[SOLVED] High idle RAM usage

[Zyarc]

I got 4.5gb for doing nothing, i also tried resetting my pc, still..

 

[rgd1101]

how much ram do you have?
that about how much windows 10 used.

I used about 4.2

 

[JohnBonhamsGhost]

I got 4.5gb for doing nothing

and i use ~5GB when idling, ~6.5 when just browsing like now.
what exactly is your issue?

 

[Zyarc]

how much ram do you have?
that about how much windows 10 used.

I used about 4.2

I have 8gb ram.
What do you mean by how much win10 use?

 

[Zyarc]

and i use ~5GB when idling, ~6.5 when just browsing like now.
what exactly is your issue?

Isn't it suppose to be 1,5 - 3 when u idling?

 

[Bob.B]

I got 4.5gb for doing nothing, i also tried resetting my pc, still..

Just because your doing nothing does not mean windows is doing nothing.
Boot the machine and let it sit for 5mins.
How much ram is used?

 

[Zyarc]

Just because your doing nothing does not mean windows is doing nothing.
Boot the machine and let it sit for 5mins.
How much ram is used?

4 out of 8

 

[Bob.B]

4 out of 8

4GB of ram usage says you have a lot of stuff loading at startup.
Work at making your startup list skinny.

 

[rgd1101]

Isn't it suppose to be 1,5 - 3 when u idling?

maybe back on XP. windows 10 spread it out for security reason

 

[Zyarc]

4GB of ram usage says you have a lot of stuff loading at startup.
Work at making your startup list skinny.

I've tried... Not much of a help

 

[Bob.B]

I've tried... Not much of a help

Try some more you have a bunch of something loading a startup.
If I boot to the desktop I see 1.4GB used.

 

[mikewinddale]

My understanding is that Windows will use more RAM to cache more system files, as long as the RAM is available.

In other words, the more RAM you have, the more system files Windows will load into RAM to get them ready in advance, rather than loading them from the SSD at the time they're needed.

How much RAM do you have? Windows is using 4.5 GB out of how many?

I've got 512 GB of RAM - yes, 512 GB of RAM - and my system idles at 19 GB of RAM usage.

 

[rgd1101]

the OP have 8GB. he need to check what he is running.

 

[Zyarc]

My understanding is that Windows will use more RAM to cache more system files, as long as the RAM is available.

In other words, the more RAM you have, the more system files Windows will load into RAM to get them ready in advance, rather than loading them from the SSD at the time they're needed.

How much RAM do you have? Windows is using 4.5 GB out of how many?

I've got 512 GB of RAM - yes, 512 GB of RAM - and my system idles at 19 GB of RAM usage.

Oh my..
Okay, i get it now.. Thank you for telling me
This info got me good

 

[mikewinddale]

Okay, 4 GB idle relative to 8 GB total seems high.

Check Task Manager, "Processes" tab, and click "Memory" to sort by memory usage. (When you click it once, it might sort lowest->highest, so click a second time to sort highest->lowest.) See which programs are using the most.

Also, in Task Manager, check under the "Startup" tab to see if there are any suspicious programs starting up when you boot.

If you still can't identify any culprits, then start a minimal Windows boot. Go to Start -> Run -> type "msconfig" -> General tab -> Diagnostic startup. This will start up only essential Windows services. See if the RAM usage is lower then.

 

[Deleted member 1560910]

I bet he has tons of bloat running and he doesnt relive it

 

[Deleted member 1560910]

Okay, 4 GB idle relative to 8 GB total seems high.

Check Task Manager, "Processes" tab, and click "Memory" to sort by memory usage. (When you click it once, it might sort lowest->highest, so click a second time to sort highest->lowest.) See which programs are using the most.

Also, in Task Manager, check under the "Startup" tab to see if there are any suspicious programs starting up when you boot.

If you still can't identify any culprits, then start a minimal Windows boot. Go to Start -> Run -> type "msconfig" -> General tab -> Diagnostic startup. This will start up only essential Windows services. See if the RAM usage is lower then.

Seems normal to me my system is using about 5 right now

 

[Zyarc]

Okay, 4 GB idle relative to 8 GB total seems high.

Check Task Manager, "Processes" tab, and click "Memory" to sort by memory usage. (When you click it once, it might sort lowest->highest, so click a second time to sort highest->lowest.) See which programs are using the most.

Also, in Task Manager, check under the "Startup" tab to see if there are any suspicious programs starting up when you boot.

If you still can't identify any culprits, then start a minimal Windows boot. Go to Start -> Run -> type "msconfig" -> General tab -> Diagnostic startup. This will start up only essential Windows services. See if the RAM usage is lower then.

Ok, thanks