Ram Allocation - Memory Leaks

James_433

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Nov 30, 2016
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Good afternoon. I built my computer a bit less than a year ago, and have been incredibly happy with it. There is an issue that started today with Minecraft. When I minimize Minecraft with 1GB allocated to it, my ram usage goes up to 4GB and my mouse starts lagging around the screen/my discord audio glitches out. I did a fresh install of Minecraft and deleted everything from Roaming, what could the issue be that causes my memory leak?

Minecraft showing less than half a gig of ram used: https://snag.gy/Nr9f8I.jpg
The reality in Task Manager: https://snag.gy/7mlsVe.jpg

Also, why is my CPU usage way higher when this happens than any other time I have played MC before?

I'm sorry if this is dumb or repetitive as I couldn't find anyone with my same issue after looking for hours.

Thanks in advance.

Specs:
8GB 2133mh ddr4 hyperxfury
MSI b150a gaming motherboard
intel i5 6400 2.7gh
rosemill wifi card
gtx 750 ti
500gb wd black hdd
120 gb samsung evo ssd