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If I doubled my RAM, would my memory usage go down?
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Mar 15, 2026822 viewsConfidence Score0%
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My PC currently only has 1GB of RAM, and I am currently using 86% of that. With 2GB of RAM, would I be using 43% right now?
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Yes, your math is correct, to some extent. However, note that modern operating systems use excess memory for caching. This article does a good job of explaining how OS memory management works (written for Windows Vista, but generally relevant for al…
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