Solved 9gb Ram installed. 7 Gb shown as installed, 6.1gb available. Windows 8

I know nothing about the prices where you live.
If you need 16 gigs then install 16 gigs of match ram.
What kind of prices can you get on ram where you live?
 

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Windows 10 Pro. 64/ version 1709 Windows 7 Pr...Intel i7-6800K @ 4.3Corsair Platinum 16 gig @2400EVGA GTX 1070 OC
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Home made Desktop
OS
Windows 10 Pro. 64/ version 1709 Windows 7 Pro/64
CPU
Intel i7-6800K @ 4.3
Motherboard
ASUS X-99 Deluxe II
Memory
Corsair Platinum 16 gig @2400
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA GTX 1070 OC
Monitor(s) Displays
Asus 27" LED LCD/VE278Q
Screen Resolution
1920-1080 or 1280-720 HDMI
Hard Drives
INTEL SSD 730-240 Gb Sata 3.0/
PSU
EVGA Platium 1200W
Case
Phanteks Luxe Tempered Glass 8 fans/ one radiator
Cooling
XSPC/ Water Cooled CPU
Keyboard
Das 4 Professional
Mouse
Logitech M705/MX Anywhere 2-S
Internet Speed
100 mbits
Antivirus
Microsoft Security Essentials/ Malwarebytes Premium 3.0/ SAS
Browser
I.E. 11 default/Firefox/ ISP Time Warner Cable/Spectrum
Other Info
LG BluRay Burner/
Sound system-KLipsch-THX/
Icy Dock ssd Hot Swap bays.
16gb ddr2, about R4 000 and higher. You can pay that much for and 250gb xbox 360 two controllers, and like 5 games. or a kinect and 1 game. or a PS3 and accessories and games. Two washing machines. A High tech fridge. An HD tv. etc
 

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Windows 7 Pro 64 bitIntel Core i3 4120 3.6 Ghz8Gb DDR 3Radeon R9 290
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
custom build
OS
Windows 7 Pro 64 bit
CPU
Intel Core i3 4120 3.6 Ghz
Motherboard
unknown
Memory
8Gb DDR 3
Graphics Card(s)
Radeon R9 290
Monitor(s) Displays
AOC e2050s
Screen Resolution
1600 x 900
Hard Drives
500gb os
2tb storage
PSU
650 watt
Case
Antec one
Cooling
Stock intel
Keyboard
HP
Mouse
Dell
Internet Speed
256kb/s
Antivirus
Avast
Browser
Google Chrome
Well I guess ram is pricey where you live also.
 

My Computer My Computer

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Windows 10 Pro. 64/ version 1709 Windows 7 Pr...Intel i7-6800K @ 4.3Corsair Platinum 16 gig @2400EVGA GTX 1070 OC
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Home made Desktop
OS
Windows 10 Pro. 64/ version 1709 Windows 7 Pro/64
CPU
Intel i7-6800K @ 4.3
Motherboard
ASUS X-99 Deluxe II
Memory
Corsair Platinum 16 gig @2400
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA GTX 1070 OC
Monitor(s) Displays
Asus 27" LED LCD/VE278Q
Screen Resolution
1920-1080 or 1280-720 HDMI
Hard Drives
INTEL SSD 730-240 Gb Sata 3.0/
PSU
EVGA Platium 1200W
Case
Phanteks Luxe Tempered Glass 8 fans/ one radiator
Cooling
XSPC/ Water Cooled CPU
Keyboard
Das 4 Professional
Mouse
Logitech M705/MX Anywhere 2-S
Internet Speed
100 mbits
Antivirus
Microsoft Security Essentials/ Malwarebytes Premium 3.0/ SAS
Browser
I.E. 11 default/Firefox/ ISP Time Warner Cable/Spectrum
Other Info
LG BluRay Burner/
Sound system-KLipsch-THX/
Icy Dock ssd Hot Swap bays.
Rendering HD is very cpu intensive. I'd say the OP's bottleneck is his old processor. Buying DDR2 won't change that. I do a lot of rendering and I saw a massive performance boost when I went from a Q9400 to a i7 930, ditto when I went from that to i7 2600K.
 

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Windows 7 pro x64 SP1Intel i7-2600k o/c to 4.6GHz8GB Mushkin 1866MHzNvidia GTX 750 Ti 2GB
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
self build
OS
Windows 7 pro x64 SP1
CPU
Intel i7-2600k o/c to 4.6GHz
Motherboard
MSI Z68-GD80
Memory
8GB Mushkin 1866MHz
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia GTX 750 Ti 2GB
Sound Card
integrated
Monitor(s) Displays
Liyama ProLite 27"
Screen Resolution
1920*1080 px
Hard Drives
Seagate 2TB
PSU
Coolermaster GX 750W
Case
Antec 300 case + 5 fans
Cooling
Dark Rock Pro
Internet Speed
62Mbit down 18Mbit up
Antivirus
MSE
Browser
Firefox
Other Info
Blackgold BGT3650 Quad HD TV card. Also have various 3770 + 4770K render boxes.
Hmm... Well thats just out of the question. The latest i7 costs around R12 000 and up. You can get a Galaxy S4 or a BB Z10 with that.
That would also mean new motherboard and new Ram. So we're looking at around 10k. If this doesn't improve my experience by even 5% then my last option is selling everything and starting again.

I'm considering an AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core
 
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My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 Pro 64 bitIntel Core i3 4120 3.6 Ghz8Gb DDR 3Radeon R9 290
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
custom build
OS
Windows 7 Pro 64 bit
CPU
Intel Core i3 4120 3.6 Ghz
Motherboard
unknown
Memory
8Gb DDR 3
Graphics Card(s)
Radeon R9 290
Monitor(s) Displays
AOC e2050s
Screen Resolution
1600 x 900
Hard Drives
500gb os
2tb storage
PSU
650 watt
Case
Antec one
Cooling
Stock intel
Keyboard
HP
Mouse
Dell
Internet Speed
256kb/s
Antivirus
Avast
Browser
Google Chrome
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