Windows 10: With an SSD installed, would 8Gb to 16Gb RAM have no impact?

cytherian · Aug 7, 2018

Given my current situation, I'm likely going to keep my current HP notebook for at least a couple more years. I recently upgraded the main drive to an SSD and the performance boost is phenomenal. It has 8Gb of RAM with one slot open, so I was thinking of installing another 8Gb with used memory (pretty cheap now, about $35). Would that accomplish any improvement? I'm not a developer, so I don't run a memory hog like Visual Studio, but I do periodic editing in Photoshop/Illustrator (with the SSD, performance is just fine). If the RAM upgrade wouldn't do much, I'm thinking it still might be a good idea for a hardware fail safe -- meaning, if the RAM in slot 0 somehow develops a fault, the RAM in slot 1 would help prevent the computer from becoming unusable.

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Johann Eva · Aug 7, 2018

16G ram installed only 7.95g available

Hi,

It’s nice that you have upgraded your PC with a 16GB RAM. We would like to know more about the hardware specification of your motherboard for us to determine if your new RAM is compatible or not? Please answer the questions below:

Can you contact your motherboard manufacturer and confirm if it does accept your new 16GB RAM?

How many memory slots do you have in your motherboard?

Did you totally replaced the 8GB RAM to 16GB RAM? or did you add the 16GB RAM and retaining the 8GB RAM?

What is the make and model of your new RAM?

Let us know if you can answer these questions.

prashii · Aug 7, 2018

Windows shows 8GB RAM installed but 4GB RAM is usable

Hi There,

I've just upgraded my pc from 4GB RAM to 8GB RAM. Windows seems to have detected this upgrade but why does it show as only 4GB RAM available. The following is what I have tried so far with no luck:

I have tried the msconfig method on ensuring maximum memory is not checked.

physically removed the new RAM and reinstalled it

Any thoughts/suggestions on how i can resolve this matter?

Thanks