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		masklinn on Nov 27, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: 64-bit Firefox for Windows should be prioritized, ... Firefox runs in 3GB, so it leaves 1GB for the kernel and uses 3GB for itself.

ygra on Nov 27, 2012 [–]

Only if you enable the 3GB switch for Windows. Or on 64-bit Windows where FF gets 4 GiB, then.

potkor on Nov 27, 2012 | [–]

32-bit Windows (with the 2GB limit) couldn't run the 64-bit Firefox in any case, so in the context of this discussion the 32-bit build is always getting 4GB of address space.

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