Strange RAM usage issue

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irrthumsteve

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Hey!
So I have a RAM issue for a couple of days now. At some point I noticed my PC slowing down a lot, I opened task manager and was surprised to see 96% RAM usage!?!
The strange part is, the math does not add up. The highest process is ~180mb, everything added up there is about 2gb / 16gb used... so nothing near 90%.

My first thought was 1 of my 2 4gb RAM modules must be busted, but even if, then i guess 4gb (1bar) + 2gb (what is used by the system) it should show something like 55-60% used, not +90%.

While writing this i had to restart my pc because it even my mouse cursor was lagging over the screen at this point.
Now after booting up the usage is "normal" at around 20%, but it feels like it just builds up and up from boot on.

Here are a couple of screenshots of what is running and what my system looks like.

My system:
Windows 10
MoBo: AsRock z97xKiller
CPU: i7 4770k @4.2ghz
Cool: Corsair Hydro H100i
Ram: 16gb - GSkill CL7 @1600mhz
GPU: GTX1080
SSD: Corsair 512gb
HDD: Seagate Baracude 4TB / Samsung 2TB


Any ideas?

Thanks!
Steve.

Images link didn't work for some reason... so here are the links:
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Traditore
OK, here it is. "Non-paged pool" 5Gb. Just like I thought. The non-paged pool is a section of kernel memory which is reserved for code and data that must be in physical memory at all times. If the non-paged pool has grown dramatically (it should not be more than a few hundred megabytes) and clears up after a reboot this indicates that one of your device drivers is probably leaking memory.

Get a full drivers update. I recommend downloading offline frivers pack like SDI Full. It's a huge 14Gb torrent but it has all up-to-date drivers for nearly any device on the market.

When you run the application, tick the boxes like it's shown on a screenshot, click on 'Select ALL' and 'Install'

Tell me if you need more guidance...
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OK, here it is. "Non-paged pool" 5Gb. Just like I thought. The non-paged pool is a section of kernel memory which is reserved for code and data that must be in physical memory at all times. If the non-paged pool has grown dramatically (it should not be more than a few hundred megabytes) and clears up after a reboot this indicates that one of your device drivers is probably leaking memory.

Get a full drivers update. I recommend downloading offline frivers pack like SDI Full. It's a huge 14Gb torrent but it has all up-to-date drivers for nearly any device on the market.

When you run the application, tick the boxes like it's shown on a screenshot, click on 'Select ALL' and 'Install'

Tell me if you need more guidance.

2016_07_17_13_45_25_Snappy_Driver_Installer_R468.jpg
 
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irrthumsteve

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Ok, so that took forever... downloading 19gb of file when you only have 2seeds AND you have to reboot your pc every 45-60min because RAM is at 100%... not fun at all :D

Very good software btw!
Both my LAN, Chipset and some Misc Bus got updated. https://imgur.com/lQkC8JQ
After reboot i let a couple of things run while i browsed around a bit for 45min and the RAM stayed at around 15% (N-P Pool ~200mb).
Then I ran Prime95 and stressed the RAM with full 16gb for 15min and as soon as it stoped all went back down. Also during the stress test the Non-paged pool didnt go higher than ~200mb
https://imgur.com/DvRs5io
DvRs5io


It's been over an hour now and all is fine... so i guess problem solved!

Thanks a bunch!
 
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Great! Glad to help ;-)
 
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