Question Memory usage at 74% while running no games

[Dom1n1cM]

Hey, so I've been having this problem with my memory for a while. I can close every running application and i'll still be at about 40% memory usage. I have scanned with Malwarebytes and avast and there are no viruses on my computer. I have 8 gigabytes of DDR4 ram and I'm very confused as to why this has been happening. Should I get more ram or is there something wrong with my PC?

 

[PC Tailor]

Welcome to the forums my friend!

Grab a screenshot of your task manager processes sorted by memory usage and post it here, or for more detail, you can check resource monitor.

 

[Dom1n1cM]

It's not letting me post the screenshot for some reason.

 

[PC Tailor]

It's not letting me post the screenshot for some reason.

Upload it onto imgur then post the link here.

 

[Dom1n1cM]

https://imgur.com/a/NExdPjr

View: https://imgur.com/a/NExdPjr

 

[Dom1n1cM]

So, is there anything wrong?

 

[Dom1n1cM]

I've scanned with malwarebytes and avast and I have no viruses or malware on my computer, but just with a few applications like chrome and discord open, 70% of my memory is being used. If I close all applications it drops to about 40-50%.

https://imgur.com/a/NExdPjr

View: https://imgur.com/a/NExdPjr

 

[rgd1101]

post a screenshot of when you close all the applications

 

[Dom1n1cM]

https://imgur.com/a/6Gs5OdH

View: https://imgur.com/a/6Gs5OdH

 

[Ketchup79]

First off, your memory usage looks fine. Secondly, Windows does a couple things that make memory usage higher than a casual user might expect:

1. Windows 10 uses a process called prefetch to keep your most-used apps loaded into memory before you actually pull them up, as space allows.
2. Even though you close an app, the core of the app can stay in memory for quite a while for faster execution the next time you start it, again as space allows.

Both of these processes are secondary to needed RAM for, in this case, a game. So if your game requires more RAM than is free at any given time, Windows tells 1 and 2 to forget enough data to make room for the game.

 

[Dom1n1cM]

Alright, thank you.