• G5 with 4GB RAM, only use 1.7GB for PS8 (CS)?

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dimitri_c
May 26, 2004
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Hello –

We bought 6 new G5 with 4GB of RAM, we bought "so much" RAM especially for PSD, but I see in the preference (of PSD) that it only accept (manage) ±1.7GB… I mean, it seems to be a limit.

Why? Thank you…

– Dimitri

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Pierre_Courtejoie
May 26, 2004
Because Photoshop can only use 2Gb of ram, but the memory will be useful for other programs…

Everyone is waiting for a 64 bit os and a 64bit version of Photoshop to use more than 2Gigs of Ram. Not for tomorrow, as the engineers need to have a stable version of the OS before they can start developping "Photoshop64"
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dimitri_c
May 26, 2004
Merci Pierre…
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Navarro_Parker
May 26, 2004
The OS isn’t stable?? That must be why my G5 has never crashed ONCE in four months!
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Ram
May 26, 2004
Navarro,

Your OS in not 64-bit; that’s why it’s stable. 🙂

Though the G5 itself is 64-bit capable, no Operating System is yet 64-bit, either in the world of Macs or that of PCs. I’m sure Pierre was referring to experimental, unreleased 64-bit operating systems

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