high RAM usage

Adgj533

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Hi guys,
I have 16GB of ram in my system and when I casually use my PC it the ram idles at around 7 or 8GB. i dont think this is normal. I have 2 monitors and usualy have 2 firefox open and discord. Are my ram sticks going bad? How do I find out, I think before it used to idle around 3-4GB. I run norton antivirus and malwarebytes in the background. my exact specs are on my profile. I tried playing the new game anthem and when the game starts, the RAM shoots up to around 15.6 GB and I cant even play the game anymore bc its stutter and lagg around etc

Please let me know what i can do to trouble shoot.
Thanks for your help, appreciate it
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU
intel 4770-k
Motherboard
asus z97k
Memory
GSkill- Ripjaws 3200Mhz
Graphics Card(s)
Gigabyte Geforce 970
Sound Card
Creative SoundBlaster
Monitor(s) Displays
Main- Samsung 27'' Secondary- Sceptre 24''
Screen Resolution
1920X1080
Hard Drives
1TB- WD Blue
2TB- WD Black
PSU
EVGA 700W Gold
Case
Phantek
Cooling
Coolermaster Air cooler
Keyboard
Corsair K75
Mouse
Logitech G502
Antivirus
Norton
Browser
Firefox
mem2 - Album on Imgur
Here is the image of task manager, it seems to be firefox. does this mean firefox is infected with a virus, there is no way having 1 window open use that much memory
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU
intel 4770-k
Motherboard
asus z97k
Memory
GSkill- Ripjaws 3200Mhz
Graphics Card(s)
Gigabyte Geforce 970
Sound Card
Creative SoundBlaster
Monitor(s) Displays
Main- Samsung 27'' Secondary- Sceptre 24''
Screen Resolution
1920X1080
Hard Drives
1TB- WD Blue
2TB- WD Black
PSU
EVGA 700W Gold
Case
Phantek
Cooling
Coolermaster Air cooler
Keyboard
Corsair K75
Mouse
Logitech G502
Antivirus
Norton
Browser
Firefox
Please don't use external links. Use the paper clip on the answer window - browse to the saved image file - upload.

Your Firefox memory usage is huge. Right now I have 6 open tabs and memory usage is ~700M. Yours is 3745M.
You have to find out why Firefox uses all that memory. Add_on?
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
    custom build
    OS
    Windows 7 HP 64
    CPU
    i5 6600K - 800MHz to 4200MHz
    Motherboard
    GA-Z170-HD3P
    Memory
    4+4G GSkill DDR4 3000
    Graphics Card(s)
    IG - Intel 530
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung 226BW
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    (1) -1 SM951 – 128GB M.2 AHCI PCIe SSD drive for Windows 7 and Lubuntu
    (2) -1 WD SATA 3 - 1T for Data
    (3) -1 WD SATA 3 - 1T for backup
    PSU
    Thermaltake 450W TR2 gold
    Keyboard
    Old and good Chicony mechanical keyboard
    Mouse
    Logitech mX performance - 9 buttons (had to disable some)
    Internet Speed
    500Mb/s
    Browser
    Firefox 64
    Other Info
    TinyWall firewall
  • Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model Number
    Asus Q550LF
    OS
    Windows 7 Pro
    CPU
    i7-4500U 800MHz to 3.0GHz
    Motherboard
    Asus Q550LF
    Memory
    (4+4)G DDR3 1600
    Graphics Card(s)
    IG intel 4400 + NVIDIA GeForce GT 745M
    Sound Card
    Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG Display LP156WF4-SPH1
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    BX500 120G SSD for Windows and programs +
    1T HDD for data
    Internet Speed
    500 Mb/s
    Browser
    Firefox
    Other Info
    TinyWall firewall
Please don't use external links. Use the paper clip on the answer window - browse to the saved image file - upload.

Your Firefox memory usage is huge. Right now I have 6 open tabs and memory usage is ~700M. Yours is 3745M.
You have to find out why Firefox uses all that memory. Add_on?
I use adblockplus, Ublock origin, grammarly , adguard, pop up blocker, adblocker ultimate, foxy tab , bookmark finder, webmail adblocker
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU
intel 4770-k
Motherboard
asus z97k
Memory
GSkill- Ripjaws 3200Mhz
Graphics Card(s)
Gigabyte Geforce 970
Sound Card
Creative SoundBlaster
Monitor(s) Displays
Main- Samsung 27'' Secondary- Sceptre 24''
Screen Resolution
1920X1080
Hard Drives
1TB- WD Blue
2TB- WD Black
PSU
EVGA 700W Gold
Case
Phantek
Cooling
Coolermaster Air cooler
Keyboard
Corsair K75
Mouse
Logitech G502
Antivirus
Norton
Browser
Firefox

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
diy
OS
Win7 pro x64
CPU
stock i7 7700k
Motherboard
Gigabyte Z270N-WIFI mini-ITX
Memory
Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 @ 3200MHz
Graphics Card(s)
integrated Intel HD 630
Sound Card
onboard Realtek ALC1220
Monitor(s) Displays
two vertically mounted samsung 55" 4k un55mu8000
Screen Resolution
1920x1280
Hard Drives
256GB Samsung EVO 960 M.2 pci-e NVMe SSD
PSU
SilverStone Nightjar ST45NF 450Watt Fanless
Case
No case. Motherboard is mounted directly onto power supply
Cooling
Evercool low profile 815EP with Panaflow 12L fan at 7v
Keyboard
Ortek MCK-86 mini
Mouse
Belkin 5-button USB
Internet Speed
spectrum 400mbps
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