2gb Usable ram on 64bit Windows 8.1

mastypk

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Hello Everyone,

I have 2x2GB ram & installed Windows 8.1 64bit Update 1 while usable ram is just 1.9gb. Can someone please let me know what is the problem?

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System One

  • OS
    8.1
Hello Masty,

Do you have an integrated graphics chip?

If so, then that would most like what is using the other amount of RAM. Integrated graphics will have a portion of RAM dedicated for it's as set in your BIOS.

Hope this helps, :)
Shawn
 

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    Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
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    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
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    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
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    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
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I don't have integrated graphics cards.

All were fine, it happened when I installed Update 1 of Windows 8.1 64bits
 

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  • OS
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In your Task Manager screenshot, it shows that 2GB is reserved for hardware.

Even if you don't use integrated graphics, if you motherboard includes that feature, then double check your BIOS/UEFI settings to see if any RAM was set to be used by graphics or any other hardware.

In addition, double check to make sure that the Maximum memory box is unchecked like in step 4 of the tutorial below.

Memory - Set Maximum Amount Used by Windows - Windows 7 Help Forums
 

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System One

  • OS
    64-bit Windows 10
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom self built
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
My motherboard is Asus P7P55 LX & It doesn't have integrated GPU also my processor is Intel Core i5-750 which doesn't have integrated gpu too.

I tried all steps in above mentioned link, but it didn't work. My desktop is damn slow & ram usage is like 90% all the time :(
 

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  • OS
    8.1
In that case, as a test, check the Maximum memory box, select 4096 for 4GB, click on OK, and restart PC to see if that may help.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    64-bit Windows 10
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom self built
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
I have tried both methods but still same issue :(

I updated nvidia driver & Windows 8.1 Update 1 today & problem started.

My specs are here.
Intel Core i5-750
Asus Motherboard P7P55 LX
Nvidia 9800 GT 512MB
 

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System One

  • OS
    8.1

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 pro 64 bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Crappy old Dell
    CPU
    Core 2 Duo e8500 3.16ghz
    Motherboard
    G33M02
    Memory
    3gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    GeForce 8600gt
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