Why is my friend's PC showing more RAM than he bought?
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A friend just bought a prebuilt PC from Microcenter, which includes a Ryzen 7 7600X3D CPU and 32 GB of DDR5 RAM at 6000 MHz. However, when he checks the task manager, it shows that the system has 48 GB of RAM. We're both confused and wondering if he somehow got extra RAM or if there's a different explanation for this reading. He's running Windows 11.
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Could be bonus RAM for sure! If he's really curious, he can run this command in CMD: `wmic MemoryChip get BankLabel, Capacity, MemoryType, TypeDetail, Speed`. It’ll confirm how much RAM is really there.
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He might just have more RAM than he thought! But to double-check, he can download and run HWinfo64. It’ll give him a detailed look at what's installed.
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It’s actually possible that he has two 24 GB sticks instead of the expected 32 GB with two 16 GB sticks. These larger capacity modules have been coming out recently, so it's worth checking that out.
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Another option is to take a quick look inside the case and see what RAM sticks are actually installed. Sometimes it’s just as simple as opening it up to take a peek!
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