Is It a Bad Thing That Task Manager Says That You Are Peaking Your RAM?
Should you be worried if you find that your computer uses up almost all the RAM it has? Does such full usage show that it doesn’t have enough? High memory usage isn’t always bad You can usually tell when the high memory usage on your computer is the bad kind by looking at the hard disk indicator. If it is always lit and your computer is rather slow as well, it is a clear sign that you are running out of RAM for essential functions and your computer is trying to use your hard disk to compensate. If your computer isn’t actually slow, its high RAM usage habits shouldn’t worry you. Disk caching If you were to try a computer out with Windows XP and Windows 7 by turn, you’d find that Task Manager on Windows 7 usually shows far more RAM usage than Windows XP in similar configuration. This doesn’t mean that Windows XP is a more efficient OS. It only means that while Windows 7 is designed for today’s new computers that have plenty of RAM, XP was designed for a time when RAM
