Hello everyone,
I recently upgraded my RAM and bought 16GBs to go with my existing 8GBs. However since installing the new sticks my computer no longer uses the previous 8GB, it shows as knowing there is 24GB but only 16GB usable when I look at computer specs in control pannel.
Also the new RAM had not improved my rig, if anything it has slowed it down. I've seen people say that you need to match the speed of the old RAM with the new RAM. Could you please help me to understand how to do this and what speed it needs to be at.
Here is the new RAM I installed (https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00J8E8Y5C/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o07_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1)
Computer specs:
Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2500 CPU @ 3.30GHz
Manufacturer Intel
Speed 3.6 GHz
Number of Cores 4
Video Card 1 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760
Manufacturer NVIDIA
Chipset GeForce GTX 760
Dedicated Memory 2048 MB
Total Memory 3.9 GB
Memory 16 GB
Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Edition Service Pack 1 (build 7601), 64-bit
Service Pack 1
Size 64 Bit
Edition Home Premium
I recently upgraded my RAM and bought 16GBs to go with my existing 8GBs. However since installing the new sticks my computer no longer uses the previous 8GB, it shows as knowing there is 24GB but only 16GB usable when I look at computer specs in control pannel.
Also the new RAM had not improved my rig, if anything it has slowed it down. I've seen people say that you need to match the speed of the old RAM with the new RAM. Could you please help me to understand how to do this and what speed it needs to be at.
Here is the new RAM I installed (https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00J8E8Y5C/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o07_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1)
Computer specs:
Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2500 CPU @ 3.30GHz
Manufacturer Intel
Speed 3.6 GHz
Number of Cores 4
Video Card 1 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760
Manufacturer NVIDIA
Chipset GeForce GTX 760
Dedicated Memory 2048 MB
Total Memory 3.9 GB
Memory 16 GB
Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Edition Service Pack 1 (build 7601), 64-bit
Service Pack 1
Size 64 Bit
Edition Home Premium
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