16gb but only 3.12 available RAM issue plus bluescreens related to memory

Hillybobilly · Jan 21, 2017

This problem is getting out of hand. I keep getting bluescreens every time I do something ram consuming "usually games" and it really annoys me.

I have a AMD Radeon R7 200 Series, a relatively old graphics card that runs fine on a 650w power supply.

I have a 750w power supply that is positively working. Both ram sticks came out fine in the Mem test.

AMD FX(tm)-4300 Quad-Core Processor

2x8 Crucial Ballistix Sport crucial. Both ram sticks came out fine in the Mem test.

A more detailed spec list lies below.

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Summary
		Operating System
			Windows 10 Home 64-bit
		CPU
			AMD FX-4300	50 °C
			Vishera 32nm Technology
		RAM
			8.00GB Single-Channel DDR3 @ 799MHz (9-9-9-24)
		Motherboard
			MSI 760GMA-P34(FX) (MS-7641) (CPU1)	52 °C
		Graphics
			DELL 1708FP (1280x1024@60Hz)
			ACER X203H (1600x900@60Hz)
			1024MB ATI AMD Radeon R7 200 Series (XFX Pine Group)	51 °C
		Storage
			931GB TOSHIBA DT01ACA100 ATA Device (SATA)	44 °C
			931GB Seagate ST1000DM003-1SB102 ATA Device (SATA)	40 °C
		Optical Drives
			No optical disk drives detected
		Audio
			AMD High Definition Audio Device
Operating System
	Windows 10 Home 64-bit
	Computer type: Desktop
	Installation Date: 12/3/2015 11:23:12 AM
	Serial Number: M8XJ2-TK3BB-9JFVP-47PM2-PGYK6
		Windows Security Center
			User Account Control (UAC)	Enabled
			Notify level	2 - Default
			Firewall	Enabled
		Windows Update
			AutoUpdate	Not configured
		Windows Defender
			Windows Defender	Enabled
		Antivirus
			Antivirus	Enabled
			Display Name	Windows Defender
			Virus Signature Database	Up to date
		.NET Frameworks installed
			v4.6 Full
			v4.6 Client
			v3.5 SP1
			v3.0 SP2
			v2.0 SP2
		Internet Explorer
			Version	11.713.10586.0
		PowerShell
			Version	5.0.10586.672
		Java
				Java Runtime Environment
					Path	C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jdk1.7.0_79\bin\java.exe
					Version	7.0
					Update	79
					Build	15
				Java Runtime Environment
					Path	C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre1.8.0_101\bin\java.exe
					Version	8.0
					Update	101
					Build	13
		Environment Variables
			USERPROFILE	C:\Users\Jonathan
			SystemRoot	C:\WINDOWS
				User Variables
					OneDrive	C:\Users\Jonathan\OneDrive
					TEMP	C:\Users\Jonathan\AppData\Local\Temp
					TMP	C:\Users\Jonathan\AppData\Local\Temp
				Machine Variables
					asl.log	Destination=file
					ComSpec	C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe
					GTK_BASEPATH	C:\Program Files (x86)\GtkSharp\2.12\
					NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS	4
					OS	Windows_NT
					Path	c:\programdata\oracle\java\javapath
					c:\windows\system32
					c:\windows
					c:\windows\system32\wbem
					c:\windows\system32\windowspowershell\v1.0\
					c:\program files (x86)\amd\ati.ace\core-static
					c:\program files (x86)\windows live\shared
					c:\program files (x86)\skype\phone\
					c:\program files (x86)\gtksharp\2.12\bin
					c:\program files (x86)\windows kits\10\windows performance toolkit\
					c:\program files (x86)\windows kits\8.1\windows performance toolkit\
					C:\Program Files (x86)\NVIDIA Corporation\PhysX\Common
					C:\Program Files (x86)\ATI Technologies\ATI.ACE\Core-Static
					PATHEXT	.COM;.EXE;.BAT;.CMD;.VBS;.VBE;.JS;.JSE;.WSF;.WSH;.MSC
					PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE	AMD64
					PROCESSOR_IDENTIFIER	AMD64 Family 21 Model 2 Stepping 0, AuthenticAMD
					PROCESSOR_LEVEL	21
					PROCESSOR_REVISION	0200
					PSModulePath	C:\WINDOWS\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\Modules\
					TEMP	C:\WINDOWS\TEMP
					TMP	C:\WINDOWS\TEMP
					USERNAME	SYSTEM
					VBOX_MSI_INSTALL_PATH	C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox\
					VS140COMNTOOLS	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\Common7\Tools\
					windir	C:\WINDOWS
		Power Profile
			Active power scheme	High performance
			Hibernation	Enabled
			Turn Off Monitor after: (On AC Power)	15 min
			Turn Off Hard Disk after: (On AC Power)	20 min
			Suspend after: (On AC Power)	Never
			Screen saver	Disabled

