Hi, this is an odd problem that's been bugging me for a while now, and as I can't find a solution already on the web, I thought I'd post it here. The problem is this: I turn on my computer, and the memory usage is around 18%. The next day, I turn it on and the memory usage is around 35%. Next day, 50%, and goes up by about 15-25% each day until 97-98, where the computer will stay at. The current solution to this is to hold the off switch down on my PC, forcing the computer to shut down. I then start the computer again and the ram is back to 18%, but then starts to increases up to 100% again... Each time I hold the off switch, I fear I'm doing something horrible to my pc. I run a decent specc gaming pc, with 8GB RAM, Windows 8.1, a 1TB HDD and 120GB SSD. Therefore startup is quick, and my RAM within the first 5 minutes of my pc being up and running is how it is until I switch off my PC.
Another unusual thing is that although sometimes my RAM can be around 80%, games usually run fine as the PC seems to condense the tasks its running, making plenty of room in the RAM to run the game and taking up a total of just over 80%.
This is how my task manager looks on a bad day:
And on a good day (Just did a restart via holding the off switch):
Thanks in advance
EDIT: Forgot to mention, I have already ran a memtest86+ and checked for any viruses.
Another unusual thing is that although sometimes my RAM can be around 80%, games usually run fine as the PC seems to condense the tasks its running, making plenty of room in the RAM to run the game and taking up a total of just over 80%.
This is how my task manager looks on a bad day:
And on a good day (Just did a restart via holding the off switch):
Thanks in advance
EDIT: Forgot to mention, I have already ran a memtest86+ and checked for any viruses.
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