Other 3GB of My RAM is Cached?

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  1. Depetrify

    Depetrify What's a Dremel?

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    I have 12 GB of ram on a 64 bit os, why is 3 GB cached?
     
    Depetrify, 14 Jul 2010
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  2. paisa666

    paisa666 I WILL END YOU!!!

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    cached where? do you have a dedicated graphic card, or are you working with the graphic card integrated into the Mobo, if its the last one then probably its asigning 3 GB of memory to your video...
     
    paisa666, 14 Jul 2010
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  3. Depetrify

    Depetrify What's a Dremel?

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    It is a dedicated GTX 295.
     
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  4. sheninat0r

    sheninat0r What's a Dremel?

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    Because your RAM is there to be used, and it just so happens that the OS knows that too.
     
    sheninat0r, 15 Jul 2010
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  5. gavomatic57

    gavomatic57 Minimodder

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    It's good memory management. I'd have preferred it if it cached more. Don't worry, it gives it back when it is needed.
     
    gavomatic57, 15 Jul 2010
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  6. Guest-44432

    Guest-44432 Guest

    Its called superfetch. I did ask a question about turning this feature off on windows 7.

    Have a read Here.

    Simon.
     
    Guest-44432, 15 Jul 2010
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  7. thehippoz

    thehippoz What's a Dremel?

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    yeah 12gb of ram.. superfetch caches more depending on the amount
     
    thehippoz, 15 Jul 2010
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  8. glaeken

    glaeken Freeeeeeeze! I'm a cawp!

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    Last week at work, I was up to 9GB of my 12GB being used by windows.
     
    glaeken, 16 Jul 2010
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  9. bestseany

    bestseany What's a Dremel?

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    Yeah, it's superfetch, it loads up frequently used programs into the RAM ready to open them up quicker.

    I disable the service for it personally.
     
    bestseany, 16 Jul 2010
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