Very high ram usage

[Hakuryutei]

Hello.

 

My fps drops down from 80 to 1 in alot of newer games, at first i though it has something to do with GPU but then i found out its ram. Even 4/5gb of ram is being used while idle (no games on etc etc) could this be a virus? I'd appreciate fast help

 

Pc specs -

 

GPU - MSI GTX 770 TWIN FROZR 2GB

 

CPU - I7 4790K

 

RAM - 2X4GB 1866

[MasterRaceFanBoy]

yea, probably, do a scan and see what's going on... also boot on safemode see if you have the same problem.

[TheRunningOtaku]

Hello.

 

My fps drops down from 80 to 1 in alot of newer games, at first i though it has something to do with GPU but then i found out its ram. Even 4/5gb of ram is being used while idle (no games on etc etc) could this be a virus? I'd appreciate fast help

 

Pc specs -

 

GPU - MSI GTX 770 TWIN FROZR 2GB

 

CPU - I7 4790K

 

RAM - 2X4GB 1866

Use task manager to see what's eating up your RAM.

Also, remember to follow your own posts.

[Hakuryutei]

@TheRunningOtaku

I already checked up task manager and it comes out that firefox is eating 1,5gb of ram and rest are some processes that eat like 30mb/20 but quite alot of them.

 

Alright thanks, already followed

 

@MasterRaceFanBoy

 

Gonna boot it in safemode right now, so ill give info on it in a sec.

[Hakuryutei]

booted in safe mode, checked task manager and only 1,3gb ram is being used.

[TheRunningOtaku]

booted in safe mode, checked task manager and only 1,3gb ram is being used.

See what other processes are running, and where they're from. 

Look in the lower right notifications bar to see if there's any malware running.

Also use something like AdwCleaner to remove any adware from your PC, or run a virus scan. 

Alternatively, remove any programs that you think are running in the background and you don't want.

[Fuzzy112]

What motherboard? I had a massive memory leak (98% of my 8GB ram being used) with my old mobo that had a Killer E2200 nic because their software is crap and was leaking it for some reason.

[Hakuryutei]

Ran a malwarebytes scan and everything is clear, runnin avg scan now.

 

This is how the "ram usage" looks in task manager - http://prntscr.com/52w84u , it isnt engliush but i guess its easy to figure it out.. i hope so.

[Hakuryutei]

@Fuzzy112 Mobo - msi z97 gaming 3, i also have Killer Enthernet, but i use WIFI not a cable so idk.. do you think it might be it ?

[XTankSlayerX]

I remember trying to play BF4 with 4GB of ram, it wasn't fun. You should get another 4gb. once I upgraded my GPU And Ram from a 7750 and 4gb of ram to a 770 and 8 gb of ram BF4 ran smooth as butter.

[Majestic]

What motherboard? I had a massive memory leak (98% of my 8GB ram being used) with my old mobo that had a Killer E2200 nic because their software is crap and was leaking it for some reason.

 

^^ This, i had the same with my MSI Z87i Gaming AC. Killer E2200 NIC causes memory leaks on the stock drivers provided by windows. Update ASAP from the MSI website, that fixes it.

[Hakuryutei]

@Majestic you mean mobo driver update right ?

 

As i never updated bios, do i need to first install 2.0 then 2.1 etc till 2.4 or can i just install 2.4 ?

[Majestic]

@Majestic you mean mobo update right ?

 

Just download the driver, i'm looking but the only thing i can find is this extensive marketing BS page. No driverpage.

 

EDIT: http://nl.msi.com/support/mb/Z97_GAMING_3.html#down-bios

[Hakuryutei]

@Majestic

 

Thanks, done updating bios, ill try running some game and check how it works.

[Hakuryutei]

Alright, i ran COD:AW for a while and there were no heavy fps drops, only noticed some drops from 100 to 60 sometimes, i guess thats pretty normal. Thanks for your help guys!