My RAM gets eaten up by InDesign and Illustrator, up to a usage of 70%

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February 7, 2025
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So i've got a stationary PC last November, a high-end gaming pc, hoping it would optimize my workflow with heavy duty projects.

Now, when i start InDesign or Illustrator, my RAM (32GB) gets used up to a 70% usage, resulting in a slideshow. Putting the programs into efficiency mode sometimes helps, not always though. On my MacBook everything works just fine, so i assume, that the problem must be Windows related.

I reinstalled the programs alsready, even reinstalled the OS, without any positive result.

Need urgent help please.

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Bobby Henderson

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Is the graphics board driver up to date? What kind of card is it?

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Alex22975117q78dAuthor

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Yes it is, its an Nvidia GeForce 4070 TI. Just yesterday i updated all drivers and every software.

What i forgot to mention: i installed the 2024 Versions of the programms to see if the problem is with the 2025 version, the performance didnt get any better though.

Park Street Printers

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I had this issue with my work (as in day job) computer. Upgrading to 64GB of ram 'fixed' it. Since I haven't found a place in InDesign or Illustrator where you can set the percentage of system ram to use (like in Photoshop) I just swapped in some old ram from one of my home systems that was lying around. I'm not sure if there is much else that can be done. I hope I'm wrong, of course. 64GB of ram, even DDR5, is pretty inexpensive these days, especially when you amortise for the increase in productivity over the life of the system.

I would recommend against getting a high-end gaming pc for using Adobe products. My drive-to-work system is a little over 6 years old and only has an i7 9700k, a GTX 1060 6GB, 64GB of 3200MHz DDR4, a 1TB Samsung 970 Pro, and it works great, even for relatively complex illustrations and Photoshop use. Illustrator, especially on Windows, is not very well optimized for the best hardware, so your returns on investment aren't linear. The one thing that matters most for Adobe programs across the board is CPU ipc, where your gaming system should actually help out. Otherwise, it's the amount of ram and having available, fast, dedicated scratch disks. I do get better performance with my TR3955wx's 3090 Ti, but, again, it isn't a linear increase.

If you have enough ram to not need scratch disks, that's even better.

kglad

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in the future, to find the best place to post your message, use the list here, https://community.adobe.com/

p.s. i don't think the adobe website, and forums in particular, are easy to navigate, so don't spend a lot of time searching that forum list. do your best and we'll move the post (like this one has already been moved) if it helps you get responses.

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