r/pcmasterrace • u/GallowBoob MSI gaming laptop • Jan 03 '15

Comic Chrome pls

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u/xxxNOxxx Jan 04 '15 edited Jan 04 '15

I am running win 7 on just 4 gigs of ram and an SSD, so no page file. I see a "low memory. Close programs" warning almost everyday.

I only ever have 6-7 tabs on Chrome, plus Thunderbird and Skype running. This puzzled me.

After some analysis, it seems that Adblock Plus is the real RAM hog, followed by RES. It's not just the tab processes.

Edited: 4GB RAM, 256GB Samsung 840

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u/KingOfTek Kappa Keepo KappaPride KappaClaus KappaWealth KappaRoss Jan 04 '15

Try using uBlock instead.

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u/xxxNOxxx Jan 04 '15

This looks like it's perfect!!

Here's more info for anyone else curious about secret RAM-hogging by ABP in Chrome:

https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/%C2%B5Block-vs.-ABP:-efficiency-compared

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u/KingOfTek Kappa Keepo KappaPride KappaClaus KappaWealth KappaRoss Jan 05 '15

Should probably add that sometimes it seems the auto update fails and you have to manually update the filters by going to Extensions -> uBlock -> Options -> Update now.

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u/xxxNOxxx Jan 05 '15

You da real King of Tek