Stellaris suddenly using a lot of memory?

[Thomato]

It started yesterday.

I usually have google chrome open while I play stellaris. I usually have 4 tabs open (1 for youtube, 1 for google search and 2 for the stellaris wiki). But since yesterday, whenever I tried to look on reddit or anything else (while having only 4 tabs up) it loaded to the, let's say r/stellaris, and suddeny the browser says "Out of memory". It only happenes with stellaris. Does this happen to anyone else?

And if you're gonna say "Just close your web browser" then don't answer.

I'm not looking for a fix, I'm just wondering why this suddenly happened and if anyone else has this problem. I've had the same GPU for almost 10 years now (GTX 660 2gb) and I have 12 GB of RAM.

Thanks in advance

[Elitewrecker PT]

How much RAM is it using compared to Chrome though?

[tathen]

how much memory does task manager say stellaris is using and your browser when this happens?

[Thomato]

The task manager says that both chrome and stellaris are using 600 mb each

[Elitewrecker PT]

That can't be right.

[Thomato]

When I use chrome alone it uses a bit over 830 mb, according to the task manager. But with stellaris, both of them use 600 mb each. I then get error messages from chrome about closing the browser. You don't have the same thing happening to you?

[Elitewrecker PT]

I don't use chrome but regardless, how can you be running out of memory while spending 1.2 GB on them out of 12 .

[legion248]

This sounds like your memory sticks beginning to fail to me. Run a memory test app to see if there is something failing.

IF that returns fine and green, my next thought is that you have encountered a memory leak. Probably in chrome.

[SkiRich]

Google Chrome has a process that spys on you in the background called
software_reporter_tool.exe
It scans your entire system, collects data on the installed executables and uploads it to google.
They say its so it can disable any function thats in direct conflict with any app on your system and to improve chrome.
Ah, no. You dont need to scan my whole ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ HD to make you spying browser more intelligent. Sorry google. No PII for you on my system.

There was an update two days ago to that tool. I know. I have clients complain about it when it happens.

It is a well known and well documented piece of chrome that causes the exact issues you talk about and there are plenty of ways to disable it.
Here is one.
https://www.techpout.com/what-is-chrome-software-reporter-tool-and-how-to-block-it/

Use the remove directory rights method.

Or do yourself a favor, dump google chrome for Chromium Edge.
Same great taste, half the spying.