8GB RAM installed, only 6GB available

hatemf23

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I originally had 6GBs installed in tri-channel configuration on my EX-58, after installing 2 more it shows me only 6 is usable, does that mean its still using all 8GBS? Im a little confused.
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Hi,
Click start and type in the search box
resource monitor
Click on the suggestion or enter key

Memory section
How much Hardware reserved is there ?

Your wei score needs to be refreshed ;)
 

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lol, refreshed still 5.9

Resource monitor says 2050 MB is reserved, total available is 6142, I checked BIOS, it also says total memory is 6142..

Edit: I looked around a bit and it seems that adding a 4th stick on this board which runs in tri-channel doesnt work and Windows just marks it has "hardware reserved".

I also looked in the manual and to be honest Im not sure what its saying. Page 16 if you are interested.
http://download1.gigabyte.ru/manual/motherboard_manual_ga-ex58-ud3r_e.pdf
 

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Hi,
Yea I don't do .pdf's
Did you buy the extra stick from the same vender as the rest ?
 

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Trident-z 3200C14 2nd Trident-z 3600C16
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EVGA 1080ti ftw3 2nd Titan Xp both water blocked
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Custom water loops
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Did you buy the extra stick from the same vender as the rest ?
Sadly no but I took the box from the old ones and tried my best to get a close one, they are both kingston and as far as I know the same bus speed.

So I replaced one of the original 3 sticks with the new one and started it 6gb 3 channel again and it works perfectly, so theres nothing wrong with the new stick, its a configuration issue, this is where I need help..
 
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i7 920 @ 2.66
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EX58-UD3R
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6 GB DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
GALAX GTX 960
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ASUS MK221H 22" widescreen
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Hi,
Well you could go into your bios and use optimize defaults and see what happens ?
 

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Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom assembled by me :}
OS
Win-7-Pro64bit 7-H-Prem-64bit
CPU
i7-5930K 2nd i9-9940x both water blocked VRM's too
Motherboard
ASUS SABERTOOTH X99 2nd ASUS x299 Apex
Memory
Trident-z 3200C14 2nd Trident-z 3600C16
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA 1080ti ftw3 2nd Titan Xp both water blocked
Sound Card
Built-in Realtek
Monitor(s) Displays
1-AOC G2460PG 24"G-Sync 144Hz/ 2nd 1-ASUS VG248QE 24" 144Hz
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080 144Hz
Hard Drives
2-Samsung M.2 Evo & Evo Plus
2-Samsung 850 EVO 500GB SSD's/ 3-2.5 W.D. Black 1tb-&3-1tb/3-3.5 WD Black 1tb hdd's
PSU
EVGA SuperNOVA 1000-P2 2nd 1200-P2
Case
2-Corsair Obsidian Series 450D Black ATX Mid Tower
Cooling
Custom water loops
Keyboard
Logitech G710+/ 2nd Logitech G910
Mouse
2-RedDragon M901 Perdition 16400 dpi Gaming mouse = wired
Internet Speed
Comcast Ping 19ms 89.31mbps download speed 6.12mbps upload
Antivirus
Malwarebytes Pro/ Superantispyware Pro
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FireFox & Pale moon
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2nd ASUS X299 Apex/Intel i9-9940x with Custom water loop/7H-Prem-x64/Corsair 450D case/Ram Trident-z 3600C16 4x8gb / Samsung970Evo plus 500gb SSD/Dual ssd EZ swap evo/PSU EVGA SuperNova 1200w-P2 80+Platinum/GPU Titan Xp /8-ML-140 on push-pull on 2-280GTX rads
Ok, so this worked, not sure why I didnt think of it before. Thanks
 

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Windows 7 Professional, 64biti7 920 @ 2.666 GB DDR3GALAX GTX 960
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Windows 7 Professional, 64bit
CPU
i7 920 @ 2.66
Motherboard
EX58-UD3R
Memory
6 GB DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
GALAX GTX 960
Monitor(s) Displays
ASUS MK221H 22" widescreen
PSU
Antec 650W Earthwatts
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Thermaltake Element T
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Zalman CNPS9900 LED
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Logitech M205 Wireless
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oops, double post.
 

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Windows 7 Professional, 64biti7 920 @ 2.666 GB DDR3GALAX GTX 960
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom build
OS
Windows 7 Professional, 64bit
CPU
i7 920 @ 2.66
Motherboard
EX58-UD3R
Memory
6 GB DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
GALAX GTX 960
Monitor(s) Displays
ASUS MK221H 22" widescreen
PSU
Antec 650W Earthwatts
Case
Thermaltake Element T
Cooling
Zalman CNPS9900 LED
Mouse
Logitech M205 Wireless
Internet Speed
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Antivirus
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