Gtx 980 ti 6gb Graphics card only detects half on desktop

Gow720

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Nvidia control says there are 6144 mb gddr5 dedicated memory but steam only detects 3gb. Any ideas on how to fix this?
 

Gow720

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Thanks I downloaded gpu z and it also shows 6gb VRAM. But I when I use steam's big picture and go to the resolution settings it shows on only 3gb VRAM available, same for gta 4 when I check how much VRAM is being used. Strange, dunno why it's doing that and makes me wonder how much is really being used.
 

Gow720

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I realize now that my PC has a 500w PSU, could that be causing the 3gb limit to my graphics card? I know that nvidia recommends 550w minimum, so I dunno.