Why does windows 7 use so much ram?

[Goldfingers]

I have 4gb on a fairly new install, and while doing nothing it uses up almost 1gb!

WTH surely that isn't right. Yes I haven't got random background processes running, or antivirus. Unless windows 7 has some wierd anti virus crap going on?

Any help?

 

[Goldfingers]

its using 1gb and you have 4gb, i fail to see a problem?? is it somehow good to not use that ram that the pc was designed to use? if it was using 2.5gb that would be a different matter.

As when I load up crysis I want the game to use up as much of my ram as possible like xp does. I don't want a whole gb being wasted by windows 7.



I didn't really get what you mean bloody.

 

[Goldfingers]

I simply dont understand this question when it comes up again and again.

You have bought 4GB of RAM, so why are you concerned that Windows is using 1GB of it? Its there to be used, not look pretty!

In a perfect world all 4GB of your 4GB of RAM should be used all the time, but with the applications you are currently using getting the amount they need at all times! Having 3GBs doing nothing is just wasted space.

Because most people probable make the same (i.m.o) logical assumption that the more ram windows uses the less ram available for the applications you bought the ram for be that games/photoshop whatever.

Thanks for clearing this up, I googled it but it didn't really help.