Might be too much RAM usage on idle

mathews2010

mathews2010

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ook my computer is running idle and nothing is going on, i am just staring at the screen and it seems like a lot of ram is being used up...and i dont know whats eating it...is 51% a little too high for an idle..if so, can u guys help me point down whats eating it all up? thanks and theres an image below

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Depends on what apps you have running ,even if the PC is "IDLE".
I see "Firefox" running ,that is consuming around 40MB.There maybe other apps like these.

As far as possible disable/remove all UNWANTED apps from startup.Will help a lot in reducing RAM usage.
 

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  • CPU
    Intel Core 2 Duo T5800 @ 2.0Ghz
    Motherboard
    Intel
    Memory
    4GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Nvidia 9650M GT
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Asus N80VN-X1 Laptop
    Screen Resolution
    1280 X 800
    Hard Drives
    1 X 250GB 5200 RPM
    Internet Speed
    11 MBPS
    Other Info
    XBOX 360 Controller | Vista X64 | Simpledrive 500GB
Vista just stores as much as it can in memory.
An 'idle PC' only states something about CPU usage. In case of 'memory' a PC can only be called idle when it is turned off. Turning off some services can save you some Mb's, but Vista will fill that up again with other threads. That's just how they optimized performance networking and speed (RAM is faster than paging on HDD), I noticed that you use Aero desktop. That wil use up a lot of memory. Svchost always uses a lot, because svchost is the carrier of all necessary 'services' .
 

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ahh svchost does use a lot..and yea i really dont use aero...but i guess it kind of looks cool...lol...well i guess 41% isnt really that bad...after disabling some stuff
 

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Yes, that is just SuperFetch or SuperPre-Fetch, whatever it's called. Vista "learns" your computer usage and keeps your most active files pre-cached in RAM for faster execution. Its a neat feature, but it has shown some compatibility issues with some games and apps.

By the way, if another application asks for that RAM, Vista will surrender the cache for active applications.
 

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