Why is RAM needed for Garry's Mod?

[boardindaddy]

[QUOTE]Your computer might not be reading all your RAM because you're on 32 bit. Also you really need to get off Windows XP, it's going to curl up and die soon. So get Windows 7 or 8 64 bit then try again[/QUOTE]
How come Garry's Mod used to work on my computer then just stopped working?

[ChickenLegGuy]

For your interest, 32 bits system can only use 3,50 and not higher.
64 bit can use all of it though.

[mastersrp]

[QUOTE=boardindaddy;44316921]How come Garry's Mod used to work on my computer then just stopped working?[/QUOTE]

There could be a lot of answers for this question, but I think we'll need to revise your problems:
You are running a 32bit version of Windows, which cannot use up all of your RAM that you have installed nor use the extended features of your processor (if it's a ia64 processor, AMD64, or just plain old x86).
You are using Windows XP. At least upgrade to a newer version of Windows, or get a computer with an HD 4670 GPU or something better than that with a GNU/Linux distribution on it. That'll run Garry's Mod and Minecraft fine too, even with the open source drivers. The official support and bug fix line terminates at April 8th for consumer Windows XP, which is what you are using.

[Rubat]

[QUOTE=ChickenLegGuy;44318649]For your interest, 32 bits system can only use 3,50 and not higher.
64 bit can use all of it though.[/QUOTE]

FYI, 64-bit has its limits too, although they are waaaay higher.

[Svenskunganka]

[QUOTE=Robotboy655;44318683]FYI, 64-bit has its limits too, although they are waaaay higher.[/QUOTE]

Windows 7:
Starter = 8GB
Home Premium = 16GB (Yeah, those that have those 2x16GB sticks usually doesn't know this :downs:)
Professional/Enterprise/Ultimate = 192GB

A 64-bit processor is capable of addressing 16 [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exabyte"]Exabytes[/URL], it's just that the OS is limiting it.

[mastersrp]

[QUOTE=Svenskunganka;44318753]Windows 7:
Starter = 8GB
Home Premium = 16GB (Yeah, those that have those 2x16GB sticks usually doesn't know this :downs:)
Professional/Enterprise/Ultimate = 192GB

A 64-bit processor is capable of addressing 16 [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exabyte"]Exabytes[/URL], it's just that the OS is limiting it.[/QUOTE]

Theoretically possible to address that much, however the OS does not allow for this (not to mention that the hardware is not capable of actually doing this in practice).