3gb after restart

[Amossss]

Hi

I restarted my computer. I waited for everything to load. I opened Firefox. AVG started and finished its after restart scan. Only then, I opened task manager and apparently 3-3.1gb of memory is taken according to the performance tab. I have 8GB RAM but still I wonder why and what takes so much of my RAM. Any tool that can tell me what exactly is consuming my memory? The processes tab doesn't say much because accumulating the values there, is far from what I see in the performance tab.

I know FF depends on the number of open tabs etc. but I don't want to know the specifics rather than knowing how to know what is consuming the memory (a tool, app etc)

Thanks

Update: right after posting this question, the memory jumps down to 2.5GB and I have no idea why, which strengthen my question.

 

[Sammyjo20]

Hi

I restarted my computer. I waited for everything to load. I opened Firefox. AVG started and finished its after restart scan. Only then, I opened task manager and apparently 3-3.1gb of memory is taken according to the performance tab. I have 8GB RAM but still I wonder why and what takes so much of my RAM. Any tool that can tell me what exactly is consuming my memory? The processes tab doesn't say much because accumulating the values there, is far from what I see in the performance tab.

I know FF depends on the number of open tabs etc. but I don't want to know the specifics rather than knowing how to know what is consuming the memory (a tool, app etc)

Thanks

Update: right after posting this question, the memory jumps down to 2.5GB and I have no idea why, which strengthen my question.

Hm, what a strange issue but it's fixable. My bet would be to install a program called CCleaner. It will clean any temporary or corrupted files from your system. Maybe even install MalwareBytes too wouldn't be a bad bet just make sure to do a full scan.

Tip for CCleaner: run the normal cleaner a few times then run the registry cleaner a few times until there are no more registry errors

It's worth a try.

Hope this helps
- Sam

 

[Amossss]

Thanks but this computer is after a clean install and I run AVG in the background + a full scan a few days ago. Also, I run AVG pc tuneup that does what ccleaner does and much more. Unless it has something specific to do with what I reported?

 

[Sammyjo20]

Thanks but this computer is after a clean install and I run AVG in the background + a full scan a few days ago. Also, I run AVG pc tuneup that does what ccleaner does and much more. Unless it has something specific to do with what I reported?

I'm not sure mate. Have you looked what's using your RAM? if you right click on the task bar and click "Task Manager" it should show you the statistics.

 

[Amossss]

Please read again my topic I'm in close relationship with the task manager, especially the processes and performance tab but it doesn't get me very far

 

[Sammyjo20]

Please read again my topic I'm in close relationship with the task manager, especially the processes and performance tab but it doesn't get me very far

Sorry, been a long night. Haha.

What currently is the RAM usage. My PC is 8gb RAM and uses about 2.5 idle.

 

[Amossss]

When you say idle you mean no application is opened? except ofcourse for the system and startup programs?

Bottom line is, it all depends on a lot of things, this is why an application that will tell me what is actually consuming the memory, will help a lot

 

[Sammyjo20]

When you say idle you mean no application is opened? except ofcourse for the system and startup programs?

Bottom line is, it all depends on a lot of things, this is why an application that will tell me what is actually consuming the memory, will help a lot

By Idle I mean on your desktop. Nothing open just task manager and I'm currently looking for software which will tell you.