Ram + download issue

advil · 20 Aug 2009

hello guys
i have problems when trying to download , when i click on the link i wanna
download it keeps loading slowly but the download popup never shows up !!
also when watching any video on youtube , it doesn't play until the whole
thing is downloaded !!
i noticed that svchost using a lot of ram ! using taskmanager and resource monitor it shows 70% of ram is being used while i dont have any thing running?
im using windows 7 64bit rtm on core2quad 6600 and 4 gb ram ..
any help plz

sevsman · 20 Aug 2009

Before we can help you'll do best to fill your system spec in.

There are a few chipsets that have a memory leak and that can cause problems.

I'm sure someone else on here will have a more indepth answer for you.

For instance, at the moment i'm running a crappy Asrock board till ma P5Q comes back and my ram usage on the Asrock is almost 3 out of 4 gigs all the time, where as the P5Q only ever runs 1 gig max at idle.

This has also caused BSOD's, freezeing and failed downloads due to the data not being able to be written in the system memory.

Hope this helps..

Ps. I've actually given in and used a ram optimizer for the moment and it's working like a charm. However when the P5Q cpomes back i'll never touch a ram optimizer again..

stevieray · 21 Aug 2009

Sounds like you're infected. I cannot imaging any svchost process using 70% of four gigs of RAM. I think that may be an infection disguising itself as svchost.

Try running Malwarebytes. Just download & install it. When it finishes, download the latest updates and run a full scan.

advil · 21 Aug 2009

thnx guys and here my spec :
Msi p35 Platinum Combo
Core2quad q6600 @ 2.4
4 gb (3sticks 2x1 and one 2gb )
Radeon 4890 1gb
the ram leak problem seems to be gone !!!(about 1-1.5gb used depending on activity ) anyway the youtube and the download problem only appears
after using the windows for some time , i mean when i start my pc everything is normal but after some activity i get it , also i think its related
to my connections cuz we have 2 wireless networks and when changing btwn them i start having the issue !!

TGSoldier · 21 Aug 2009

stevieray said:

Try running Malwarebytes. Just download & install it. When it finishes, download the latest updates and run a full scan.

Did you?

Also. Clean install or upgrade.

Version?

advil · 22 Aug 2009

everyting is fine using malwarebytes ,
and im running win 7 rtm (clean install )

Tews · 22 Aug 2009

Glad to hear that you have it sorted out!

advil · 23 Aug 2009

i meant malware didnt find anything !!
Anyway the problem appears after switching to my other wirless network so im sticking with one network and everything solved !
thnx guys ..