Windows 7 and memory ?

[sspeed]

Hi All,
I have a Mac Pro 3,1 which I can boot into Windows XP by using the "Boot Camp" program.
XP only sees up to 4GB of memory (though mine only sees 2GB)..
I would like to know from any of you out there who have installed Windows 7 what the limit seems to be.. Obviously I mean the 64bit version.
I have 12GB at the moment but plan to add more soon (Total will be 20GB)

Thanks in Advance

 

[Transporteur]

This are the Windows 7 (64bit) memory limits.
According to which version you are going to use, it might me much more than your Pro can handle (32GB).

Starter: 8GB
Home Basic: 8GB
Home Premium: 16GB
Professional: 192GB
Enterprise: 192GB
Ultimate: 192GB

 

[gugucom]

Do you have two different Mac Pros? In the other thread you are talking about a 2009 model. Here you seem to have a 2008. I hope you are aware that both models need different RAM DIMMs. Just to warn you not to buy the wrong stuff.

 

[sspeed]

Hi and once again I thank you for your prompt replies..
My Mac Pro is a 2009 model..
It has the 8 core X5482 Xeon processors @ 3.20GHZ
You know far more about Macs than I do so is there a fool proof way I can determine which exact model I have?
Thanks,
Simon

 

[gugucom]

Your machine is a MacPro3,1 which is model year 2008. It is also clear by the Xeon processor type. The 5400 series belongs to the 2008 model and the 5500 series belongs to the 2009 model. Do not buy the RAM which was mentioned in the other thread. It would be wrong for your machine. Also the RAM config would be wrong because the 2008 machine has dual channel and the 2009 machine has triple channel.

 

[sspeed]

OK Thanks for that..
It seems I dont even have the RAM I thought I had..
However my current config is:

1 : 4GB
2 : 4GB
3 : -
4 : -

5 : 1GB
6 : 1GB
7 : 1GB
8 : 1GB

Is this set up OK ?
What would you suggest I add for Best performance / Price
Thank you

 

[gugucom]

You have dual channel memory per CPU. This means your bandwidth profits most by running identical DIMMs in the adjacent slots.

1 : 4GB
2 : 4GB
3 : 1GB
4 : 1GB

5 : 4GB
6 : 4GB
7 : 1GB
8 : 1GB

That would be a good set up and would require you to buy only two 4 GB sticks.

http://cgi.ebay.de/ELIXIR-16GB-800M...itsspeicher?hash=item518e2ee811#ht_3068wt_991

That would be a good price at 175€. They will offer you even lower price if you call them and deal outside ebay. My experience is they even take PayPal which gives you the protection against fraud.