win7 recognizes it but says it only using 2.78gb so suppose 3gb should be ample

 

[blesio]

3 or 4 is the max. 32bit can't allocate more than 4 anyway. Do if you have a total of 8GB on the host you should be ok with 3GB on the Windows machine.