4GB installed, 3.24GB "usable" - Any ideas?

[wkingsnorth]

Are you using Windows 32-Bit? 32 Bit can only recognise ~3.2gb, 64bit can do more

 

[Surveyor]

Are you using Windows 32-Bit? 32 Bit can only recognise ~3.2gb, 64bit can do more

Now you're doing what I did.

Yeah it's Win7 HP x64...

 

[Weazle]

Its already established he's running 64bit Win7

I'd try booting the system with each stick of RAM. Note the total & free memory each boot up with a different stick.

Odds are from the information that 1 of the sticks is faulty.

Even then, changing memory configurations (pulling 1 stick out) may reset a few things in the BIOS when it boots up anyways.

 

[wkingsnorth]

Now you're doing what I did.

Confused by whatever post the page sent me to appeared to be the first post

 

[SniperDude]

Confused by whatever post the page sent me to appeared to be the first post

even so your advice was wrong even for 32bit

i use 32bit and the max isn't 3.2GB as i get 3.5GB from mine

 

[LiamJ]

Your RAM is DDR. 666MHz in CPU-Z means actual speed of 1333MHz.

 

[trickycurve]

Plus it's only running at 666MHz... how ****ing lame is that for a DDR3 system!?

If it says 666MHz next to "DRAM Frequency" under the "Memory" tab in CPU-Z, then Double Data Rate makes it 1333MHz. Unless you already know this and it's saying 333MHz...


Edit: That's what I get for not refreshing the page

 

[EniGmA1981]

Your RAM is DDR. 666MHz in CPU-Z means actual speed of 1333MHz.

OMG what an absolutely retarded nooooob mistake!!

let's just ignore that whole direction of conversation ok lol

Will try later with single sticks and see what happens. cheers.