Vista - Ram Usage

**Georgiaboy83** · 05-22-2009

i have just recently bought a new laptop, i have not messed with computers much since vista has come out so i am not that familiar with it, i have a hp pavillion t-6400 4 gig ram and 350 gig hd running vista 64, my question is what would be the normal ram usage for this setup

**Martee** · 05-22-2009

Hello Georgiaboy,

It depends on what applications you use and how many at the same time. The average RAM usage should be up to 2GB I guess.

Cheers...

**dinesh** · 05-22-2009

Hi Georgiaboy, could you post a screenshot of your task manager(performance tab) using snipping tool?

**Georgiaboy83** · 05-22-2009

your going to have to excuse me because i might be asking some stupid questions, i used the snipping tool, now how would i go about posting into the thread

I appreicate the help

**Brink** · 05-22-2009

Hello Georgiaboy83, and welcome to Vista Forums.

It's pretty much the same way as here to post a screenshot.

How to Post a Screenshot in Seven Forums - Windows 7 Forums

Hope this helps,
Shawn

**Georgiaboy83** · 05-22-2009

i hope this helps

**Brink** · 05-22-2009

That looks pretty normal to me. Vista has a feature called Superfetch that will automatically preload your RAM with data that it thinks you will need next in an attempt to help speed up running of your applications and proceses in Vista. It will learn your habbits and adjust as needed on what to preload. If the data was not needed, then it will automatically dump it to add something else as needed.

As the saying goes "Unused memory is wasted memory".

Hope this helps,
Shawn

**smarteyeball** · 05-22-2009

As brink mentioned, that is normal usage with 4GB. Especially with 82 processes running.

**Georgiaboy83** · 05-23-2009

is 82 processes alot, also i have noticed that for some unknown reason my harddrive seems to be disappearing, and i have not installed any games or what not just vista updates and some music and photos (probably not more that 5 gigs). i ran disk defrag and as it ran it seemed to eat harddrive, i am just confused

**Brink** · 05-23-2009

82 is a few more than normal usage, but it also depends on what all you have open and running to at the time.

Eating your hard drive, dissappearing ??, may be System Restore storing restore points and reducing your free space. Check with this tutorial to make sure that only your C: drive is selected to store retore points on. Next, you can use this tutorial to adjust how much max space you want allowed to be used for system restore points.

05-22-2009	#1 (permalink)
Georgiaboy83 x64, vista 64, t6400 13 posts	Ram Usage i have just recently bought a new laptop, i have not messed with computers much since vista has come out so i am not that familiar with it, i have a hp pavillion t-6400 4 gig ram and 350 gig hd running vista 64, my question is what would be the normal ram usage for this setup
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05-22-2009	#2 (permalink)
Martee Vista Ultimate x64 sp2, Solaris x64 526 posts	Re: Ram Usage Hello Georgiaboy, It depends on what applications you use and how many at the same time. The average RAM usage should be up to 2GB I guess. Cheers...
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05-22-2009	#3 (permalink)
dinesh Windows 7 RTM 64-bit 1,264 posts	Re: Ram Usage Hi Georgiaboy, could you post a screenshot of your task manager(performance tab) using snipping tool? Last edited by dinesh; 05-22-2009 at 06:35 PM.. Reason: added info
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05-22-2009	#4 (permalink)
Georgiaboy83 x64, vista 64, t6400 13 posts	Re: Ram Usage your going to have to excuse me because i might be asking some stupid questions, i used the snipping tool, now how would i go about posting into the thread I appreicate the help
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05-22-2009	#5 (permalink)
Brink Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 26,024 posts	Re: Ram Usage Hello Georgiaboy83, and welcome to Vista Forums. It's pretty much the same way as here to post a screenshot. How to Post a Screenshot in Seven Forums - Windows 7 Forums Hope this helps, Shawn
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05-22-2009	#6 (permalink)
Georgiaboy83 x64, vista 64, t6400 13 posts	Re: Ram Usage i hope this helps Attached Thumbnails
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05-22-2009	#7 (permalink)
Brink Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 26,024 posts	Re: Ram Usage That looks pretty normal to me. Vista has a feature called Superfetch that will automatically preload your RAM with data that it thinks you will need next in an attempt to help speed up running of your applications and proceses in Vista. It will learn your habbits and adjust as needed on what to preload. If the data was not needed, then it will automatically dump it to add something else as needed. As the saying goes "Unused memory is wasted memory". Hope this helps, Shawn
My System Specs

05-22-2009	#8 (permalink)
smarteyeball Vista Ultimate SP2 x64 : Seven Ultimate x64 1,688 posts	Re: Ram Usage As brink mentioned, that is normal usage with 4GB. Especially with 82 processes running.
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05-23-2009	#9 (permalink)
Georgiaboy83 x64, vista 64, t6400 13 posts	Re: Ram Usage is 82 processes alot, also i have noticed that for some unknown reason my harddrive seems to be disappearing, and i have not installed any games or what not just vista updates and some music and photos (probably not more that 5 gigs). i ran disk defrag and as it ran it seemed to eat harddrive, i am just confused
My System Specs

05-23-2009	#10 (permalink)
Brink Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 26,024 posts	Re: Ram Usage 82 is a few more than normal usage, but it also depends on what all you have open and running to at the time. Eating your hard drive, dissappearing ??, may be System Restore storing restore points and reducing your free space. Check with this tutorial to make sure that only your C: drive is selected to store retore points on. Next, you can use this tutorial to adjust how much max space you want allowed to be used for system restore points.
My System Specs

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