Says I have less RAM.

[Coryhatcher]

Hello, I just bought this: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB Single DDR3 1600 MT/s PC3-12800 CL9 1.5V UDIMM 240-Pin Memory (BLS8G3D1609DS1S00). It was off of Amazon. Anyways, Intel extreme utility says I have 4 GB of memory after I installed 1 stick of 8 GB. Any idea why? It's seated in correctly. Also, I overclocked it to 1866 Mhz, if that might be the cause of something.

 

[unksol]

Are you using a 64bit OS?

 

[Coryhatcher]

Are you using a 64bit OS?

Windows 10 enterprise 64 Bit

 

[thenewnumber2]

Yeah, your "Enterprise" edition is most likely a fake: were you aware that it is not available to purchase by private individuals? Volume licensing only...

 

[Coryhatcher]

Yeah, your "Enterprise" edition is most likely a fake: were you aware that it is not available to purchase by private individuals? Volume licensing only...

Yes, I had to replace my home edition that was broken due to a "significant hardware change." Are you saying that may be why..?

 

[mbarnes86]

Hi


What does BIOS say about RAM?

remove over clock and use CPU-Z to see what it reports about the memory
[size & specification]

Try a different slot (sometimes with one RAM you have to use a specific slot)

Is this RAM recomended for your motherboard by Crucial or the motherboard manufacturers web sites

being DDR-3 1600 is not enough to guarantee compatibility with all motherboards with DDR-3 slots

If ram slot has dust in it after long use it may prevent all 240 pins on RAM making contact

regards
Mike Barnes

 

[13thmonkey]

is it a legitimate windows installation?

 

[Shaun o]

Its as simple as this, if you go to system information in windows.
And it only displays 4gb of system memory detected then you are running a 32 bit version of windows.

Look at installed physical memory in system information of windows.= 4Gb
It may in fact be quoted as less say 3.25Gb
Coryhatcher.

It means you are going to have to buy a 64 bit version of windows os to be able to utilize the 8gb memory stick with windows.

 

[Coryhatcher]

Hi


What does BIOS say about RAM?

remove over clock and use CPU-Z to see what it reports about the memory
[size & specification]

Try a different slot (sometimes with one RAM you have to use a specific slot)

Is this RAM recomended for your motherboard by Crucial or the motherboard manufacturers web sites

being DDR-3 1600 is not enough to guarantee compatibility with all motherboards with DDR-3 slots

If ram slot has dust in it after long use it may prevent all 240 pins on RAM making contact

regards
Mike Barnes

Hello, I did dial it back and CPU Z says 4 GB as well. Bios is the same way. I haven't used the mother board for long and it's just ballistix so it should work.

 

[13thmonkey]

is this the same machine that had the PSU die on it after the sockets sparked at your house?

 

[Coryhatcher]

Its as simple as this, if you go to system information in windows.
And it only displays 4gb of system memory detected then you are running a 32 bit version of windows.

Look at installed physical memory in system information of windows.= 4Gb
Coryhatcher.

It means you are going to have to buy a 64 bit version of windows os to be able to utilize the 8gb memory stick with windows.

Well, my previous RAM was working. I dont have it anymore, though, but I had it yesterday, and I could use 8 GB. Also, while it is an illegitimate copy, it still says 64 Bit.

 

[Gze]

What motherboard are you using?

 

[Coryhatcher]

is it a legitimate windows installation?

I used to have legit Windows 10 home, but it became inactivated when I put my hard drive in a different computer, so I found an illegitimate copy and downlaoded. its 64 bit enterprise

 

[Coryhatcher]

What motherboard are you using?

It is MSI's Z97 PC Mate

 

[Coryhatcher]

is this the same machine that had the PSU die on it after the sockets sparked at your house?

Yes, but everything was still normal before I changed RAM. And to clear that up, I am now running a CX 500

 

[thenewnumber2]

Cory, you have no idea what you bought: besides being illegitimate, it's apparently a 32 bit OS on top of that. You should ditch it immediately, because it's not trustworthy and likely contains a big dose of spyware.