Question:
Is my computer using all available RAM?
Cuarto
2011-08-17 16:45:49 UTC
The Installed physical memory (RAM) on my computer is 4gb, but then under system information, it says that the installed physical memory is in fact 4gb, but right below that it says that my total physical memory is 2.87 gb and my available memory is only 1.61 gb while only running firefox. is there something that i can change to make this better?
Four answers:
anonymous
2016-12-02 03:28:27 UTC
the quantity of max memory, is relative on your sign in length, if it fairly is a 32 bit sign in, your computing device will see all 4 GB of ram, even even though it would desire to commit a section to this on your Video card, assuming you have shared video memory, so it would desire to in basic terms teach 3.5 GB of ram. in the journey that your sign in length is sixty 4-bit then of direction you're able to have the skill to characteristic a maximum of 8GB of RAM. be conscious: there's a huge omit theory going around, people now and back say your computing device will in basic terms see 3 GB. nicely that's misguided, your computing device will see all 4 GB of RAM, even although that's going to on no account use all 4 GB of RAM, as a results of sign in length. So the best answer could be, your computing device will see all 4 GB of RAM, yet you will no longer see a overall performance strengthen alterations between 4 GB, and 3 GB. additionally, job supervisor won't teach you the great volume of memory put in, however the quantity of memory it fairly is at the instant getting used. that's going to additionally deduct your bigger memory financial corporation, decrease memory financial corporation, and customary memory financial corporation out of your finished volume of memory, for this reason showing you the incorrect volume deploy/finished memory. in case you're able to opt to work out the great volume of memory, astounding click on my computing device, visit homes, this could teach you your finished volume of memory. you additionally can view your memory, with the aid of going to start, run, form cmd, on the command instantaneous, form mem /c
Limesticks
2011-08-17 16:49:41 UTC
Your PC won't use more RAM than it will need, so there is no need to "improve" it.



Physical memory is just a place for your OS and software to temporarily store information on. Your OS and software won't store more information than it needs to store, just like you don't try to remember more things than you have to remember for a certain moment.
Bob Jim
2011-08-17 16:48:04 UTC
Sounds like one of ur sticks of RAM is corrupt :/ nothing you can do about that but hopefully its not that bad :D
?
2011-08-17 16:49:03 UTC
Get better RAM would be my suggestion.


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