bios vs mint ram discrepency not sure why [SOLVED WITH NEW HARDWARE]

[cretsiah]

ok BIOS tells me i have 16gig of ram

lmde 5 64-bit install and lmde 5 64-bit live disc

says i only have 8gigs of ram

anyone know why?

[t42]

You may provide here an output of

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sudo inxi -mxxx

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sudo inxi -Mxxx

[cretsiah]

sudo inxi -mxxx

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Memory:
  RAM: total: 7.8 GiB used: 1.38 GiB (17.7%) 
  Array-1: capacity: 32 GiB slots: 4 EC: None max module size: 8 GiB 
  note: est. voltage: 3.3 
  Device-1: Node0_Dimm0 size: 8 GiB info: single-bank speed: spec: 667 MT/s 
  actual: 800 MT/s type: DDR3 detail: synchronous unbuffered (unregistered) 
  bus width: 64 bits total: 64 bits manufacturer: N/A part-no: F3-12800CL10- 
  serial: N/A 
  Device-2: Node0_Dimm1 size: No Module Installed 
  Device-3: Node0_Dimm2 size: 8 GiB info: single-bank speed: spec: 667 MT/s 
  actual: 800 MT/s type: DDR3 detail: synchronous unbuffered (unregistered) 
  bus width: 64 bits total: 64 bits manufacturer: N/A part-no: F3-12800CL10- 
  serial: N/A 
  Device-4: Node0_Dimm3 size: No Module Installed 

sudo inxi -Mxxx

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Machine:
  Type: Desktop Mobo: Gigabyte model: 970A-D3P serial: N/A 
  BIOS: American Megatrends v: FD date: 02/26/2016

whilst it doesnt say it they are G.Skill ram sticks

[t42]

Are they install as recommended ? installed in the same colored DDR3 sockets, better to install them in the DDR3_1 and DDR3_2 sockets.

[cretsiah]

yep sure are

[axisofevil]

Might be interesting to install the Linux version of CPU-Z:-

sudo apt install cpu-x
Might show some other discrepancies?

[cretsiah]

I like the idea of that cpu-x

could come in handy thanks for the heads up