RAM usage

[ILoveZed]

Hi, I've been experiencing a lot of RAM usage on my computer. I have two 4gb of ram, I know it is really not enough for 2018, but the prices are pretty high right now and I am waiting for them to drop. My question is - Is there a way to lower my RAM usage? Here is a screenshot  

[porina]

I don't see a problem there, you're using less than half according to the total. 8GB is still very capable unless you have highly demanding scenarios, which isn't shown here. 

[ILoveZed]

1 minute ago, porina said:

I don't see a problem there, you're using less than half according to the total. 8GB is still very capable unless you have highly demanding scenarios, which isn't shown here. 

Yeah, the problem is that it is really hard when i start playing and open youtube, spotify, skipe and all that stuff together. Let me show you.

[ILoveZed]

Look at this 

[Matthew Waring]

6 minutes ago, ILoveZed said:

Yeah, the problem is that it is really hard when i start playing and open youtube, spotify, skipe and all that stuff together. Let me show you.

I had the same issue, simple fix is to buy a 16gb kit. Or you could go through the trouble of closing programs in the background and closing all other programs when you want to run games.

[ILoveZed]

Just now, Matthew Waring said:

I had the same issue, simple fix is to buy a 16gb kit.

But then I have to buy a new motherboard for DDR4 RAM.

[ILoveZed]

1 minute ago, Matthew Waring said:

I had the same issue, simple fix is to buy a 16gb kit.

And then a new processor because of the socket

[Matthew Waring]

3 minutes ago, ILoveZed said:

But then I have to buy a new motherboard for DDR4 RAM.

Why?

2 minutes ago, ILoveZed said:

And then a new processor because of the socket

Depending where you live, look into 2nd hand shops such as CEX in the UK and US and see if they are selling any kits. I managed to get a 16GB kit for ~£50. But then it equalled ~£25 since I sold the 8GB kit I had.

[ILoveZed]

Just now, Matthew Waring said:

Why?

Depending where you live, look into 2nd hand shops such as CEX in the UK and US and see if they are selling any kits. I managed to get a 16GB kit for ~£50.

Thanks, but I think I am just going to save some money on a new gaming pc. Mine is pretty old, about 3 or 4 years, but it was pretty powerfull back then.

[porina]

7 minutes ago, ILoveZed said:

Look at this 

Ok, if I'm seeing correctly you'er running a game and all the other stuff at the same time. That's understandable you're running out. In task manager, you can sort by ram usage instead of CPU usage to see the worst offenders, and see if there is anything unnecessary you can close to help. Being realistic, just shutting down some Chrome tabs can help a lot. Maybe using another browser with lower ram footprint could help a bit too. Otherwise start saving for more ram.

[ILoveZed]

1 minute ago, porina said:

Ok, if I'm seeing correctly you'er running a game and all the other stuff at the same time. That's understandable you're running out. In task manager, you can sort by ram usage instead of CPU usage to see the worst offenders, and see if there is anything unnecessary you can close to help. Being realistic, just shutting down some Chrome tabs can help a lot. Maybe using another browser with lower ram footprint could help a bit too. Otherwise start saving for more ram.

Ok, thanks. Before 1 year or so, I was doing this too and it had no problems running them all together.

[Kenjo]

43 minutes ago, ILoveZed said:

Ok, thanks. Before 1 year or so, I was doing this too and it had no problems running them all together.

8gb ddr3 from what i could gather... you can easily find another 16gb on used sites... if you have 4 dimm slots.. you can populate the other 2 slots with 2x8gb to have a total of 24gb .. my friend just bought 2 x8 gb for 30 Euro 2nd hand... the one who searches shall find