Windows 10: Why do I have only 3,3 GB of available RAM out of 6?

Discus and support Why do I have only 3,3 GB of available RAM out of 6? in Windows 10 BSOD Crashes and Debugging to solve the problem; So my laptop is never slow on normal usage, but when I play heavy games like CS:GO it really lags. The framerate drops so much, to the point where I... Discussion in 'Windows 10 BSOD Crashes and Debugging' started by Cheesy Moon, Aug 14, 2018.

  1. Why do I have only 3,3 GB of available RAM out of 6?


    So my laptop is never slow on normal usage, but when I play heavy games like CS:GO it really lags. The framerate drops so much, to the point where I can't even move in the game without bumping into enemies and objects. Now, I know I don't have a gaming laptop (see the screenshot with the specs below), but I've seen people with way worse specs than mine and still run cs go and other similar games smoothly. Mine lags even when the game is set to the lowest settings. So I went to the task manager and I realised that out of 6 gigs of ram, 5,6 are given to the user but only 3,3 of them are available for usage. Why does that happen? I know that not all of the gigabytes of ram are available when in a computer (for example if you have 6 gigs like I do, 5,6 of them are "free") but should it really use an entire 3,2 GB by default? Right now as I'm typing this, 2,2 GB of ram are being used by my computer and I only have Chrome and task manager open. I figured that's why heavy games like cs go lag so much on my laptop, even on low graphics (because of low available ram) but is there a way to fix that? Any suggestion is appreciated. Why do I have only 3,3 GB of available RAM out of 6? 081d717a-883f-4770-8c90-bedd64e49a20?upload=true.png Why do I have only 3,3 GB of available RAM out of 6? acec9b25-2ba3-4946-84f2-61ccba316a97?upload=true.png

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    Cheesy Moon, Aug 14, 2018
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  2. Windows 10 64-bit with 3 GB RAM

    Hi LimerOS,

    My name is Fernando. I am an Independent Advisor. I am here to guide you with your question on the Windows 10 on an older computer with 3 gb RAM.

    Technically you might be in spec with 3 gb RAM.

    Microsoft lists the Windows 10 minimum hardware requirements as:

    Processor: 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster processor or SoC.

    RAM: 1 gigabyte (GB) for 32-bit or 2 GB for 64-bit.

    Hard disk space: 16 GB for 32-bit OS 20 GB for 64-bit OS.

    Graphics card: DirectX 9 or later with WDDM 1.0 driver.

    Display: 800x600.

    Coincidentally, I had a relative of mine on a budget that had 4 gb of RAM, but one of the 2 gb sticks when bad on it. I removed it and worked on her computer to clean it up. Although it was not the fastest computer, it definitely something she could work on
    for basic computing and internet surfing.

    I hope this helps. Feel free to ask back any questions and let me know how it goes.

    Respectfully,

    Fernando Y.
     
    FernandoYebra1, Aug 14, 2018
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  3. silvanasp Win User
    what is the difference : 3 Gb ports and 6 Gb ports

    when to use which ? 3 or 6 Gb ports?

    are they interchangeable ? help!!
     
    silvanasp, Aug 14, 2018
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  4. Brink Win User

    Why do I have only 3,3 GB of available RAM out of 6?

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