HELP PLEASE GTX 1050 Ti 4gb stormx But it only gives 680 Memory

[Emanuel_17]

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So i Bought this Gtx 1050 ti 4gb stormx
But its only telling 680 Aprx Total memory if i run Dxdiag .. Help please ..
Did i bought a Fake one ? ..

I Tried running it on GPUz but is says 4GB .. What is Happening ? Did i get the wrong drivers?

 

[kaptainkuftic]

Try playing something like GTA5, which I'm pretty sure tells you the amount of VRAM you're using.

If you have 680MB total memory, any modern title is going to run terribly. so again, GTA5 is a good choice. Far Cry 3 or 4 maybe.

 

[4745454b]

It's an error with the DX report tool. I'd trust GPUz over DX. You are fine, no errors.

 

[Emanuel_17]

It's an error with the DX report tool. I'd trust GPUz over DX. You are fine, no errors.

OK guys thanks .. tho I tried Playing Naruto Ultimate ninja storm Revolution and it runs Terribly Slow ..
Btw here are my trash CPU Specs
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I think its running at 15 FPS .. its very slow .. and Also i tried playing Dota 2 .. it only runs 20 FPS at max settings
Do you think my CPU and Ram Slows down my PC ?

 

[dotas1]

It's a false reading. Don't worry.

About the fps.....
Yes both ram and CPU is the reason. 2 gb is not enough ram and your CPU is old and slow.

 

[Emanuel_17]

Im gonna be getting AMD richland a4-6300 is that Good enough to run GTA V with 1050 Ti ?
also 8gb ram

 

[dotas1]

I would recommend intel g4560 with a b270 board and DDR4 ram that you can get for cheap and can be combined with your 1050ti perfectly.

 

[Emanuel_17]

Thanks Bro .. Is the RAM related to the Computers FPS ? .. that much ? .. Also Is my CPU that OLD and BAD now ? .. i really need to get a new one .. tho I can only afford to buy a4-6300 for now .. is that OK tho ? will it play GTA 5 or other games ?

 

[dotas1]

It is related. Imagine that a DDR4 2133MHz has 10-15% less performance than a DDR4 3200MHz. That is only the ram speed. GTA V needs 8 GB of RAM to run smoothly. You may be able to afford the A4 but it's not a big upgrade from yours. I don't recommend it. It's better if you save more and buy at least what I suggested to fully utilise your 1050 ti.

 

[Emanuel_17]

It is related. Imagine that a DDR4 2133MHz has 10-15% less performance than a DDR4 3200MHz. That is only the ram speed. GTA V needs 8 GB of RAM to run smoothly. You may be able to afford the A4 but it's not a big upgrade from yours. I don't recommend it. It's better if you save more and buy at least what I suggested to fully utilise your 1050 ti.

Will G4560 and GA-F2A58M-S1 Motherboard will be okay ? .. is it Compatible ?

 

[dotas1]

No they are not. You need a motherboard that supports 1151 socket. The motherboard you mentioned doesn't even support Intel CPUs. It's only for AMD.

 

[dotas1]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/zBhPLD
Something like this. What is your PSU make and model please?

 

[Emanuel_17]

Thank you Bro for your Help .. ATX 600 Wats Power Logic

 

[dotas1]

Ouch... If it's the model I am thinking, you need to buy a psu as well. It's a very bad PSU the one you have. Please open your case and take a photo of it showing the amps (especially the 12v).

 

[Emanuel_17]

Hm.. can i use GTX 1050 ti on ASUS p8h61-m lx2 r2.0 socket 1155 ? ...
im gonna be buying bundle Asus p8h61-m lx with i5 2500
Is it compatible with GTX 1050 ti ?

 

[dotas1]

Any newer motherboard than what you have will be compatible. Your PSU will be a problem though. Please take a photo or tell me what it says on the 12v (what number it writes before "A", like 14A, 20A etc)

 

[Emanuel_17]

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Oh i see .. heres my photo of mine PSU

 

[RobCrezz]

You are running 32bit windows, you need to be running 64 bit to use all the vram.

 

[Emanuel_17]

You are running 32bit windows, you need to be running 64 bit to use all the vram.

Yea .. im gonna be reformatting my PC soon .. ill buy new motherboard ,CPU and Ram and ill use 64 bit ..

 

[dotas1]

Ok so your PSU is 300w (12v x 25A). The 12v is the one that the most crucial components of your PC use. It's ok for now but I would really consider buying a new one like a Seasonic 520w.

 

[RobCrezz]

You are running 32bit windows, you need to be running 64 bit to use all the vram.

Yea .. im gonna be reformatting my PC soon .. ill buy new motherboard ,CPU and Ram and ill use 64 bit ..

ok but in the mean time you will prob get bad performance due to ram being restricted by 32bit windows.

 

[Emanuel_17]

Yea .. ill be buying probably tomorrow or the next day

 

[4745454b]

You are running 32bit windows, you need to be running 64 bit to use all the vram.

This is a complicated subject so I'm only going to post this once and incomplete. Even a 32bit windows should have more ram free than <1GB. Even with a 4GB card. There is system reserved ram space at the upper edge of 4GB, but the system doesn't map 100% of the GPUs ram. If it did 32bit windows users would have been sub 2GBs of their 4GB ram back when GPUs came with 2GBs. And his 4GB card would have tied up all of his 4GB ram address space and he'd have none.

Besides, he's reporting an error in the DX report tool, not system properties. His links have expired(?) so I can't double check, but I don't remember seeing his links say he has 0 ram. Just an odd ~680MB Vram.

 

[RobCrezz]

You are running 32bit windows, you need to be running 64 bit to use all the vram.

This is a complicated subject so I'm only going to post this once and incomplete. Even a 32bit windows should have more ram free than <1GB. Even with a 4GB card. There is system reserved ram space at the upper edge of 4GB, but the system doesn't map 100% of the GPUs ram. If it did 32bit windows users would have been sub 2GBs of their 4GB ram back when GPUs came with 2GBs. And his 4GB card would have tied up all of his 4GB ram address space and he'd have none.

Besides, he's reporting an error in the DX report tool, not system properties. His links have expired(?) so I can't double check, but I don't remember seeing his links say he has 0 ram. Just an odd ~680MB Vram.

Its not that complicated really. Theres plenty more threads on the subject. It all depends on how much system ram you have.

By the time 2gb vram graphics cards came along the vast majority of people were running x64. In fact, when 1gb graphics cards came out, most people would have been running x64...

 

[4745454b]

But a 2GB card won't use 2GB of address space. It's not a 1:1 mapping is what I was trying to say. If it was, he wouldn't have any ram at all. It would all be mapped to the GPU and he'd have none for anything else. Bug.