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AdinTheScrub
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1 minute ago, AdinTheScrub said:

Im not the most computer savvy person so here goes. My pc says i have 16g ram but only 7.95 usable. I didn't build my PC either so i'm kinda at a loss here. Any help is appreciated

 

Could you list the full system specs please?

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23 minutes ago, BarackOBatman said:

Could you list the full system specs please?

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X Six-Core Processor 

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti

motherboard MSI X370 gaming carbon pro

OS Name    Microsoft Windows 10 Home
Version    10.0.16299 Build 16299
Other OS Description     Not Available
OS Manufacturer    Microsoft Corporation
System Name    DESKTOP-J0BVCMB
System Manufacturer    Micro-Star International Co., Ltd.
System Model    MS-7A32
System Type    x64-based PC
System SKU    To be filled by O.E.M.
Processor    AMD Ryzen 5 1600X Six-Core Processor, 3600 Mhz, 6 Core(s), 12 Logical Processor(s)
                      

BIOS Mode    UEFI
BaseBoard Manufacturer    Micro-Star International Co., Ltd.
BaseBoard Model    Not Available
BaseBoard Name    Base Board
Platform Role    Desktop
Secure Boot State    Off

Windows Directory    C:\Windows

Boot Device    \Device\HarddiskVolume2

Hardware Abstraction Layer    Version = "10.0.16299.371"

Installed Physical Memory (RAM)    16.0 GB

Total Physical Memory    7.95 GB
Available Physical Memory    2.88 GB
Total Virtual Memory    15.9 GB
Available Virtual Memory    7.68 GB
Page File Space    8.00 GB

sorry this is a mess

 

 

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@AdinTheScrub

 
Thank you,
 
Could you also tell me what model or part number the RAM is?
I'm not seeing it in the specs you posted.
 
Also, are both of the RAM DIMMs installed in the same color slot?
 
 

 

Share any interests with me? Feel free to message me just to chit chat about whatever. 

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8 hours ago, BarackOBatman said:

@AdinTheScrub

 
Thank you,
 
Could you also tell me what model or part number the RAM is?
I'm not seeing it in the specs you posted.
 
Also, are both of the RAM DIMMs installed in the same color slot?
 
 

 

i believe its g skill ripjaws and i have them in the 2 and 4 slots. sorry i was at work

 

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2 hours ago, AdinTheScrub said:

i believe its g skill ripjaws and i have them in the 2 and 4 slots. sorry i was at work

 

First of all, make sure you are running Windows 64 bits and not 32 bits. If not, then there is your answer.

If you then also make sure the first RAM is int he slot closest to the CPU and the second ram is in the third slot.

Next, reset bios settings to default and see if that fixed it. If not, have a look in the RAM configuration in your bios. Since this is the technical stuff, I would advise you not to play around with it much but still, try to look at the options available as well as looking up on google what certain options mean and set up the configuration accordingly.

Now, if that didn't fix it, resort to checking your OS 

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