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4 GB Ram Installed. Only 3.78 gb usable
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Sergio, I think the remaining RAM is possibly being used by your graphics card.Hi guys i was wondering why does my PC show this? (see the attachment)
I'm running Windows 7 Ultimate x64, on the specs in my 'system specs'
How can i make all 4 gb usable?
I say possibly because looking at my own computer's specs seems to contradict that theory.
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Win 7 Ultimate 64-bit SP1 (desktop)Intel Core 2 Duo E84002x 2GB OCZ DDR II SDRAM PC2-6400NVIDIA GeForce 9400GT
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Sergio, I think the remaining RAM is possibly being used by your graphics card.
I say possibly because looking at my own computer's specs seems to contradict that theory.
You got it right. He is using onboard video, where yours is a dedicated video card. It probably also has dynamic memory use for it, from the base 128 MB to whatever the max supported by it is. If that is what it is it would explain why the total is less than 4096 MB minus the 128 MB for the video memory.
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Win 7 Ultimate x64FX-8350 @ 4.6 GHz so farADATA XPG V1 Series Black 8GB DDR3 1600Sapphire R9 270x Dual-X
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Even when you have a separate graphics card, memory will be set aside for graphics if you also have integrated graphics on your motherboard and/or you are missing the correct driver. If you disable the integrated graphics from the bios, you can get that memory back
Be happy, I can only use 3GB out of 4GB on my setup in both 32/64 Bit with 256MB onboard graphics.
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Hmm so what you are saying is, that when i get my GT220 later this month, i will be able to get all my ram back? By turning off the onboard graphics?
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lol The GT220 i'm getting is a 1024mb
lol The GT220 i'm getting is a 1024mb
Pure marketing BS, that card isn't anywhere near powerful enough to make use of it. It is a nice step up from your current onboard, but hope you don't plan on any serious gaming with it.
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lol The GT220 i'm getting is a 1024mb
Pure marketing BS, that card isn't anywhere near powerful enough to make use of it. It is a nice step up from your current onboard, but hope you don't plan on any serious gaming with it.
Agreed, 1080p gaming would kill that card.
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Windows 7 Ultimate x86-64[email protected] 1066MHz FSB6GB DDR3 1066MHz9300M GS 256MB Dedicated (Speed) + Intel4500M...
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Um , 4GB - 3.78GB...=256MB extra. :sarc:
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Oh lol i understanded it another wayUm , 4GB - 3.78GB...=256MB extra. :sarc:
Hi guys i was wondering why does my PC show this? (see the attachment)
I'm running Windows 7 Ultimate x64, on the specs in my 'system specs'
How can i make all 4 gb usable?
Did you check the:
System Properties tab=>Advanced tab=>Performances tab=>Advanced tab=>Modify tab.
You can set it to automatic or decide the amount of the swap ram set to 4098....
I've got 4Gb Ram. Mine says 4098 actual and 5997 recommended.
It is set to 4098 as i decide no automatic setting!
Edit:
i have by now set approx 1,5 more at 5997Gb because i've noticed some latency.
Looks it have boosted a little the write cache into the hard drive.
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The optimal setting for the pagefile is 1.5x the installed RAM. If you have 8gb or more of memory, you can run 64 bit windows 7 without a pagefile, but I think most people who really know what they're doing would advise against it.
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If "serious gaming" includes 1360x768 GTA IV, GRID, NFS, Saints Row, Fallout etc, then yes.lol The GT220 i'm getting is a 1024mb
Pure marketing BS, that card isn't anywhere near powerful enough to make use of it. It is a nice step up from your current onboard, but hope you don't plan on any serious gaming with it.
My Computer
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Win 7 Ultimate x64FX-8350 @ 4.6 GHz so farADATA XPG V1 Series Black 8GB DDR3 1600Sapphire R9 270x Dual-X
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- Me
- OS
- Win 7 Ultimate x64
- CPU
- FX-8350 @ 4.6 GHz so far
- Motherboard
- Asus M5A97 EVO
- Memory
- ADATA XPG V1 Series Black 8GB DDR3 1600
- Graphics Card(s)
- Sapphire R9 270x Dual-X
- Sound Card
- Xonar DGX w/ Corsair Vengence 1300
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Acer S232HL Abid
- Screen Resolution
- 1920x1080
- Hard Drives
- 120 GB OCZ Vertex 3
500 GB Seagate 7200.12
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- Antec Earthwatts 650W Green
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Thats not the one
This is the one: EVGA GeForce GT 220 Video Card - 1024MB DDR3, PCI-Express 2.0, DVI, HDMI, VGA at TigerDirect.com
(lol actually dont know if theres any difference)
Also i've seen on youtube, folks playing GTA IV with Medium-High settings
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