Solved 8.8GB of Hardware Reserved out of 16GB (4x4 1600)

Xephyx

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When I had 8gb of 1600mhz RAM, I had 777MB reserved. I didn't really think much of this, but I recently installed another kit of 4x2gb of RAM.
The Hardware Reserved has gone up to 8.8gb, leaving me at 7.2 to use.

I have 4x4 Crucial Ballistix 1600mhz RAM
My MoBo is GIGABYTE Z68X-UD3H-B3

Here is a picture of the resource manager: http://puu.sh/dH5wc/6d25500a43.png

My dxdiag: http://puu.sh/dH5I8/9bc9dce833.png

RamMap Use Counts: http://puu.sh/dH6Kv/c8b7506773.png

Computer Properties: "My System" : http://puu.sh/dH688/d5dd786b1b.png

Windows 8.1

Gigabyte GTX 970 OC

Intel I5-2500k @ 3.3

What I've tried:

1) I've gone into msconfig and unchecked the memory, no change.
2) I've reseated all the memory, though I don't think this would have been a problem considering they are all the same sticks of RAM.
3) I bought a single stick of 8GB Crucial Ballistic 1600mhz, same thing as the 4x2.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core
    Motherboard
    GIGABYTE GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
    Memory
    Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA 02G-P4-2678-KR GeForce GTX 670 FTW 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support
    Sound Card
    N/A
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Sharp 33" HD LED TV, Vizio 33" HD LED TV, HPL1950g
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080(x2), 1280x1024
    Hard Drives
    2TB Western Digital Hard Drive 7200
    PSU
    Antec NeoECO C NEO ECO 520C 520W ATX12V 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply
    Case
    Cooler Master Elite 430 - Mid Tower Computer Case with Windowed Side Panel and All-Black Interior
    Cooling
    Default Intel
    Keyboard
    Razer Black Widow Ultimate
    Mouse
    Logitech G400s
    Internet Speed
    60Mb/s
    Browser
    Google Chrome
    Antivirus
    AVG
I almost didn't visit this post as it is marked as Solved. Is that correct? I was hoping to glean some information from the solution.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    WinXP, WinVista, Win7, Win8.1, Win10, Linux Mint 20
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    2 Customs and 12 OEM/Brands
    CPU
    AMD and Intel
This is often caused by the graphics solution. Have you installed the latest drivers?

I note 777Mb is pretty high. Typically, it is well below 100Mb.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    W10 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
Processor has graphics embedded and GPU possibly shares RAM too. Turning that off if possible should release some RAM.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Home made
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen7 2700x
    Motherboard
    Asus Prime x470 Pro
    Memory
    16GB Kingston 3600
    Graphics Card(s)
    Asus strix 570 OC 4gb
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 960 evo 250GB
    Silicon Power V70 240GB SSD
    WD 1 TB Blue
    WD 2 TB Blue
    Bunch of backup HDDs.
    PSU
    Sharkoon, Silent Storm 660W
    Case
    Raidmax
    Cooling
    CCM Nepton 140xl
    Internet Speed
    40/2 Mbps
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    WD
It "should" have disabled the integrated graphics automatically when the Gigabyte GTX 970 OC card was installed. But integrated can be re-enabled for users in multimonitor setups.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    W10 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
8gb for igpu? Quite unlikely maybe bad bios setting try to check o reset bios
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 64 Bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Self built
    CPU
    Intel Celeron G530
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA-H61M-S2-B3
    Memory
    6GB DDR3
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD 5450
    Sound Card
    Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung SyncMaster S19B150
    Screen Resolution
    1366x768
    Hard Drives
    Laptop Toshiba 320GB
    PSU
    450W
    Case
    Old one
    Cooling
    Stock
    Keyboard
    Logitech
    Mouse
    Generic
    Internet Speed
    30mbps
    Browser
    Google Chrome
    Antivirus
    None
    Other Info
    Netbook Samsung N145 Plus, with Windows 8.1 64 bit and Windows XP SP3, 2GB RAM
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