Windows 10: Installed fresh new 16GB of memory, but only 8GB is detected

Discus and support Installed fresh new 16GB of memory, but only 8GB is detected in Windows 10 BSOD Crashes and Debugging to solve the problem; So I Installed fresh new 16GB of memory today, but only 8GB is used, even though Windows understands that 2 RAM slots are being used. I've been... Discussion in 'Windows 10 BSOD Crashes and Debugging' started by Frappy, Mar 1, 2020.

  1. Frappy Win User

    Installed fresh new 16GB of memory, but only 8GB is detected


    So I Installed fresh new 16GB of memory today, but only 8GB is used, even though Windows understands that 2 RAM slots are being used.


    I've been trying to fix this for 2 days now, no luck. I've even enabled the XMP profile in my BIOS but it's still 2400 MHz I have 2x8GB 3000 MHz


    I've tested the RAM sticks individually, both of them work.


    Specs:

    CPU: i5-8600k

    GPU: GTX 1660 Ti

    MB: Z370P D3

    RAM: 2x8GB HyperX 3000 MHz


    Thanks in advance!


    Installed fresh new 16GB of memory, but only 8GB is detected 9946fd96-7584-4f56-8cb3-3b5857b1db34?upload=true.png

    :)
     
    Frappy, Mar 1, 2020
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  3. CountMike Win User
    Memory capping problem 16gb capping at 8gb


    Look at Performance tab and Resource monitor > Memory, you'll see more detailed memory map.

    Installed fresh new 16GB of memory, but only 8GB is detected [​IMG]
     
    CountMike, Mar 1, 2020
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  4. ArthurJan Win User

    Installed fresh new 16GB of memory, but only 8GB is detected

    Memory capping problem 16gb capping at 8gb


    Not sure if this is the correct place to post this, first time using the site but I need some help.

    I am currently running a 16gb setup on my pc running windows10 and have a big problem. Every time I use applications that are memory heavy I run into an error making me close down the application or memory/file corruption or leakage may occur. However, if I check my task manager I can see that the memory usage is at 80% and only using around 8gb or less(I have actually added up the amount of space every single app have taken up manually and it was under 8gb while over 90%). I constantly have this problem and never browsed through task manager much before so I am not really sure when the problem arose.


    Here are some screenshots showing my comp specs and a task manager screenshot

    Installed fresh new 16GB of memory, but only 8GB is detected [​IMG]

    Installed fresh new 16GB of memory, but only 8GB is detected [​IMG]



    Thanks in advance if anybody replies!
     
    ArthurJan, Mar 1, 2020
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