Only have 2 out of 8 GB available in Windows 7 (32-bit)

[celavie]

I have the following rig:

MOBO: MSI P67A-GD55 REV B3
Memory: Corsair 8GB (2x4096MB) CL9 1600Mhz XMS3
CPU: Intel Core i7 2600K 3,4GHz
GPU: 2x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 460 1024MB OC SLI

Now, I only have 2 out of 8 GBs of RAM available in windows 7 (32-bit). I´ve searched the bios for Memory remapping thingy to no avail. Memory check in bios does not report any errors.
Ive tried moving the Memsticks for 1+ 3 to 2 + 4 but the issue persists.

In "System resources" it says that i have 6 GB reserved by hardware.

Please help, because I am absolutely clueless how to fix this. Only 2 GB of system Ram slows my computer to a creep.

 

[Suztera]

32 bits os are limited to physical memory 4GB . I would suggest you install a Window 7 64 bit. You may need another license if you only bought a 32 bit license.
Check one stick of ram and see if it states you have 4GB for each stick.

 

[celavie]

32-bit surely doesnt explain why I only have 2 and not 3.x-4 gb of ram.

 

[Beezy]

maybe something in the pagefile settings needs to be changed. that tends to vary though.

 

[aaronfield]

I have the following rig:

MOBO: MSI P67A-GD55 REV B3
Memory: Corsair 8GB (2x4096MB) CL9 1600Mhz XMS3
CPU: Intel Core i7 2600K 3,4GHz
GPU: 2x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 460 1024MB OC SLI

Now, I only have 2 out of 8 GBs of RAM available in windows 7 (32-bit). I´ve searched the bios for Memory remapping thingy to no avail. Memory check in bios does not report any errors.
Ive tried moving the Memsticks for 1+ 3 to 2 + 4 but the issue persists.

In "System resources" it says that i have 6 GB reserved by hardware.

Please help, because I am absolutely clueless how to fix this. Only 2 GB of system Ram slows my computer to a creep.

Easy fix. Type in system configuration and click on it. Go to "Boot". Click on advanced options. Unselect Maximum Memory. Click OK. Click Apply. Click OK. Restart.

You're Welcome
Aaron

 

[Tradesman1]

What does it show in Task Manager under Performance at the bottom in the memory stats