Windows 7 Ram usage???

[DaRonRon]

DaRonRon, I went into Task Manager and I get 64 processes using 1.92GB of Memory.
Pretty similar to what other indicators are telling me.
My core temps are in their 30s and my GPU is at 45c. I'm now using 1or2% of my CPU.
Should I be concerned?

John

well r u running anything? I have only firefox running and i have 58 processes running with 1.18 Gb ram usage. Everything else seems to be normal though..

 

[darkassain]

firefox is the big one when i usually overlook all my processes....
and sidebar....
each one i have been able to confirm that as more times passes (or the in the case of firefox as i open and close tabs...)
that it keeps growing in size to about 300-400ish mb while sidebar in one day goes all the way up to 200 (with one gadget (weather usually) )
java does sometimes does eat up memory but it does garbage collection and so it does manage its own mem when its not needed it gives back mem...

 

[johnwillyums]

Don't know whether the little desktop gadget quad core meter is any good but I just booted into Vista x64 and it was at about 38% ram usage.
I went into msconfig and stopped a few things in startup, notably Skype and Cyberlink Powedrvd..
Then I went back into W7 and did the same thing.
So with the desktop, Rocket Dock, FF and Avast running the gadget informs me I'm using 37% in either operating system doing the same thing.
Task manager seems to confirm this.

In my case at least there doesn't seem any reduction in RAM demand between Vista 64 and W7 7100.

Cheers, John

 

[Jacee]

Why so many processes running? I only have 43 running!

 

[YupYup]

mine only uses about 600mb

EDIT: 64 bit

how in the world?? Everybody else seems to have more than 1 gig usage...

I run a tight ship

RC 7100 x64

 

[DrWho]

Win-7 Ultimate 64

Only FF and AVG running

Processes running 43
Memory in use = 1.19gig out of 6 gigs total ram.

 

[drazenn]

My core temps are in their 30s and my GPU is at 45c. I'm now using 1or2% of my CPU.
Should I be concerned?

According what you saying,if someone is got to be concerned,that is me,because my temperatures are constantly around 70-80(AMD x2 5600),open case and cooler fan keeps spininining.I think it's time for me to replace cooler with stronger one.

 

[drazenn]

Why so many processes running? I only have 43 running!

I got almost 25 if counting just avast's processes,expelorer.exes and well known svchots.exes

 

[darkassain]

almost most of the time it correlates like this
total ram / 3 (sometimes /2) = Ram Usage at bootup...
i can say this because i saw a increase in ram usuage when i installed my 4 gb kit...
and it followed that rule..
take into account i am not running a separate antivir or third-party firewall (the windows firewall is good enough until i am convinced that comodo is *completely* compatible with Win 7

 

[Adamd]

DaRonRon,

Win 7 uses less RAM then all previous versions of windows.
This is done mainly by not turning on system programs until they are needed.

How do you get it a few hundred megs? I just don't understand what you did lol...

I only have like 5 processes running and am still using about 1.3gigs.

 

[soyea]

DaRonRon,

Win 7 uses less RAM then all previous versions of windows.

where have you been where win xp was around? because vista and 7 are memory hogs in comparison to xp.

 

[Zanarkand]

Vista and 7, or I should say, the Windows 6.x series utilizes, uses more memory if they can for better performance. If you have 2 or more gigs of ram XP will still use approximately the same amount as with 512 MB or less because it was not designed to use the RAM like windows 6.x . I have 2 GB of RAM and XP loads slower a little than Win7, actually it runs like crap compared to Windows 7. BTW if I boot up Windows 7 RC x86, msn is running in background and vmware's services, it uses 22-23 % of 2 GB Ram, with basic windows skin, if I use DWM it uses around 25-26 % so not much. With Vista it would go up to 30-33% in this basically "not touching the computer after boot up" mode .

 

[The Cool Guy]

With Firefox and background AV scan running, my pc is only using about 1.28 gigs of my 6GB RAM, and CPU usage is about 4%

 

[skunksmash]

here's mine........ its still idle @ over 1gb






SK

 

[Uber Philf]

I caught mine idleing at 808mb...

EDIT: I actually have 4gb ram, and this was with 7100 build, after everything had loaded

Enzo.

 

[bhuulo]

The more the ram installed the more better it organizes and utilises it...
I'll post a snapshot where it only uses 450 mb of RAM (AERO ON, Services Default and Norton on).... with few other softwares running like Object DOck, My Folders and some bluetooth servies in the background....

 

[Uber Philf]

Are you kidding me? you can get yours to run @ 450mb?
How much ram do you have?

Enzo.

 

[bhuulo]

1.5 gb on my lappy, kind of old, Sorry not kidding, but ATM i cannot provide u the snapshot, with in a hour or two I'll try to..., The system presently I'm working has 4gb as u can see from system specs...

 

[Uber Philf]

It runs on 450mb, on the 4gb ram system or the 1.5gb system?

Enzo.

 

[bhuulo]

on 1.5gb, but u can 605mb on 4gb system

on 32bit....