[SOLVED] RAM issue: Windows says 16GB installed (7.93GB Usable) ?

[PookieBear123]

I have:
Windows 11 64-bit
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Six-Core Processor 12 threads 3.40 GHz
MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)
2x 8gb DDR4 (module manufacturer G.Skill) (DRAM manufacturer Samsung) (Part number F4-3200C14-8GTZ) In slot 2 and 4.
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB

It says only 7.93GB RAM is usable even though there's 16GB installed.

I have updated everything: Motherboard/Bios, GPU and CPU and Windows 11.

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I just want to play RUST!!!

 

[punkncat]

Does it show the other 8GB as being Hardware Reserved?

Are you on HDD or SSD?

By and large a portion of that is going to be "shared memory" for the needs of your graphics output. The other could be Page File and other OS/system needs. It isn't so much that it "isn't there" just the OS has opted to reserve that amount for performance.

 

[PookieBear123]

I am on SSD
Where can I see this "Does it show the other 8GB as being Hardware Reserved?"

 

[punkncat]

Hmm, how full is that drive?

Once again, this isn't necessarily an indication that something is "wrong".

 

[PookieBear123]

Not even close to full over 350 GT available
My computer does have SSD and HDD is that bad thing?

 

[ex_bubblehead]

This most often happens with mismatched DIMMs.

Were both DIMMS packaged in the same package (2x8GB) rather than 2 separate sticks (1x8GB)?

 

[PookieBear123]

This most often happens with mismatched DIMMs.

Were both DIMMS packaged in the same package (2x8GB) rather than 2 separate sticks (1x8GB)?

I do not know
Bought the PC as used.

 

[punkncat]

I am on SSD
Where can I see this "Does it show the other 8GB as being Hardware Reserved?"

Easiest way is to open Task Manager and click on the memory tab. There will be some information below the active graphs. You may also find some info about it under the graphics tab as well.

 

[PookieBear123]

Here are the pictures of the Task Manager
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[PookieBear123]

SOLVED! Had to change the RAM sticks to slots 1 and 3 to get all the RAM usable!
So I got the problem solved!