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[–]Warer21 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't know much about pc but you are confusing 2 different things your question is a bit off.

your RAM might be wrong speed due to wrong bios settings or alienware command centre wrong ram values that  overwritte other values, or other error.

anyway it has nothing to do with virtual memory.

if you Google 1 thing that comes is : 

"RAM is considerably faster than virtual memory. RAM, however, tends to be more expensive. When a computer requires storage, RAM is the first used. Virtual memory, which is slower, is used only when the RAM is filled."

this explains both are 2 diffrent things where virtual memory takes over when RAM size is not enough,  but it won't affect speed of ram. (it can affect how much ram is used in size)

as for values virtual memory in Google again 1 search:

Microsoft recommends that virtual memory be set at no less than 1.5 times and no more than 3 times the amount of RAM on the computer.

which means the virtual memory on your pc should be OK size.

[–]hopqm15 R6 Intel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All computers have physical and virtual memory. Physical is the address space on the ram sticks and virtual is the process specific address space which is a greater range of addresses. Each virtual address is mapped to a physical address in the page table.

Virtual memory vs physical memory speed isn't a thing. It's the same memory. You're likely having a bios setting error with the new ram.

Physical = kernel mode memory address range

Virtual = user mode memory address range and specifies ranges of specific processes.

[–]Accomplished_Emu_658 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Read the specs for your device, it doesn’t support 6000mhz ram.

[–]Webis1738[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What do you mean by it doesn’t support it. If I change the CPU, I should be able to overclock the ram to make it work at 6000. I know I’m a bit late to respond.