I see in multiple webshops that this MSI Z87 G41 PC Mate mobo has an attribute called Max Allocated RAM Size: 1760 MB
What does this mean? Can the motherbord handle maximum 1760MB memory in total, per memory module or per process? or something else?
What does ‘Max allocated RAM size’ mean on this mobo
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Best Answer
On older boards way-back-when which only supported 2GB RAM in total this sort of thing referred to what you would expect to see after on-board video hardware and other devices and consumed some.
On a modern board like this (which supports 64GB as the other specs state) this refers to what memory can be allocated to the on-board GPU - so you might put 8GB in there but only see ~6.25 GB available to OS/apps/games as the GPU has claimed the remainder for its work. You usually have some control over what the GPU does claim, and of course if you completely replace its function with an add-on card (which you likely will if building a machine for gaming) it should take 0.
This information is normally listed with or directly after the name/model of GPU in a specs sheet, I assume that line has been missed out by mistake in this case (either a mistake on the seller's part or due to them copying a bad list from the manufacturer's blurb) leading to a little confusion.