i have 12 gb ram installed, says i have 4 gb of ram.

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so i have 12 gigs of ram installed, but the computer says there's only 4. So it doesnt recognise the 8 gig memory bank. Its the same kind, ddr3 and all that. Only that one is from kingston, the other from Crucial. Does anyone have an idea?
 

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Deadram's answer was my first thought, but mixing ram can occasionaly cause issues such as ram not being recognized. If you are running a 64 bit OS then you might want to try using one ram at a time to see if they all work then if they do add the 2 that are matched and see if they work together and if they do add the last stick. If you see a problem at that point you will have your answer
 

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Yes windows 10 64 bit. I always had 8 gigs of 2x4 gig ram, but swapped one with a 8 gig one. Still says 4 tho.
 

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yes the ram slots can hold up to 8gb. They are compatible as far as i know. I will try the 8gb stick only and then try it with the other 4. the stupid thing is is that it is really cramped. oh well. I will update how it went.
 

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Well [censored], i completely [censored] up now. I removed the 4 gig, then my computer wouldn't start up and gave me beeps. Then i removed the 8 gig and put back the 4 gig. Same result. Trued swapping them to different slots, same result. Im a fucking idiot. I think i have broken something even though i cant see anything like that. My pc just wont turn on like a month earlier.

My pc was fully repaired yesterday, with 2 working banks of 4 gigs, now i tried replacing them and they dont work anymore. I suppose you all dont have any ideas for this? Why did it suddenly not work anymore?
 

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K well appereantly it was because even though they looked like they were plugged in right, one side wasnt. And the (new) stick og 8gb just rreally doesn't work. Only 3 weeks old, what a shame. Anyway the old 2 sticks of 4 gb still work so i now have 8 gigs. Its alright now. Sorry for my language in the last message, i thought i ruined my just repaired computer.