8GB of Ram and STILL Lagging? *Pic*

hello,

upgraded macbook pro 13" 2.14ghz (2010) 8gb of ram 4, , overheating.

doing watching youtube video. before took picture quite safari process using of available free memory.

right? had 4gb week ago , i've been able have pages, preview, microsoft word, safari, illustrator , photoshop open , starts getting laggy, don't have photoshop open , using pretty 8gb.

can suggest? thanks!

 

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anything can suggest? thanks!

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sort in descending order cpu column , post again. also, take @ these: performance tips mac os x

also, it's ok if ram in use. that's it's there for. determine if can benefit more ram, launch activity monitor , click system memory tab @ bottom check page outs. page outs cumulative since last restart, best way check restart computer , track page outs under normal workload (the apps, browser pages , documents have open). if page outs significant (say 1gb or more) under normal use, may benefit more ram. if page outs 0 or low during normal use, won't see performance improvement adding ram.

mac os x: reading system memory usage in activity monitor

 

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