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quadlt

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Hey everyone,
I've tried searching for this everywhere, but found nothing even close to what I'm experiencing.
Simply put: my PC starts crashing various programs whenever I hit around 60-70% of my RAM. For instance if I have like 10 Chrome Tabs on and I start playing a RAM hungry game, everything starts crashing into the famous "Aw, snap" or the game itself. I mean c'mon, 60% is not even the limit but it looks like it can't find the other RAM. It all was fine months ago, just randomly started noticing it. Any ideas?
Thanks.

Specs:
CPU : Intel Core i7-2600K 3.4GHz
GPU : Asus GeForce GTX670 DirectCU II
RAM : Corsair Vengeance Black 8GB DDR3 @1866MHz
MOBO : ASRock Z68 Extreme 4 Gen 3
PSU : Corsair TX 750 V2
C:/ Intel 330 series 60GB SSD
D:/ Samsung 1.5TB HDD 7200RPM
Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit
 
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Ohh I read several issues in Microsoft Support today and found out that its normal for the processor to use up a part of the system RAM.Higher is the RAM,higher is the usage in 64Bit OSs.

Just a little less was expected but I think it will not cause any trouble and I am pretty sure you will not run out of RAM :)
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My bad, edited OP.
As for the error message, there is not just a single one error message, it's just overall weird RAM behavior.
 
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Open the RIG and then deassemble and keep it off for 30 minutes.Then insert everything and boot up.
Then Use C-Cleaner Freeware or other files to Clean up the Temporary Files and all.
This is a manufacturing problem with some RAMs that causes a compatibility error with the motherboard.

Also by the way,use a different RAM slot to put the RAM into the motherboard than the one its currently in.
This may solv your problem.

If it still persists,there are two HARD options - Format fully with a new 64BIT OS / Contact your system manufacturer/assembler/distributor.
 
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I remembered that I had my pagefile disabled, so I've read about it again and apparently it is better to keep it on. Now my computer is fine again, tho still would prefer using all my memory.
 
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If you're talking about my last message, then yes, the pagefile appears to have solved my memory problems.

EDIT: talking about memory problems, not to create another topic, I have few more questions:
My svchost sometimes becomes really angry and starts using more than it is supposed to:
http://speedcap.net/sharing/files/3c/51/3c511b6d30f966b830bc689384b045e2.png
It usually averages 0% of CPU and ~130K of RAM usage, what might use it like in the picture?

Another question why does my RAM usage average around 35-40% on idle use, that is around 3 gigs used by simple software. :?
http://speedcap.net/sharing/files/30/8a/308add6bf8d402860162520cedb6b34b.png
 
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It is the Google Chrome browser that drinks your RAM space.
Close the Application and If it still comes up after that,Download a software that monitors Start-Up Applications during boot and turn off the unncesessary ones.

Also if Ending the chrome.exe s don't work,then try uninstalling and reinstalling the browser
 
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http://speedcap.net/sharing/screen.php?id=files/c0/71/c07158aedc09c3de1cb7271203684e82.png
Chrome is not the deal here, got it completely off, still 2.8 GB of use.
Never used such software before, don't mind telling few better names?
 
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Since I have Windows 8,it has an inbuilt start up monitor tool in the task manager.
Oh your RAM is sucked because I know one common thing.
Make the Pagefile size 1GB in C Drive and 1.52GB in the other systempartitions. (You need atleast 4Gigs)

The one good StartUp software is CCleaner.
It is very common software.

Some stupid antivirus with inbuilt optimization tool like K7 TOtal Security detect C-Cleaner as an Adware/Unnecessary Application.
So if you receive any errors while installing,bypass it
 
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I already have my C: pagefile set on 1024-2048 and D: on 4096-8192 (which makes it say there's 5.1GB total), so I guess my pagefiles are sorted already.
Startup doesn't show any suspicious activity either:
http://speedcap.net/sharing/files/7a/62/7a62f0a535bd0173949ee730253d469c.png

 
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To be honest, I remember having this problem ever since I got the new ram sticks. Might it be just normal Win7 use when you have more ram?

 
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That's what I'm talking about. I had 4GB before and I averaged almost same as you, but what I mean is that if you have more RAM = more free RAM, Windows runs more stuff in the background to keep your PC faster, while having less memory makes it run less in background. Might be?
 
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Maybe but usually not so much is sucked up I think.
Is your performance fast enough?
Can you show me a screenshot of the Windows Experience Index details?

You get it under System Properties by right clicking on the My Computer icon.
Tell me the overall score and the RAM score.
 
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Yeah, I think my memory is good for now, but I'm scared about the future, when everything will require more and more memory which might take me to some problems.

My WEI says I have 7.2 overall score with 7.6 on RAM.

 
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Ohh I read several issues in Microsoft Support today and found out that its normal for the processor to use up a part of the system RAM.Higher is the RAM,higher is the usage in 64Bit OSs.

Just a little less was expected but I think it will not cause any trouble and I am pretty sure you will not run out of RAM :)
 
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