Ram going at 50% when nothing open

[Juanse]

So, when i have nothing actually opened, my ram is occupied at 45% by no reason. What could be causing this?

Edit: I have 4gb of ram

[Theguywhobea]

How much RAM do you have total?

[Juanse]

How much RAM do you have total?

4gb

[Gen. Shepard]

open task manager, click processes and look what program uses most RAM

[Juanse]

open task manager, click processes and look what program uses most RAM

I did that, it, just some programs like steam or origin or windows explorer that actually shouln't get to 200mb

[Gen. Shepard]

but if you add them up, they maybe go up to around 2gb, if you're still in doubt then you should download RAMmap (https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff700229.aspx )

[Juanse]

but if you add them up, they maybe go up to around 2gb, if you're still in doubt then you should download RAMmap (https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff700229.aspx )

actually(with google chrome opened) its only 574mb

[Fgtfv567]

Windows uses 1-2 gigs by itself, so with your other processes, it should be correct

[Locrin]

High RAM usage just means your computer is putting it to good use. Modern operating systems use RAM as a cache file to speed things up. I have 16GB of RAM and with only 2 chrome tabs open Windows uses 3.8GB of RAM. While 3.8GB is a lot it is only around 25% of available RAM which makes it pointless to try and shave down how much is currently in use by active or dormant processes. 

 

Now while some of "in use" RAM is taken, some of it just has unimportant cached files that can be discarded instantly making the pool of available RAM higher than it might look at first sight. So rest easy in the knowledge that your OS knows best when it comes to managing available resources.                       

[Slow N Stupid]

http://www.sevenforums.com/general-discussion/52731-can-someone-please-explain-cached-memory.html

[brokencross]

So, when i have nothing actually opened, my ram is occupied at 45% by no reason. What could be causing this?

Edit: I have 4gb of ram

Since you only have 4gb of ram, it's quite normal.

[TDP_Equinox]

High RAM usage just means your computer is putting it to good use. Modern operating systems use RAM as a cache file to speed things up. I have 16GB of RAM and with only 2 chrome tabs open Windows uses 3.8GB of RAM. While 3.8GB is a lot it is only around 25% of available RAM which makes it pointless to try and shave down how much is currently in use by active or dormant processes. 

 

Now while some of "in use" RAM is taken, some of it just has unimportant cached files that can be discarded instantly making the pool of available RAM higher than it might look at first sight. So rest easy in the knowledge that your OS knows best when it comes to managing available resources.                       

Best Answer

[Thony]

4gb

Around 1.5gb uses my Win7 Hom Prem. Its very hungry for ram.