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Lopperuk · Jan 21, 2017

I can't even tell what you're asking here. You say you have 2x8gb of ram but on your spec list I only see one stick of ram in. In the title it says something about only 3.12gb available but you haven't expanded on that. Don't know what you mean by a 650w psu and a 750w psu, that hardware should work fine on either of them. If you ram sticks were fine on a memory test then they can't be the problem. You really need to explain this better.

Hillybobilly · Jan 22, 2017

Lopperuk :

understood. Looking back on that it does look pretty confusing. Ignore the specs list unless we need it later. In the control panel in system it says that only 3.12gb out of 16 is available. That's currently my main issue. I know some ram is supposed to be reserved for hardware but 12.88gb seems a bit much, right? That's the main point. I didn't realize how stupid I sounded until now thanks for calling me out.

Lopperuk · Jan 22, 2017

Hillybobilly :

All good, yeah I don't know what that's all about, you could check the ram settings in the bios or on windows go into system configuration and then click advanced and see if the maximum memory box is ticked. Aside from that I'm not too familiar with ram problems so it'd be best if you searched through the forums cause I'm sure other people have had the same problem.

Hillybobilly · Jan 22, 2017

Lopperuk :

Hillybobilly :

Bios says that there's just an xmp profile and there's no option to tick it or not so it seems like it is pre-set to that. The voltage is as advertised as well. (1.5) On the menu it says my physical memory size is 16368mb. I have an MSI 760gma p-34 (fx) and the settings are pretty weird.

All good, yeah I don't know what that's all about, you could check the ram settings in the bios or on windows go into system configuration and then click advanced and see if the maximum memory box is ticked. Aside from that I'm not too familiar with ram problems so it'd be best if you searched through the forums cause I'm sure other people have had the same problem.

Hillybobilly · Jan 22, 2017

Lopperuk :

Hillybobilly :

All good, yeah I don't know what that's all about, you could check the ram settings in the bios or on windows go into system configuration and then click advanced and see if the maximum memory box is ticked. Aside from that I'm not too familiar with ram problems so it'd be best if you searched through the forums cause I'm sure other people have had the same problem.

Hah. In msconfig max memory was set to zero. That would be a problem wouldn't it?
Now it says 16gb (15.1gb usable) the other gb is probably for hardware reserves. I am currently testing my games, so far so good. another hour and ill answer again to tell you if I get a bluescreen. Thanks!

Hillybobilly · Jan 22, 2017

Couple of bluescreens. Same old, just less often. I did realize that I was super behind on windows update and updating took about two hours. Hopefully it's fixed. I'm going to test some games as soon as I fix this stupid steam service

Hillybobilly · Jan 22, 2017

Nope. Same problem.
PFN_LIST_CORRUPT - ntoskrnl.exe
PFN_LIST_CORRUPT - ntoskrnl.exe
There will be more.

Hillybobilly · Jan 28, 2017

Imma close this issue and start a new one. The answer helped one of my problems therefore it is the solution. Thanks for your help, sir.

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