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    Average Percent of RAM Being Used

    Discussion in 'HP' started by jpzsports, Apr 21, 2009.

  1. jpzsports

    jpzsports Notebook Evangelist

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    I have a dv7t with 4GB of RAM.

    With no programs running, I have about 33-39% of RAM being used. And with Firefox open, I have about 43% RAM in use (1730 MB).

    I was just wondering if this is on par with you guys. I have done a pretty good job of keeping my computer in top shape and have minimized, as much as I can, the amount of startup processes.

    Thanks
     
    jpzsports, Apr 21, 2009
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  2. NAS Ghost

    NAS Ghost Notebook Deity

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    On average its about %60 percent ( unless FF crashes ), usually about 2GB of physical ram and a 1GB PF. The actual ram usage is 1.3GB

    OT: Anyone know of a program other than process explorer that can show whats in my PF?
     
    NAS Ghost, Apr 21, 2009
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  3. MidnightSun

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    Try Meminfo.

    My memory usage is around 50-60% with a few programs open. I have 2GB of RAM.
     
    MidnightSun, Apr 21, 2009
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    Unused RAM is wasted RAM.. Keep this in mind.

    6MB Free, 1854MB Cached, 3031MB Accessible, 4096MB Total. 32-bit Windows Vista, 71 Processes.
     
    namaiki, Apr 21, 2009
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  5. NAS Ghost

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    Thanks, but unless im just an idiot, that's not really what Im looking for :(

    I need something that tells me exactly what processes are using exactly how much of my PF.
     
    NAS Ghost, Apr 22, 2009
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    jpzsports Notebook Evangelist

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    That is very true. So I guess I'm doing fine with my current stats.

    Thanks!
     
    jpzsports, Apr 22, 2009
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    1.33/6GB right now. Not much open though - FF, 2 tabs, several explorer windows, a file copy.
     
    Hep!, Apr 22, 2009
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  8. quickinferno

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    I average 2.5gb/4
     
    quickinferno, Apr 22, 2009
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