High ram usage

[PatrikYT_98]

I have 32GB ram but my pc uses 8-10GB when idle (only discord and chrome open) what should I do? I don't think it is normal to have 10GB ram used when doing nothing 

 

This is my pc spec list

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Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 3.8 GHz 12-Core Processor	$429.99 @ Newegg
CPU Cooler	Noctua NH-U12S 55 CFM CPU Cooler	$59.95 @ Amazon
Motherboard	Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard	$160.92 @ B&H
Memory	G.Skill Trident Z Neo 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory	$173.98 @ Newegg
Storage	Corsair MP600 Force Series Gen4 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$179.99 @ Amazon
Video Card	Asus GeForce GTX 1080 8 GB ROG STRIX Video Card	$450.00
Power Supply	Corsair AXi 1600 W 80+ Titanium Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$819.00 @ Amazon
Operating System	Microsoft Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit	$139.88 @ Other World Computing
Monitor	Asus PG279Q ROG Swift 27.0" 2560x1440 165 Hz Monitor	$758.89 @ Amazon
Monitor	Asus VP247H-P 23.6" 1920x1080 60 Hz Monitor	$80.00
Monitor	Alienware AW2518HF 24.5" 1920x1080 240 Hz Monitor
Monitor	Alienware AW2518HF 24.5" 1920x1080 240 Hz Monitor
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[WaggishOhio383]

Looks like you have a lot of random background tasks running. Whatever that GameManagerService thing is, it's also eating up a good GB of ram. Definitely not the only app causing problems though since you should only be seeing around 3-4GB usage at idle with a few background tasks running. Might be time for a fresh Windows install to clean up all that background junk.

[PatrikYT_98]

1 minute ago, WaggishOhio383 said:

Looks like you have a lot of random background tasks running. Whatever that GameManagerService thing is, it's also eating up a good GB of ram. Definitely not the only app causing problems though since you should only be seeing around 3-4GB usage at idle with a few background tasks running. Might be time for a fresh Windows install to clean up all that background junk.

its razer synapse (if i stop that task my rgb on my keyboard will stop working)

[WaggishOhio383]

1 minute ago, PatrikYT_98 said:

its razer synapse (if i stop that task my rgb on my keyboard will stop working)

I've never used any of razer's software myself, but it definitely doesn't seem right to me that it should be using over a gigabyte of RAM just to control the RGB on your keyboard. Does the app do other things besides that? If so you might could disable those extra features if you don't use them.

 

What apps do you have set to run at startup in task manager? You might could disable some of the ones you don't need running all the time to free up some RAM when you aren't using them.

[PatrikYT_98]

5 minutes ago, WaggishOhio383 said:

I've never used any of razer's software myself, but it definitely doesn't seem right to me that it should be using over a gigabyte of RAM just to control the RGB on your keyboard. Does the app do other things besides that? If so you might could disable those extra features if you don't use them.

 

What apps do you have set to run at startup in task manager? You might could disable some of the ones you don't need running all the time to free up some RAM when you aren't using them.

ok I disabled some apps at startup and now it is around 6.4gb at idle and that seems ok because I have a lot of background apps

[Skiiwee29]

Just now, PatrikYT_98 said:

ok I disabled some apps at startup and now it is around 6.4gb at idle and that seems ok because I have a lot of background apps

Open your start menu and type in Background Apps. Disable pretty much them all. That will also help you as well.