RAM 'swells' up

Rafael Mestdag · Dec 2, 2014

After about a couple of hours of using my pc, the RAM usage swells up to 60-65% and I have to reboot. Even when I'm not using a lot of programs it happens. It's a matter of time more than anything else. I've heard about memory leaking but I don't know if it's my case or how to pinpoint it.

Any ideas?

Thx in advance!

Lucias OKeefe · Dec 2, 2014

What programs do you always have open?

Someone Somewhere · Dec 2, 2014

Can you post a screenshot of Task Manager set to the Processes tab, sorted by memory (highest first)?

iam2thecrowe · Dec 2, 2014

why do you have to reboot because ram usage is 65%? your computer is utillizing ram available to make stuff load faster.

leeb2013 · Dec 2, 2014

Yeah its probably caching stuff it needs to load quicker. As long as you don't run out of memory, alls good.

Rafael Mestdag · Dec 3, 2014

Someone Somewhere :

This is it:

http://postimg.org/image/84adufh6x/

Tradesman1 · Dec 3, 2014

Actually looks fine, could close things you aren't using, might look to increase your page file, clear startup of unneeded items

Pinhedd · Dec 4, 2014

Yeah I don't see anything out of the ordinary in that either. Looks like normal usage to me as well.

Rafael Mestdag · Dec 7, 2014

Hey guys,

I've found a little program called Memory Cleaner which keeps my RAM at about 20-25% at all times, it's amazing! Even with anti viruses installed and everything.

Tradesman1 · Dec 7, 2014

Those can actually end up slowing your system down a bit, DRAM holds things in memory for rapid recall if needed, programs like this empty that info and may have to recall it from a program, the page file or even the web

Someone Somewhere · Dec 7, 2014

Rafael Mestdag :

There is literally zero need for this. All it's doing is slowing down your PC, and probably loading a bunch of malware in too.

Pinhedd · Dec 7, 2014

Rafael Mestdag :

That's a terrible idea.

Rafael Mestdag · Dec 7, 2014

Pinhedd :

Why is it terrible? It only keeps the RAM at those levels at idle. And besides the computer is fast and responsive, no problems whatsoever.

Someone Somewhere · Dec 7, 2014

Rafael Mestdag :

Because it most likely kills off important stuff, that while technically deferrable, is a bad idea to ignore. Stuff like defrags, updates, indexing etc.

Pinhedd · Dec 7, 2014

Rafael Mestdag :

It's a terrible idea because you have no idea what it is doing or how it is doing it. In all likelihood it's not doing what you think it's doing, and is most likely doing something that you don't want it to do. Managing memory is the job of the operating system's kernel and current memory management methods are the culmination of over 50 years of R&D. Any program that reduces memory usage is either killing off processes without your knowledge or is patching the kernel (which is a good way to end up with BSoDs and security breaches). Trust me when I say that some random program that you found on the internet is not going to beat a 400 billion dollar company at its own game.

Primary memory is very much a use-it-or-lose-it resource. The system aims to use 100% of the available physical memory for either process usage or as a cache. If the total demand from processes exceeds the amount of available physical memory the kernel will start pushing infrequently used data into a swap space located on a hard disk.

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