How much RAM can my computer hold?

[ndancosse]

Ok im confused on how much RAM i can put in my computer ...
I have an Emachines ET 1831 Desktop and theres already 4 GB
and reading specs online ,some places say i can only have 4 GB of Ram ,But also read elsewhere that if i have a 64 bit OS then i can have up to 16 GB of RAM!
whould anyone know for sure if i can install more RAM .. its a 2 slot system .. so was thinking ID like to throw in 2 4GB sticks in ...

 

[JMMD]

Seems like most of the motherboards that use that chipset are limited to 4GB.

 

[felguard]

Try looking at your motherboard and see how many slots there are.

 

[JMMD]

There are two slots total on his board.

 

[Punkid]

Try looking at your motherboard and see how many slots there are.

no. of slots does not determine the amount of RAM that a motherboard can hold.

and yes, that chipset can hold a max of 4 GB ram

 

[Tedster]

read here: http://www.zdnet.com/blog/hardware/clearing-up-the-3264-bit-memory-limit-confusion/3124