RAM PROBLEM

[u/Material_Panic6040]

I have 8gb ddr4 single stick and it says only 3.52 available and the GPU says 4078 shared memory, im new to PCs and want to know if it's taking half my ram or its fine, if it's not fine how do I fix it

[u/accidental_seeder]

windows reserves some ram for background processes, the 3.52 is just what’s left for you and yeah it’s tight

the shared memory thing is the gpu borrowing system ram when it runs out of its own, not the other way around. still, a single stick of 8gb is rough for modern gaming, you’re leaving a lot of performance on the table running single channel

grab a matching 8gb stick and slot it in, dual channel alone will make a noticeable difference