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PostPosted: Sat Jan 15, 2011 12:38 pm
by Dontcopy
Hi, again.
I'm having a strange issue with my ram, my system has 8 gb of DDR3 1333mhz RAM installed (4x2). I'm running Windows 7 64bit but the computer is only using 3.97 gigs of the 8 installed
The other 4 gigs has been reserved for the Bios. My system was using all 8 gigs before the Bios was updated and the i7 installed. But now I have this:

Any Ideas??

PostPosted: Sat Jan 15, 2011 3:46 pm
by scaber
I don't suppose that you've allocated it to be part of your video RAM by any chance or maybe a virtual drive??

PostPosted: Sat Jan 15, 2011 4:26 pm
by Dontcopy
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I don't suppose that you've allocated it to be part of your video RAM by any chance or maybe a virtual drive??[/quote]
No, well I dont think so. mellow.gif

PostPosted: Sat Jan 15, 2011 8:02 pm
by Rotordude
You still have the full amount or ram available to you, the reserved only means that the GFX and sound cards can take shared priority to that memory space if needed. eg: what ever is located in that space may be swapped over to the swap file so the gfx card can make use of it.

Dedicated Video memory that is on the card 1gb, memory shared with the system 3gb, total ram available to the card if needed 4gb.
Thats why you here of ppl saying that FSX runs smoother since installing more RAM, the card can use that space for texturing.


Also not to forget you are running in 64bit, the ram is divided by 2 = 4gb. but you still have 8gb installed.

PostPosted: Sun Jan 16, 2011 9:43 am
by Dontcopy
My card does not appear to be using as much ram as it should if it were running with 8 gigs. looks more like its using it's share of 4gigs.

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