Solved RAM never clearing out when downloading

WilliamL

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Hey all,

I built a PC about a year ago and everything has run great on it besides this. My only issue I've noticed is when I'm download ANYTHING large enough it will max out my 8 GBs of RAM (a steam games for example). Say I'm downloading a 30gb game file. I will have to restart my computer 2 or 3 times during the install because my memory usage will slowly climb up during the install until it maxes out at 99-100% and starts locking my PC up. Is it just bad ram? Should I order new memory or is it something with my OS that is causing the issue? I'm pretty stumped on this one as I have never really run into this problem before. Any help will be much appreciated. Thanks.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Build
    CPU
    Intel i5-4460
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 7
    Memory
    8 GB DDR3 Corsair Vengeance
    Graphics Card(s)
    Sapphire Radeon Dual-X R9 280
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer
    Screen Resolution
    1080p
    Hard Drives
    Kingston SSD 250gb

    WD Black 1 TB
    PSU
    Seasonic M12 II 620W
    Antivirus
    MBAM
Post a screenshot of Task Manager, Performance tab showing memory information when the problem occurs. Bad memory will not cause this.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 7
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
have a quick look at these as well..

ram1.JPG



ram 2.JPG
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 8.1
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo g750
    CPU
    i5
    Motherboard
    Some Chinese Crap..
    Memory
    8
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia 755
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
Whats with MsMpEng.exe? Windows Defender crap from what googles saying...I think i have that disabled now but that same thing is still happening even after restarting. Any ideas on how I can fix this? My memory was around 65-70% after downloading 2 Steam games. I restarted and its at 35% now and climbing again.
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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Build
    CPU
    Intel i5-4460
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 7
    Memory
    8 GB DDR3 Corsair Vengeance
    Graphics Card(s)
    Sapphire Radeon Dual-X R9 280
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer
    Screen Resolution
    1080p
    Hard Drives
    Kingston SSD 250gb

    WD Black 1 TB
    PSU
    Seasonic M12 II 620W
    Antivirus
    MBAM
good catch.. just noticed that now! yeah.. look at mine in earlier posts.. compared to the OP pictures!..
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 8.1
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo g750
    CPU
    i5
    Motherboard
    Some Chinese Crap..
    Memory
    8
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia 755
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
Yeah, when memory usage climbs like you're experiencing, it's known as a "memory leak". It's a software issue, some program is allocating memory as it needs it but then not releasing it when it no longer needs it.

The hard part is determining WHICH program (or driver) is the culprit. Is this a recent occurrence? If it just started happening after you installed some new piece of software then that is where you should start. Another tact would be to do a system restore to your last restore point to see if the problem goes away.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    W10 Pro (desktop), W10 (laptop), W10 Pro (tablet)
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Home built i7-8700K, Hp Envy x360 EVO Laptop, MS Surface Pro 7
    CPU
    3.7Ghz Core i7-8700K, 11th Gen Core i7-1165G7 4.7Ghz, 10th Gen Core™ i5-1035G4 1.1Ghz
    Motherboard
    ASUS TUF Z370-Pro Gaming, HP, MS
    Memory
    16G, 8G, 8G
    Graphics Card(s)
    AMD Radeon RX580, Intel Iris X Graphics, Intel Iris Plus Graphics G4
    Sound Card
    ATI High Definition Audio (Built-in to mobo)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dual Samsung U32J59 32 inch monitors, 13.3" display, 12.3" display
    Screen Resolution
    3840x2160 (Desktop), 1920x1080 (laptop), 2736x1824 Pro 7
    Hard Drives
    500GB ssd boot drive with 2 & 10TB Data (Desktop), 512GB ssd (laptop), 128GB SSD (tablet)
    PSU
    Corsair CX 750M
    Case
    Antec 100
    Cooling
    Coolermaster CM 212+
    Keyboard
    IBM Model M - used continuously since 1986
    Mouse
    Microsoft IntelliMouse
    Internet Speed
    665Mbps/15Mbps down/up
    Browser
    FireFox, MS Edge
    Antivirus
    Defender on all
    Other Info
    Retired in 2015 after working in the tech industry for 41 years. First 10 years as a Technician, the rest as a programmer/software engineer. After 1 year of retirement, I was bored so went back to work as a Robotic Process Automation Consultant. Retired for 3rd (and final) time in 2019.
Hm it's been happening for a while now so it would be hard to tell. I will look into it further and see if I can pin down the culprit.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Build
    CPU
    Intel i5-4460
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 7
    Memory
    8 GB DDR3 Corsair Vengeance
    Graphics Card(s)
    Sapphire Radeon Dual-X R9 280
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer
    Screen Resolution
    1080p
    Hard Drives
    Kingston SSD 250gb

    WD Black 1 TB
    PSU
    Seasonic M12 II 620W
    Antivirus
    MBAM

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Build
    CPU
    Intel i5-4460
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 7
    Memory
    8 GB DDR3 Corsair Vengeance
    Graphics Card(s)
    Sapphire Radeon Dual-X R9 280
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer
    Screen Resolution
    1080p
    Hard Drives
    Kingston SSD 250gb

    WD Black 1 TB
    PSU
    Seasonic M12 II 620W
    Antivirus
    MBAM
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