[SOLVED] My PC uses too much Memory

[evocorrupt]

Hi everyone, I currently have 16 gb of ddr4 RAM installed in my pc and at almost all times its using 87% or more according to task manager, and none of my processes take up an unordinary amount of RAM. I've tried scouring the internet but nothing worked. Just wondering if anybody had any suggestions?

 

[Shektron]

Can you show your processes list, sorted by RAM usage?

 

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[Shektron]

Hm, nothing out of the ordinary here. Maybe it's a system process. Try going into the Details tab, and sort that by RAM usage.

 

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[Shektron]

How long has this problem been appearing? Have you tried removing the RAM and cleaning and swapping them around the slots?

 

[evocorrupt]

Been happening the past few days, I've had this build for just over 2 years now and never had a problem with it. I typically clean it regularly but I will try swapping slots

 

[evocorrupt]

just tried cleaning/swapping slots, nothing changed besides my pc is now using 92% of memory instead of 87%.

 

[Shektron]

Do a full scan with MalwareBytes software, and backup your data because you might have to reinstall Windows.

 

[Shektron]

On a computer that is running Windows 7, the usable memory (RAM) may be less than the installed memory.

For example, a 32-bit version of Windows 7 may report that there are only 3.5 GB of usable system memory on a computer that has 4 GB of memory installed.

Or, a 64-bit version of Windows 7 may report that there are only 7.1 GB of usable system memory on a computer that has 8 GB of memory installed.

Note The amount of usable memory in the examples are not the exact amounts. Usable memory is a calculated amount of the total physical memory minus "hardware reserved" memory

I don't see how that's relevant here. Neither is his system using Windows 7, nor is the system detecting lesser RAM than what is installed. He has 16 gigs installed, and the system shows 15.9 gigs.

 

[SkyNetRising]

Just wondering if anybody had any suggestions?

Your system would like more physical ram.
Upgrade to 32GB.

See committed ram value there (22.2GB). That is minimum physical ram necessary for current workload.

 

[evocorrupt]

Your system would like more physical ram.
Upgrade to 32GB.

See committed ram value there (22.2GB). That is minimum physical ram necessary for current workload.

I’ve had this build for just over 2 years and 16GB had been more than plenty for me up until this last week, so I’m just wondering why none of the processes workloads add up to the current amount being used.
I’m gonna try what Shektron mentioned and backup my data and reinstall windows and see how that goes.

 

[geofelt]

I have read that discord has been known to cause ram usage problems.
I know little about discord, but do some searching.