High RAM usage - don't know why

[Renik]

Hello, have older computer (see screenshots).

I have Win 7 x64 Ultimate and my RAM cries. I have this problem for about 2 months. Last week I formatted HDD and install clean Windows again. After some days I have this problem again. I think, this is problem:
If I go away from PC, and come back after 15-20 minutes, RAM usage is 90-100%. Have turned off HDD sleep, only monitor turns off after 5 minutes.

Have you got any solution for me? Will be very thankful.

BTW don't know why I have a lot of chrome processes, I have only 3 tabs opened.
Thank you very much.

 

[LMiller7]

What is really needed is a screenshot of Task Manager - Performance tab. There is information there that is found nowhere else.

 

[Renik]

Sorry, here is it

 

[Renik]

any help please?

 

[andrew129260]

Well considering that you are torrenting I am not surprised. Utorrent is showing the highest ram usage.

People with torrent programs usually have virus infections. Uninstall utorrent though and reboot, report what happens.

 

[Renik]

with turned off uTorrent I have the same problem.. and I don't have any virus, don't download from public sites

 

[andrew129260]

How did you turn off utorrent? By just exiting it by the tray? Make sure you stop its services as well. I suggest turning off every program in your startup list until you find the culprit. In reality only your antivirus should be running at boot. It has got to be an actively running program.

 

[Renik]

before I install uTorrent I had this problem too

 

[derekimo]

Let's see what this looks like,

 

[Renik]

Still don't know how to fix my problem

 

[andrew129260]

post a resource monitor screenshot of ram usage. like stated above

 

[Britton30]

You're running Chrome which will hog RAM resources. The CCC (Catalyst Control Center) is a very big hog as well and not really needed, you can use w7 tools for display adjustments.
Your system has been up for more than 12 hours in the snip, reboot and see what you get.

Type msconfig in the start search and tap enter. In the Startup tab, uncheck everything except your Anit Virus and firewall, reboot and test.

 

[gregrocker]

Good catches, Gary. I strongly agree with all.

Servilo Service is also suspect. Never install streaming software which is really spyware in disguise, and can be as pernicious as porn players. Anything that's legit should play in the browser, on Windows Media Player or VLC open-source player. This is an example of sneakware that gets in during torrenting which can also lace files with malware and spyware.

So I would run not only a full Malwarebytes scan but also full SUPERAntiSpyware
scan to root out any of this crap lodged in registry. Check your browser for add-ons allowing none but Flash and Reader. I do not use Chrome because it's pernicious spyware and too heavy on resources. Firefox is the opposite.

If it doesn't settle down after everything but AV is unchecked in msconfig>Startup and >Services (after Hiding All MS Services) then I'd swap out Avast for MSE to see the difference. Avast has bloated up to where it is no longer co-recommended here with MSE.

 

[derekimo]

Sorry, I may have started this by asking for the resource monitor when it was already in the first post.

 

[gregrocker]

Can you read that type? I can't, even if I increase size or magnify. Only thing readable here is Processes.

 

[derekimo]

If I enlarge the original in the first post it's a little easier, I still don't see any obvious reason it's using that much RAM.

I know Chrome is a hog but I'm still not using half my RAM,

 

[gregrocker]

Could be system instability caused by infection or damaged System files causing monitor to misreport. If he's running utorrent streaming then he's been at their mercy to put anything they want on his system.

 

[matts6887]

One thing i would try if you can is to up the amount of ram in your system as doing that will help quite a bit. Also completely exit and stop all processes for utorrent as that is showing up as using the biggest amount of ram.