Just upgraded from 32-bit to 64-bit Win 8.1, but not using all Ram?

[King$nake]

Memory slots
Total memory slots 4
Used memory slots 4
Free memory slots 0
Memory
Type DDR2
Size 6144 MBytes
Channels # Dual
DRAM Frequency 333.2 MHz
CAS# Latency (CL) 5 clocks
RAS# to CAS# Delay (tRCD) 6 clocks
RAS# Precharge (tRP) 6 clocks
Cycle Time (tRAS) 15 clocks
Command Rate (CR) 2T
Physical Memory
Memory Usage 28 %
Total Physical 5.00 GB
Available Physical 3.60 GB <------is this right?
Total Virtual 6.50 GB
Available Virtual 5.04 GB






And here are the rest of my PC specs: any advice on what to upgrade? I only have maybe $200 to spend in upgrades

Operating System:
Windows 8.1 Pro 64-bit

CPU:
Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz 43 °C
Wolfdale 45nm Technology

RAM:
6.00GB Dual-Channel DDR2 @ 333MHz (5-6-6-15)

Motherboard:
ASUSTeK Computer INC. P5B-Deluxe (LGA 775) 50 °C

Graphics:
Generic Non-PnP Monitor (1680x1050@64Hz)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 (EVGA)

Storage:
298GB SAMSUNG HD321KJ ATA Device (SATA) 40 °C
7GB PNY USB 2.0 FD USB Device (USB)

Optical Drives:
SONY DVD RW DW-G120A ATA Device

Audio:
High Definition Audio Device

 

[patonb]

It looks like it's reporting the free memory... i.e. the amount not being used currently. Windows fills about half avalible memory and leaves the rest open for new applications.

How did you get 6Gig of ram in 4 spots? 2-2-1-1?

 

[King$nake]

lol I dont even know. I think (2) sticks are 1 GB, and (2) sticks are 2GB

I think RAM is something cheap I can upgrade, no? Any suggestions in that regard?

 

[patonb]

DDR2 isn't cheap anymore.

What program gave you the RAM specs in the first post?

 

[King$nake]

I used Speccy

 

[patonb]

The 3.6Gig is fine, as that's what is currently available. What worries me is it says size=6144 and total physical as 5.0.

 

[C0RR0SIVE]

His system could be dedicating some of the system RAM to GPU for some reason... I know most motherboards don't have that option at all like they did back in the AGP and earlier PCIe days unless they have integrated graphics, but it could be one of the few boards that doesn't have that type of option in the BIOS...

Best bet for us to get an idea of what's going on is a screen shot of Dxdiag...

 

[King$nake]

His system could be dedicating some of the system RAM to GPU for some reason... I know most motherboards don't have that option at all like they did back in the AGP and earlier PCIe days unless they have integrated graphics, but it could be one of the few boards that doesn't have that type of option in the BIOS...

Best bet for us to get an idea of what's going on is a screen shot of Dxdiag...

Operating System: Windows 8.1 Pro 64-bit (6.3, Build 9600)
BIOS: BIOS Date: 09/30/08 17:24:41 Ver: 08.00.12
Memory: 6144MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 5120MB RAM
Page File: 13265MB used, 2216MB available
Windows Dir: C:\Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 11

 

[Dauntae]

I'm confused, One post says you have a E8500 and the last post is saying you have a AMD athlon????? which is your system???

 

[-RockMan-]

I'm confused, One post says you have a E8500 and the last post is saying you have a AMD athlon????? which is your system???

As he says use this first and screenshot what it tells you.
CPU-Z CPUID - System & hardware benchmark, monitoring, reporting
Also hit the start button, in the search bar, type systeminfo and hit enter.
That will generate a log of your system bring that back here so we can see what your using.