Windows often uses 8GB at idle for me with a single browser window open due to how much background BS it runs that is entirely irrelevant to anything I use the PC for. I upgraded to 32GB, then just finally decided to switch to Linux for good because it uses around 4-5GB with 10+ programs open (and most of that is Steam and Discord being inefficient).
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ShitOnABrick@lemmy.world 1 year agoMore ram will probably not help your laptop out with performance unless your running ram intensive programs if I were you consider upgrading your boot drive if things are running slow
PleasantAura@lemmy.one 1 year ago
ShitOnABrick@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Windows tends to use at least a quarter of system ram anyways
As long as you got enough storage for page fileing you should be aokay
PleasantAura@lemmy.one 1 year ago
I had about 16TB of total storage when it was using that much RAM. It still didn’t like it.
Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 year ago
Problem is multiple programs + web browser sucking ram.
Wirh 8GB I was continuesly red lining 95% utilization.
VoIP App, multiple tabs and windows of Chrome/Firefox/Edge (what the application is optimized for), Outlook, Teams, Spotify (to stay sane) and misc. other programs quickly suck up 8gb.