High RAM usage

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  1. Firefighter
    Posts : 29
    Windows 7 Professional 64Bit
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    High RAM usage


    Hello I'm new to this forum and I joined because I wanna ask this question

    Windows 7 is using 1.7 GB of my ram (2.0 Installed) and is that normal?

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  3. richc46
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    Windows 10, Home Clean Install
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    I use 1.2 GB at idle. Give us a shot of task manager, and we can tell if it looks ok.
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  4. whs
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    Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
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    With 2GBs total, that is slightly high. I also have 1.7GBs used at time, but with 4GBs total. In addition of what Richard suggests you should also look at Resource Monitor > Memory tab. A snip of the color bar would be useful. There may be a big chunk used by the hardware.
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  6. Zepher
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    Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit
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    fwiw, unused RAM is wasted RAM.
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  7. deepakumar
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    windows 7 Ultimate x86
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    Guys want to know what should be an ideal RAM usage when no external program/application is being run like word,music player,video player etc....on an avg. my RAM usage is 35-40% while being on the network but it shoots upto 65-70% when use couple of application like watching movie & downloading from net...i did took the Op.Events log as well....i'm attaching please check & let me know bcz there were some problems listed which i couldn't understand....
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  8. deepakumar
    Posts : 282
    windows 7 Ultimate x86
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    Here is the Op.Events log


    Level Date & Time Source Id Task category
    Warning 02-05-2010 05:22:13 Diagnostics-Performance 201 Shutdown Performance Monitoring
    Warning 02-05-2010 05:22:13 Diagnostics-Performance 200 Shutdown Performance Monitoring
    Warning 01-05-2010 04:16:06 Diagnostics-Performance 100 Boot Performance Monitoring
    Warning 01-05-2010 04:16:06 Diagnostics-Performance 203 Shutdown Performance Monitoring
    Warning 01-05-2010 04:16:06 Diagnostics-Performance 203 Shutdown Performance Monitoring
    Error 01-05-2010 04:16:06 Diagnostics-Performance 203 Shutdown Performance Monitoring
    Warning 01-05-2010 04:16:06 Diagnostics-Performance 201 Shutdown Performance Monitoring
    Warning 01-05-2010 04:16:06 Diagnostics-Performance 200 Shutdown Performance Monitoring
    Warning 30-04-2010 23:38:18 Diagnostics-Performance 107 Boot Performance Monitoring
    Error 30-04-2010 23:38:18 Diagnostics-Performance 101 Boot Performance Monitoring
    Error 30-04-2010 23:38:18 Diagnostics-Performance 100 Boot Performance Monitoring
    Warning 30-04-2010 23:38:18 Diagnostics-Performance 200 Shutdown Performance Monitoring
    Warning 30-04-2010 18:50:18 Diagnostics-Performance 110 Boot Performance Monitoring
    Error 30-04-2010 18:50:18 Diagnostics-Performance 106 Boot Performance Monitoring
    Warning 30-04-2010 18:50:18 Diagnostics-Performance 101 Boot Performance Monitoring
    Error 30-04-2010 18:50:18 Diagnostics-Performance 100 Boot Performance Monitoring
    Warning 30-04-2010 18:50:18 Diagnostics-Performance 200 Shutdown Performance Monitoring
    Warning 30-04-2010 11:05:43 Diagnostics-Performance 110 Boot Performance Monitoring
    Warning 30-04-2010 11:05:43 Diagnostics-Performance 107 Boot Performance Monitoring
    Critical 30-04-2010 11:05:43 Diagnostics-Performance 106 Boot Performance Monitoring
    Warning 30-04-2010 11:05:43 Diagnostics-Performance 103 Boot Performance Monitoring
    Warning 30-04-2010 11:05:43 Diagnostics-Performance 103 Boot Performance Monitoring
    Warning 30-04-2010 11:05:43 Diagnostics-Performance 103 Boot Performance Monitoring
    Warning 30-04-2010 11:05:43 Diagnostics-Performance 100 Boot Performance Monitoring
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  10. Firefighter
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    Windows 7 Professional 64Bit
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    ok ill post another Screenshot tomorrow cuz Im using my other laptop. (lenovo thinkpad X61)
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  11. cluberti
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    Windows 10 Pro x64
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    Double-post somehow. Oops!
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  12. cluberti
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    Windows 10 Pro x64
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    Yes, both a task manager (performance tab) and resmon (memory tab) screenshot would be quite helpful.
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  13. imeem
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    Win 7 & 10 x64
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    Is it the faster the ram stick you have, the lesser the ram usage? Because my friend's computer he has 4 GB of fast ddr2 (don't know the name and model) use less than 1 GB of ram after he starts up. And for me, my pc has 8 GB of DDR2 (slow ram) and my pc uses mor than 1 GB of ram at start up and we both have similar programs at start-up.
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