ram usage climbs to max during and after downloads

russ1000 · Aug 9, 2014

I have a fairly new build using I7 4790k, z97 motherboard, 2 8gb sticks of gskill trident 2400 cas 10 ram. Window 8.1 64 bit. My issue is when i download my memory usage climbs a bit which is normal but once download is finished the mem usage keeps climbing to like 90%. I have look through task manager and nothing is using too much ram, I have ran a couple of malware scans, ran memtest. If i restart pc it goes back to normal until i download something. I use a kingston 120 ssd and 1 tb wd black.

prit87 · Aug 9, 2014

test your ram with a memtest ....

russ1000 · Aug 9, 2014

prit87 :

thanks I tried that I ran windows memory test program

MeteorsRaining · Aug 10, 2014

Change the download location. How big are the downloads? Songs? Albums? Movies? FHD Movies?

russ1000 · Aug 10, 2014

MeteorsRaining :

It happens with mostly steam games, and torrents (movies)

russ1000 · Aug 10, 2014

maybe i will add another hdd and try that

MeteorsRaining · Aug 10, 2014

Well downloading big files like games or Movies (1GB or above in general) can use RAM. But I've never heard downloading anything making RAM get even close to 90% when you have 8GB or above, let alone 16GB.
Maybe its your HDD. if possible, add another HDD and test it for RAM usage while downloading.

russ1000 · Aug 10, 2014

MeteorsRaining :

it doesnt really get high until after download has finished but I will pick up a new 1tb seagate they are on sale for 54.99

PEJUman · Aug 10, 2014

did you check superfecth/prefetch settings? normally W8 will disable them with SSD. but maybe it failed to do that with yours...

MeteorsRaining · Aug 10, 2014

Try it with a new HDD, but check first what PEJUman said, it is a valid possibility.

russ1000 · Aug 10, 2014

they where not disabled, so i have disabled them and am downloading so far so good

MeteorsRaining · Aug 10, 2014

Seems like you've got what was wrong.

prit87 · Aug 10, 2014

personally i think there is a defect in you ram because i play games and download at torrents and open 6-7 tabs in Mozilla and still my stays at 50-60% use mine is 8 gb .....

russ1000 · Aug 11, 2014

prit87 :

Yeah disabling those didnt help i ran two download s in a row (games) when they finished it was at 80% i have ordered a new hdd and 2more sticks (i needed 2 for another build anyway)

prit87 · Aug 11, 2014

okk that's good i hope that it solves your problem...

russ1000 · Sep 2, 2014

an update changed ram and hdd. Still no luck but i installed 2x4gb sticks of team dark and it runs up to the same 90% mark, it did with the 16gb. Next is re install windows and if that dont work maybe mem controller / motherboard?

MeteorsRaining · Sep 2, 2014

Maybe a BIOS reset/ CMOS clean? That will dissolve any erratic settings applied to memory by BIOS. Also, clean re-install seems an easier option but may not be able to solve the issue as its hardware based.

russ1000 · Sep 2, 2014

MeteorsRaining :

i have reset bios and cleared cmos, thanks still no luck i have changed memory settings reset default settings. I am curious about this intel smart software or marvel ( i am not using the marvel sata connectors on the board)

prit87 · Sep 2, 2014

i strongly think a third party software which is causing these problems have you checked the ram usage in the safe mode ?

russ1000 · Sep 17, 2014

well i finally figured it out the PEJUman was on the right track it was " HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Ndu "

Change the start value to "4" (Disable) and restart your PC

thanks for all your answers

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