Used Ram Level

[Durrthock]

Why does my ram never drop below like 61%??
Can I fix that. BTW its on my logitech g15

[Crimson Sky]

do a ctrl-alt-delete to bring up the task manager's Performance tab--check out what background processes are eating up the ram--mine is currently at 534MB with just some browsers open.

[jdbnsn]

When you pull up your process monitor as Crimson described, you may find a very long list of things you cannot identify running in the background. You could google each one until you have eliminated all un-essential processes, but there is a handy program for free-download called quickaccess (download here-http://www.processlibrary.com/freetools/ ). What it does is add an icon to the left of each process label in your list, you click the icon and it opens a window describing what it is, and whether it is needed. It's a handy tool and can be uninstalled easily when you are done. Good luck!

[CanaBalistic]

Im a little confused with the question.

A. how much ram do you have?
b. what does your keyboard have to do with the question?

I'll answer as best as i can with the information you've given. Windows is a memory devouring beast...

[Ronyx]

is vista gonna be the same or has the RAM devouring issue been solved?

[DaveW]

is vista gonna be the same or has the RAM devouring issue been solved?

Hah! I think every version bar basic asks you to have 2GB or RAM installed, which is wholly unrealistic. Most of the world is still running on 512, so microsoft are screwed if they can't lower Vista's RAM requirements.

-Dave

[Crimson Sky]

Im a little confused with the question.

A. how much ram do you have?
b. what does your keyboard have to do with the question?...

I think the G15 keyboard is the one with the LCD display that has game/sys stats

[DaveW]

I think the G15 keyboard is the one with the LCD display that has game/sys stats

Yeah, those are pretty sweet. Me though, I'm on the lookout for a clean aluminum keyboard for those all night programming sessions.

-Dave

[Durrthock]

Yes its a g15 and I have 1gb of ram. I probably need more but I cant really afford it i mean I'm at like 97% on oblivion

[DaveW]

The extra RAM will give you a HUGE performance increase in gaming, whether it's on the Graphics card or the motherboard. In my opinion RAM upgrades always give you the best 'bang per buck' when upgrading an old PC-when someone asks "Hey, how can i make my Pentium II run better? I always reply with: Get some more RAM."

-Dave