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Old 02-05-2009   #1 (permalink)


Ultimate x32
 
 

How do I know if vista is Utilizing all available Ram?

I just finished installing and setting up Vista x64 Ultimate. I have 4 Gigs of Ram that I want to utilize. It is installed and recognized by the computer. So my question is this:
How do I know for sure that my new OS is using all the available RAM?

The reason I ask is that when I was running 32bit Vista, my ram meters said I was using approx 33% of my ram. Now that I have 64bit, my ram meters read the same. That is to say Vista 64 is using 33% or more regularly. This just seems a little off to me as I expected to see the % drop with the new OS installed.

Thanks in advance for any answers you could provide.

Josh

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Old 02-05-2009   #2 (permalink)


Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64
 
 

Re: How do I know if vista is Utilizing all available Ram?

Hello Josh,

You can look in the "Performance" tab in Task Manager, and also look at the "Memory" drop down in Resource Monitor to see what is using your RAM.

Resource Monitor

Hope this helps,
Shawn

Quote  Quote: Originally Posted by joshua1023 View Post
I just finished installing and setting up Vista x64 Ultimate. I have 4 Gigs of Ram that I want to utilize. It is installed and recognized by the computer. So my question is this:
How do I know for sure that my new OS is using all the available RAM?

The reason I ask is that when I was running 32bit Vista, my ram meters said I was using approx 33% of my ram. Now that I have 64bit, my ram meters read the same. That is to say Vista 64 is using 33% or more regularly. This just seems a little off to me as I expected to see the % drop with the new OS installed.

Thanks in advance for any answers you could provide.

Josh
My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 02-05-2009   #3 (permalink)
Victek


 
 

Re: How do I know if vista is Utilizing all available Ram?

Quote:

> I just finished installing and setting up Vista x64 Ultimate. I have 4
> Gigs of Ram that I want to utilize. It is installed and recognized by
> the computer. So my question is this:
> How do I know for sure that my new OS is using all the available RAM?
>
>
> The reason I ask is that when I was running 32bit Vista, my ram meters
> said I was using approx 33% of my ram. Now that I have 64bit, my ram
> meters read the same. That is to say Vista 64 is using 33% or more
> regularly. This just seems a little off to me as I expected to see the %
> drop with the new OS installed.
>
> Thanks in advance for any answers you could provide.
>
> Josh
>
Have a look at the performance tab in the task manager. Near the bottom on
the left it says "Physical Memory" and underneath it says "Total" - you
should see 4 gigs there. When you were running Vista x86 the total was
probably somewhere between 3 and 3.5 gigs.

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Old 02-06-2009   #4 (permalink)


Ultimate x32
 
 

Re: How do I know if vista is Utilizing all available Ram?

Thanks Guys. Total memory is @ 4021 MB and Cached is 3035MB give or take. I appreciate your insights. X64 is new to me.
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Old 02-06-2009   #5 (permalink)


Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64
 
 

Re: How do I know if vista is Utilizing all available Ram?

You're welcome Josh.

Quote  Quote: Originally Posted by joshua1023 View Post
Thanks Guys. Total memory is @ 4021 MB and Cached is 3035MB give or take. I appreciate your insights. X64 is new to me.
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