Ram help please

[aguywhoneedshelp]

I got a custom build pc from my cousin a while ago and finally got it working. I dont know the specs really but when I went into the system information on my computer it says there is 4gb of installed memory. I find this kind of weird since when I look into the window of the computer there is clearly 3 ram sticks installed so how would 3 be able to add up to only 4 gigs. Also I know this computer is a bit outdated (4 years or so) but 4 gigs of ram isn't much, right? Like doesn't the average pc have like 8, I know that at the time my cousin was building this pc he was spending a lot of money on it so it seems unrealistic that he would only have put 4 gigs in it, I mean the school computers have more! Can someone help me out with this, perhaps the ram slots arent working on the mother board? or am I reading something wrong, im not the best with computers.

Thanks

 

[KLawinger]

Take out one of the sticks and look at it to see

 

[aguywhoneedshelp]

Take out one of the sticks and look at it to see

What would I have to look for?

 

[KLawinger]

Take out one of the sticks and look at it to see

What would I have to look for?

Should be a label on the stick, just look for the size in gb's

 

[USAFRet]

I find this kind of weird since when I look into the window of the computer there is clearly 3 ram sticks installed so how would 3 be able to add up to only 4 gigs.

1+1+2.

 

[aguywhoneedshelp]

Take out one of the sticks and look at it to see

What would I have to look for?

Should be a label on the stick, just look for the size in gb's

Ugh, seems like thats what im going to have to do eh :/ I spend so much time cable managing my setup so im going to procrastinate on this until a day I feel more motivated XD since its not really urgent at the moment. I guess ill get back to this post when I do. I remember looking in on the side and it did say, I cant remember but I think 8gb (4gbx4gb) but I could be wrong.
Thanks

 

[KLawinger]

Take out one of the sticks and look at it to see

What would I have to look for?

Should be a label on the stick, just look for the size in gb's

Ugh, seems like thats what im going to have to do eh :/ I spend so much time cable managing my setup so im going to procrastinate on this until a day I feel more motivated XD since its not really urgent at the moment. I guess ill get back to this post when I do. I remember looking in on the side and it did say, I cant remember but I think 8gb (4gbx4gb) but I could be wrong.
Thanks

Maybe you have 4 + 2+ 2 and one or both of the sticks have different cas latencies or clock speeds and are just plain incompatible

 

[Tradesman1]

Get the free app CPU-Z and look in the SPD tab - can look at each slot individually and get the model number and amount of each stick

 

[Th3R3ALaSSaSSin4]

It can be 1 Gb+ 1 Gb + 2 Gb?

 

[aguywhoneedshelp]

Take out one of the sticks and look at it to see

What would I have to look for?

Should be a label on the stick, just look for the size in gb's

Ugh, seems like thats what im going to have to do eh :/ I spend so much time cable managing my setup so im going to procrastinate on this until a day I feel more motivated XD since its not really urgent at the moment. I guess ill get back to this post when I do. I remember looking in on the side and it did say, I cant remember but I think 8gb (4gbx4gb) but I could be wrong.
Thanks

Maybe you have 4 + 2+ 2 and one or both of the sticks have different cas latencies or clock speeds and are just plain incompatible

I used trial and error to find the broken one and replaced it with a 8gb stick. It was supposed to be 3 2gbs but 1 wasent working.