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The min requirement of RAM for L4D is 1gb for xp, so I assume that this means that it uses quite a bit under that so that other programmes can run...

 

This is why I cannot understand why my L4D is using up 1.5gb of ram and crashing because of ram overuse.

 

Any tips of what is happening/how to fix it?

 

 

I might possibly be CPU or something, I really don't know I guess when I see it again I'll ss it.

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Normally I would only have Vent up and Steam(ofc) if I'm playing L4D.

 

I have 2 GB of ram and it says the min requirement on xp is 1 GB so it makes and it wouldn't take up 1 GB because then you could literally be running nothing else, but it even goes over 1 GB of use. It must be over 1.5 GB of use because Vent and other things won't take up much.


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Yeah just everyone else said, you have to close all of the resource hogging programs or atleast set their priority to low with the task manager. I don't know about Window Media Player though, I heard it actually increases performance.. or maybe that's for XP.

 

Put this in the set Launch Options

 

-high

 

It set's Left 4 Dead's priority to guess what? high..


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Yeah just everyone else said, you have to close all of the resource hogging programs or atleast set their priority to low with the task manager. I don't know about Window Media Player though, I heard it actually increases performance.. or maybe that's for XP.

 

Put this in the set Launch Options

 

-high

 

It set's Left 4 Dead's priority to guess what? high..

 

I know all of this, but its about L4D using more ram than it should be using, rather than my other programs.


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while all of you make valid points, the fact remains that L4D should NOT use that much ram, hence the crashing. the max ive seen it should use under normal circumstances is ~300-500mb.

 

from what i've googled for a friend (still trying to figure out his issues myself) its recommended you update your graphics driver first (try this when you have problems with games first)

 

^by this i mean, uninstall your current driver, and then install the new one you download

 

another fix recommended is to go into the l4d settings and turn of the multi-core rendering and/or set shaders to medium (and possibly the rest of the video quality)

 

ill keep you posted as i attempt to figure it out for my friend

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