Physical Memory/CPU Usage showing high

[marsmimar]

i think that I am also encountering the same problem. so many processes in record but only one or 2 is running. please let me know what are those which i don't need and how to terminate them permanently. and some guidelines to avoid future encounter with them again. thanks in advance for those who will reply and more power

PS:
i only have 1 application running and that is chrome with only 1 tab. ;(

Hello heavendenied and welcome to Seven Forums.

In looking at your two snips I don't see any major issues. Your System Idle Process (2nd snip) is at 98% which is about normal when your computer is simply waiting for something to do. What many people do is go into Resource Monitor for a real time view of what's going on with their machine.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/12523-resource-monitor.html

You could also change your startup programs to further reduce system resources. Some folks have just their antivirus program (and touchpad for laptops) the only things that start at startup (Method Three.)

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/1401-startup-programs-change.html

 

[heavendenied]

@sir marsmimar. you sure? is it ok to have so many svchost.exe? nad by the way I only have 1 user account in my PC and no guests or other user accounts.

PS. please let me know if you want to see all of my resource monitor

 

[marsmimar]

It's perfectly normal to have that many svchost.exe running at the same time. This article explains why that is.

What is svchost.exe And Why Is It Running? - How-To Geek

I also noticed you have only 60 processes for all users (2nd snip.) That's a relatively small number. As you add additional programs to your machine that number will go up. And your Resource Monitor also looks good. So I think your machine is perfectly fine.

If you follow the basic maintenance for Windows 7 you should have no problems for years to come. Basic maintenance involves using the built in Disk Cleanup and Disk Defragmenter. There's no hard and fast rule but I think Cleanup should be run about once a month and Defragmenter only when the analysis shows 5% or more (which may not ever happen because Windows 7 is real good about maintinaing itself.)

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/818-disk-cleanup-open-use.html

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/11733-disk-defragmenter-open-use.html

The only other regular maintenance I'd suggest is backing up your important files and folders on a regular basis and creating a System Image and saving it to an external hard drive. If you need more info about backups, system images, and how to restore your computer from the backups and images, you can read some of the excellent advice here:

Backup and Restore - Windows 7 Forums

 

[whs]

i think that I am also encountering the same problem. so many processes in record but only one or 2 is running. please let me know what are those which i don't need and how to terminate them permanently. and some guidelines to avoid future encounter with them again. thanks in advance for those who will reply and more power

PS:
i only have 1 application running and that is chrome with only 1 tab. ;(

60 processes is average. Any particular reason you want to stop processes and get yourself into trouble?

 

[heavendenied]

when i bought my unit even though i run so many apps it will only be at 10% which is the max. then one day i saw it went up to that level @__@

 

[whs]

it will only be at 10%

What was only at 10%

 

[heavendenied]

here

is this normal? too high physical memory even though no apps are open?

 

[whs]

Well, for starters you have no RAM, so to speak. 1GB is too little. 2GB is the absolute minimum and 3GB is optimal for a 32bit system. The usage you show is normal for such a restricted configuration. There may be a lot of startups that are running. You must stop all of them - except the AV program.

 

[myheroz91]

my ram is so high pls help..

hi.. my laptop is windows 7 ultimate 2gig x64.. my problem is the ram usage is so high with no application is open. Just surfing the internet.. i open 8 tab and end up wif 85%+ ram usage.. i duno wat to do so pls help me..

i have upload the print screen of my task manager.. pls help me guys.. TQ

 

[marsmimar]

hi.. my laptop is windows 7 ultimate 2gig x64.. my problem is the ram usage is so high with no application is open. Just surfing the internet.. i open 8 tab and end up wif 85%+ ram usage.. i duno wat to do so pls help me..

i have upload the print screen of my task manager.. pls help me guys.. TQ

Open Resource Monitor and click on the Memory tab. That will show you how your RAM is being used. Windows 7 is a lot better at allocating and using memory than previous versions of Windows. The basic philosophy of Windows 7 is "unused RAM is wasted RAM." Please post a screenshot of the Memory tab.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/12523-resource-monitor.html

 

[myheroz91]

the resource monitor ss

can tell something out of it?

 

[whs]

This is good. At least your RAM is efficiently used.

 

[myheroz91]

really? i don't understand..

 

[whs]

Well, I think the best scenario is when all your RAM is being used. Windows 7 does an excellent job in managing RAM. No need to interfere.

 

[nessafly23]

hey atm i have nothing open but as soon as i go on google chrome or try and watch a film it shoots up to like 90% memory and 100% cpu
it wasnt like this a few days ago so i dont know whats changed but its really laggy.

 

[whs]

hey atm i have nothing open but as soon as i go on google chrome or try and watch a film it shoots up to like 90% memory and 100% cpu
it wasnt like this a few days ago so i dont know whats changed but its really laggy.

I think your problem is that you do not have enough RAM. 1GB of RAM is really pushing it.

I suggest you get 4GB of RAM (or the maximum that your board allows) and things will come to order.

 

[nessafly23]

Thanks It was working fine the other day so don't understand the massive change now
.

How would I get more ram? Thanks

 

[whs]

Scan your system with the Crucial Scanner. Then you know what your board will support. Then you can buy the RAM sticks (Dimms) anywhere - wherever they are the cheapest. But Crucial usually has good prices.