Help?, something's stealing my ram!

[SeanFarmer]

I can't find what's taking all my ram, can't run any game's for long anymore they just don't have enuff ram. Help me please?

[Stevoisboss]

Memory leak?

[Naeaes]

Here's the pic:

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[SeanFarmer]

Just now, Stevoisboss said:

Memory leak?

idk how would i find out

[ARikozuM]

Do you have the Windows install media and key? I would do a fresh install after backing the files you need to keep and then using "diskpart" to "clean all" the boot drive.

[Atmos]

6 minutes ago, Naeaes said:

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screen grab your processes tab from task manager.

Also... 1.9gbs is pretty standard for an OS to use, especially W10 64bit.

 

Perhaps you should look more at dropping 15$ on another 4gb ram stick.

As reference, my install of W7 64bit is running with only opera open and uses 3.4gbs of ram. Though, I have a considerable amount of software running in my background for various programs and services.

 

Edit text was crazy small on my monitor from the picture. Hardware reserved is screwing you over, change it to around 100-150MB not 4gbs lol

[Tycho]

It's not a memory leak, your hardware reserved memory partition is just way to large. it should be somewhere near 100MB, not 4GB. That's why you can't use all of your memory.

[SeanFarmer]

 

3 minutes ago, ARikozuM said:

Do you have the Windows install media and key? I would do a fresh install after backing the files you need to keep and then using "diskpart" to "clean all" the boot drive.

No i did a windows 7 upgrade :-( 

[Imakuni]

2 minutes ago, Tycho said:

It's not a memory leak, your hardware reserved memory partition is just way to large. it should be somewhere near 100MB, not 4GB. That's why you can't use all of your memory.

^This. Maybe even a RAM disk, if OP set one up.

[SeanFarmer]

2 minutes ago, Tycho said:

It's not a memory leak, your hardware reserved memory partition is just way to large. it should be somewhere near 100MB, not 4GB. That's why you can't use all of your memory.

 

any way to change this?

[SeanFarmer]

Just now, Imakuni said:

^This. Maybe even a RAM disk, if OP set one up.

there is one but it's 254mb in size

[SeanFarmer]

4 minutes ago, Atmos said:

screen grab your processes tab from task manager.

Also... 1.9gbs is pretty standard for an OS to use, especially W10 64bit.

 

Perhaps you should look more at dropping 15$ on another 4gb ram stick.

As reference, my install of W7 64bit is running with only opera open and uses 3.4gbs of ram. Though, I have a considerable amount of software running in my background for various programs and services.

 

 

[Imakuni]

1 minute ago, SeanFarmer said:

there is one but it's 254mb in size

Then set it off please. You don't need a RAM disk (or rather, you have no use for it) on a humble 8gb machine.

 

Also, please upload your pictures directly into the post. See that little "drag files here" thing? Yeah, use that rather than whatever crap you are using - it's just not working.

[Atmos]

2 minutes ago, SeanFarmer said:

 

Dead link for me.

Edited my first post, your hardware reserved memory is screwing you over.

 

Nice spot @Tycho missed it on my first glance.

[SeanFarmer]

Just now, Imakuni said:

Then set it off please. You don't need a RAM disk (or rather, you have no use for it) on a humble 8gb machine.

 

Also, please upload your pictures directly into the post. See that little "drag files here" thing? Yeah, use that rather than whatever crap you are using - it's just not working.

 

That's what i'm doing idk why it's doing that

[Tycho]

Now that we know where the problem is, we can further our troubleshooting. What motherboard and memory do you use? (specific model id's required). They might not be compatible.

[SeanFarmer]

• CPU
  AMD FX(tm)-8350 Eight-Core Processor
• Motherboard
  MSI 970 Gaming, Socket AM3+, AMD (7693-040R) Motherboard
• RAM
  Patriot Memory 8gb
• GPU
  NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
• Storage
  WD 1TB
• PSU
  Corsair CX600 ATX/EPS 80 PLUS Bronze Power Supply Unit
• Display(s)
  Samsung s27c570
• Cooling
  Corsair H55
• Keyboard
  Microsoft
• Mouse
  Mad catz R.A.T 5
• Sound
  Lot's
• Operating System
  Windows 10 Pro 64-bit

[Tycho]

Your problem is probably that you are using a single 8gb stick. Your motherboard probably doesn't support that type of stick of that brand(yet). You should update your bios / troubleshoot with 2x4gb sticks.

[SeanFarmer]

Just now, Tycho said:

Your problem is probably that you are using a single 8gb stick. Your motherboard probably doesn't support that type of stick of that brand(yet). You should update your bios / troubleshoot with 2x4gb sticks.

 

Sorry i have a  Patriot Memory 8gb kit (2x4gb)

[Naeaes]

3 minutes ago, SeanFarmer said:

 

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There seems to be a problem with images today.

 

BTW, it's an unspoken best practice on this forum to put your large images in the spoilers I'm using. A lot of people here are on capped plans or on mobile and don't want to re-download huge pictures every time they refresh the page. The spoiler button is the eye in the edit box.

[SeanFarmer]

Just now, Naeaes said:

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There seems to be a problem with images today.

 

BTW, it's an unspoken best practice on this forum to put your large images in the spoilers I'm using. A lot of people here are on capped plans or on mobile and don't want to re-download huge pictures every time they refresh the page. The spoiler button is the eye in the edit box.

 

okay thanks dude

[SpaceGhostC2C]

33 minutes ago, Imakuni said:

 

Also, please upload your pictures directly into the post. See that little "drag files here" thing? Yeah, use that rather than whatever crap you are using - it's just not working.

The non-working crap is called LTT forum

 

This would happen in Windows 7 as well, it's probably a Windows issue. I don't know how 10 manages these settings, but in 7 you would go to msconfig, boot,  advanced,  and duaable some memory cap there. 

It seems to me there was something else to it, but I can't remember now (I had the hardware reserved problem in a laptop a few years ago). 

[SeanFarmer]

33 minutes ago, Tycho said:

Your problem is probably that you are using a single 8gb stick. Your motherboard probably doesn't support that type of stick of that brand(yet). You should update your bios / troubleshoot with 2x4gb sticks.

 

 

I've updated my bios and now it's taking 4.1gb not 4gb *faceplam*

[SeanFarmer]

2 minutes ago, SpaceGhostC2C said:

but in 7 you would go to msconfig, boot,  advanced,  and duaable some memory cap there. 

 

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Yeah I've done this and it's unticked already :-(

[SpaceGhostC2C]

2 minutes ago, SeanFarmer said:

I've updated my bios and now it's taking 4.1gb not 4gb *faceplam*

Forgot to ask: do you are see all 8gb in bios?