Memory Leak?

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It seems that after playing for awhile TW3 maxes out my ram, using 7gb+ of memory, and begins to stutter and lag constantly. Afterwards, my entire system runs slowly even after closing the game, and I usually need to restart my PC to continue playing. This seems to happen at an accelerated pace when moving around larger settlements.

I don’t believe its a problem with my system itself, as I’ve also been playing Fallout 4, which never goes above 4gb of memory use on Ultra.

Is there any fix?

My specs:

Windows 7

Phenom II x4 965

GTX 960 2GB

8GB of RAM.

Running latest drivers.

P.S. Unrelated, but does installing Hearts of Stone change any graphical settings? After installing it I’ve noticed intense pop in (like entire structures) and weird shadows, mostly around Oxenfurt. I ask because I also had my first CTD after installing that DLC, so was curious if it did more than simply install the files.

Memory Leak?