[SOLVED] Usable ram less than installed! 16gb

Ruben97

Reputable
Apr 18, 2017
4
0
4,510
So I’ve got 16gb installed ram, 12gb available, is this normal? I’ve recently installed new RAM, updated bios and re installed windows x64 (done all this due to recent memory issues) any ideas?
 
Solution
So I’ve got 16gb installed ram, 12gb available, is this normal? I’ve recently installed new RAM, updated bios and re installed windows x64 (done all this due to recent memory issues) any ideas?
Open Task manager>Resource monitor>Memory. Normal W10 usage at idle is about 3.5GB. Depending on what's running in the background could use even more.

Colif

Win 11 Master
Moderator
where is it showing you only have 12gb available? can you show us some screen shots - upload them to an image sharing website and show links here.
what sticks do you have?
recent memory issues? what were these?

what are specs of pc?
 
Is your ram all from the same kit?
If not, you may have compatibility issues.
What is the make/model of your ram sticks?
What is the make/model of your motherboard and cpu?
If you have 4 sticks of 4gb each, possibly one of the sticks is faulty.