Ram Upgrade and kernel_task

Hi everyone, today I've upgraded my early 2009 24" iMac 2.93ghz with a Crucial 8GB kit.
I was checking under activity monitor and I saw the kernel_task using 600mb, I'm pretty sure before the upgrade it was less.
Is this normal?

Well, as the problem has still not been fixed from Apple, I would avoid having more than 1GB of RAM installed on your new Powerbook.
But for us to know it would be great if you could test your machine for a while with more than 1GB installed and see if you get the same symptoms.
To be able to see how much "kernel_task" is taking from your processor power, open up Activity Monitor and choose (on the top to the right) to see "All Processes".
If you get the same problem as MANY (or every?) PowerBook (Dual-layer) users with more than 1GB installed, please post it and let us know.
Apple needs to know about this issue and that it is very important to fix as soon as possible since this is affecting lots of people.

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