Confuse about CORSAIR XMS3 4GB (2 x 2GB)

MyNameIsDaniel · 20 Dec 2014

hi ... i just buy a new ram corsair xms3 4gb 2x2 gb ... izzit 4 gb or 2 gb ? i look at computer > properties it said only 2gb ? can anyone help me with this confusion ?

ShoTTaS · 20 Dec 2014

Can you give your system specs, some Mobo doesn't support higher RAM.

MyNameIsDaniel · 20 Dec 2014

here it is....

**Pauly** · 20 Dec 2014

That properties page shows 4gb installed with 3gb usable which is probably to do with memory shared with your gfx device so its not available for the OS to use

TVeblen · 20 Dec 2014

MyNameIsDaniel said:

hi ... i just buy a new ram corsair xms3 4gb 2x2 gb ... izzit 4 gb or 2 gb ? i look at computer > properties it said only 2gb ? can anyone help me with this confusion ?

It is a total of 4GB of RAM in two 2GB modules. That is what (2 x 2GB) means.

MyNameIsDaniel · 21 Dec 2014

i have 2 gb kingston ram .. and other 1 is xms3 ram ... im confuse with te xms3 ram .. because it shows in the label said 4gb ram (2x2gb) ..

**Pauly** · 21 Dec 2014

xms 3 is just the model of the ram and I suspect the stick is one half of a set

When purchased new it would have been a twin pack of ram sticks ie 2x2gb = 4gb, but now you have one half of that

Corsair 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 1600Mhz CL9 XMS3 Performance Desktop Memory Kit (CMX4GX3M2B1600C9) - dabs.com

RoasterMen · 26 Dec 2014

Xms = ddr
xms 2 = ddr2
xms 3 = ddr3