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Do I have a Memory Leak?

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Hello,
 
I'll explain briefly the issue. Basically, I've got 8GB of 1600Mhz Corsair XMS3 RAM installed in my system. The issue, my Memory usage is always above 40% and frequently sits at 50% whilst the system is idle. I've looked into whats using memory but things don't seem to add up. As shown in the images below, my user is only occupying just over 1GB of RAM, so where is the other 3GB being used? If anybody knows troubleshooting options or has any suggestions, please comment and I'll try my best to perform them and reply!
 
Thanks!
 

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stop using chrome, that should fix all problems

I don't think Chrome is at the center of all of this. I've been using chrome since I got my PC, this has only been recently occurring. I'm thinking it could be windows.

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Yeah, Chrome was using 7GB of my memory yesterday, making all my other programs run laggy.  Will using Firefox fix this problem?

  • CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard Ram: Team Zeus Blue 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory GPU: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive, Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive PSU: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply Display(s): Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor Cooling: Phanteks PH-TC12DX_BK 68.5 CFM CPU Cooler Keyboard:Corsair K70 RGB Cherry MX BrownMouse: Razer Deathadder Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (32/64-bit) PC Part Picker URL: http://pcpartpicker....aze101xx/saved/

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Yeah, Chrome was using 7GB of my memory yesterday, making all my other programs run laggy.  Will using Firefox fix this problem?

Maybe, no harm in giving it a try.

PC Specs: 

CPU: i7-9700k  | Motherboard: Gigabyte Z390 Aorus Elite | RAM: 16GB's Team T-Force Vulcan 3000MHz | GPU: Zotac GTX 1070 8GB AMP! Edition  | Storage: 500GB WD Caviar Blue | 1TB WD Caviar Black | Crucial BX200 240GB SSD | OS: Windows 10 64-bit  | PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold | CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 | Mouse: Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum | Headphones: Sennheiser HD 598 Special Edition's, HD 598 Cs | Keyboard: CM Storm QuickFire XT MX Blues | Monitors: Acer GN246HL 144Hz, Acer G226HQLBbd 60Hz | Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro.

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Check out this post. I had a leak and the sum of the process didn't match the reported RAM usage. I explained how I found what was going on. It's not that hard but it ain't 2 clicks away either... 

 

Poolmon.exe will list more things than the task manager. Sorted by bytes used, you can spot the fault process/driver. 

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