This sounds like the graph is faulty.Just rhino use, the VGA driver fail, and rhino crash.
If you have 64bit Windows, it should recognise and use all the RAM you have installed on your motherboard (ie. the entire 8GB). It is only the 32bit version of Windows which had a RAM limit.The thing that bothers me, is to have 8GB of RAM and Windows and the BIOS will see 8 but use 4gb
Paul