Why do i have 6 GIG Ram But Only 4 GIG Usable? WIndows 7 64 bit?
Modular Home Questions January 2nd, 2010Just wondering were the other 2 gig of ram is being stored and is there a way to use the whole 6 gig because i play alot of demanding online fps games sometimes get an out of memory crash is there an easy way to utilize the whole 6 gigs?
Specs:
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
System Model: EX58-UD3R
BIOS: Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 920 @ 2.67GHz (8 CPUs), ~2.8GHz
Memory: 6144MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 4094MB RAM
Page File: 1546MB used, 6641MB available
DirectX 11
NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip type: GeForce 9600 GT
DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC
Display Memory: 2286 MB
Dedicated Memory: 495 MB
Shared Memory: 1791 MB
Current Mode: 1920 x 1080 (32 bit) (59Hz)
Monitor Name: ViewSonic VX2233wm-3
Monitor Model: VX2233wm-3
January 2nd, 2010 at 8:26 am
your RAM is sharing memory to your video card(Shared Memory: 1791 MB).
January 2nd, 2010 at 8:26 am
It is being recognized. But it doesn’t display all memory in "Available OS memory". If 6 GB is being shown in System Properties then you are fine.
January 2nd, 2010 at 8:26 am
That’s a nice computer, why such a low graphic card? Your two missing gigs are being "shared" because of it…get something like an NVIDIA GTS250 or higher and you’ll get your 2 gigs back and your games will play MUCH better.
January 2nd, 2010 at 8:26 am
Hey jack,
your computer has a NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT video card which is using a lot of memory out of the RAM i.e. Shared Memory: 1791 MB. If we reduce the video memory of NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT video card then more RAM would be available for use for sure. This can be done by changing settings in the BIOS.
By specs of NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT it has Standard Memory Config of 512 MB GDDR3 which means
2286-495=1791 MB(Shared Memory)
1791/1000=1.791 GB
Now adding i.e. 4+1.791=5.791 GB which is app. equal to 6GB.
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