3.95 Gb ram usable?

[ForumsUser...]

3.95 Gb ram usable?

 

Control panel says that I have 8.00 gb but only 3.95 usable. CPU-Z says I have 8 gb in single chanel.

The ram are in the corect slots and I have tried switching them and claaring CMOS but nothing is working. Any ideas? 

 

Specs:

CPU: Fx-8320

Ram: 2x4gb Hyperx 1866mhz

Gpu: Sapphire Tri-x R9 290

HDD: WD Blue 1TB

MOBO: Msi 970A-G43 

 

Thanks

 

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Either:

A: Incompatible RAM

B: Broken DIM slot

[ZetZet]

32bit windows?

[Stardar1]

I had the same setup with a similar issue,just swap them into different slots (the black ones i believe)

[gazabi]

3.95 Gb ram usable?

 

Control panel says that I have 8.00 gb but only 3.95 usable. CPU-Z says I have 8 gb in single chanel.

The ram are in the corect slots and I have tried switching them and claaring CMOS but nothing is working. Any ideas? 

 

Specs:

CPU: Fx-8320

Ram: 2x4gb Hyperx 1866mhz

Gpu: Sapphire Tri-x R9 290

HDD: WD Blue 1TB

MOBO: Msi 970A-G43 

 

Thanks

Are you running windows 32 bit?

[ForumsUser...]

32bit windows?

Unfortunately not.

[ForumsUser...]

I had the same setup with a similar issue,just swap them into different slots (the black ones i believe)

Thanks for the reply but I have tried that.

[ForumsUser...]

Are you running windows 32 bit?

No, 64 bit.

[Sam Z Man]

You are running 32 bit.

[ForumsUser...]

Either:

A: Incompatible RAM

B: Broken DIM slot

The RAM is listed as compatible and I have tried switching slots? Anything else that I can try?

[trag1c]

The RAM is listed as compatible and I have tried switching slots? Anything else that I can try?

You're most likely running 32Bit windows if thats showing up as less than 4GB.

[DarkBlade2117]

Only use one stick, and see if ones broken lol.

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The RAM is listed as compatible and I have tried switching slots? Anything else that I can try?

Try running both RAM strick one at a time and try each slot.

[ForumsUser...]

You are running 32 bit.

Updated with screenshot. Unfortunately running 64 bit.

[ForumsUser...]

Only use one stick, and see if ones broken lol.

But CPU-Z shows 8gb?

[ForumsUser...]

Try running both RAM strick one at a time and try each slot.

Thanks I'll try when I have time. Appreciate the help.

[DarkBlade2117]

But CPU-Z shows 8gb?

what will it hurt taking a stick out? If you ta,e a stick out your PC boots but a black screen appear, try the other stick and see if it boots. Most likely the stick that didn't show the screen booting up isn't any good. Only thing I could think of

[ForumsUser...]

what will it hurt taking a stick out? If you ta,e a stick out your PC boots but a black screen appear, try the other stick and see if it boots. Most likely the stick that didn't show the screen booting up isn't any good. Only thing I could think of

Thank you. I will try when I have the time.

[ForumsUser...]

what will it hurt taking a stick out? If you ta,e a stick out your PC boots but a black screen appear, try the other stick and see if it boots. Most likely the stick that didn't show the screen booting up isn't any good. Only thing I could think of

Turns out that all of my RAM is fine but the Pc only posts with one stcik in the first slot? The others don't work properly I suppose? Should I RMA the board? Thanks again for the help.

[DarkBlade2117]

Turns out that all of my RAM is fine but the Pc only posts with one stcik in the first slot? The others don't work properly I suppose? Should I RMA the board? Thanks again for the help.

So you tried putting the stick in other slots but it would only work in the first slot? If that's the case and if you tried with the other stick RMA the board.

[ForumsUser...]

So you tried putting the stick in other slots but it would only work in the first slot? If that's the case and if you tried with the other stick RMA the board.

Yeah I will do thanks.