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 Nov 29 2007, 04:07 PM
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Nov 29 2007, 04:37 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 419 Joined: 7-May 07 From: Hull England Member No.: 129,329 |
hi,,,, win vista uses nearly all the ram with superfetch, but gives it back instantly when called for,,,, take a look at this link
http://www.vistadiscuss.com/windows-vista-...-sucks/2006/09/ just google superfetch & take a look,,, also if you can maybe add another gig of ram you'll find vista opperates alot smoother with 2 gig of ram,,,,,,,,,,good luck -------------------- Figgis,,,, LUFC
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Nov 29 2007, 06:52 PM
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Thnks.... figgis.
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Nov 30 2007, 03:50 PM
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Hey,
I have the same problem! deanpcmad -------------------- deanpcmad |
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Nov 30 2007, 05:04 PM
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I use a utility (system mechanic) to defrag my ram. after this I use around 460MB
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Dec 1 2007, 11:16 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 419 Joined: 7-May 07 From: Hull England Member No.: 129,329 |
hi all,, i have 2 gig of DDR2 and according to task manager its all being used but as soon as i do something on my pc its instant as its given back from the cach
[attachment=2875:Capture.JPG] as you can see its all cached but in the memory box you see that my machine's only using about 750meg,,, this is the all new vista way with the superfetch,,, up to now i've had no probs with my pc speeds or game playing so im happy,,,,,, up to now,,,lol good luck all -------------------- Figgis,,,, LUFC
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Dec 5 2007, 01:58 AM
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Forum Regular Group: Members Posts: 151 Joined: 1-November 07 Member No.: 166,999 |
it uses that much just for the os
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Dec 5 2007, 11:49 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 419 Joined: 7-May 07 From: Hull England Member No.: 129,329 |
its realy using 37%, the rest is being used by cach for the superfetch to move things around,,,, but as you can see vista has alot more processes running than xp & i have shut down all the one's i dont need,,,, i think this is why its sed that 2GIG of ram is better when using vista.
-------------------- Figgis,,,, LUFC
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Dec 5 2007, 12:29 PM
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I find this very interesting, since in my area, pcs are being sold with windows vista and only 512 ram.
-------------------- "To do less than your best is to sacrifice the gift." Steve Prefontaine
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Dec 6 2007, 11:16 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 419 Joined: 7-May 07 From: Hull England Member No.: 129,329 |
hi Ryan,,,, when vista was first being lanched all the big pc shops in the uk were offering free vista upgrades for all xp machines purchased around that time, most of these machines did'nt have more than 1 gig of ram & the lower end pc's only had 512 of ram,,,, so all these people who got one are going to be very disapointed when they also have to ramp up there ram at extra expence,,,, it dose'nt say that vista will not work without 2 gig but it works alot better with it,,,,, i wonder if the shops passed this info on to there coustamers befor purchase ??????? i doubt it.
-------------------- Figgis,,,, LUFC
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Dec 6 2007, 04:20 PM
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 Still visually handicapped, new avatar :0) Group: Global Moderator Posts: 15,531 Joined: 2-October 05 From: Southeastern CT, USA Member No.: 35,824 |
Vista Home Basic will work OK on just 512 mB of RAM - but once you start using it, it'll bog down quickly. I've had Ultimate running on 512 mB of RAM (in the beta) and it worked OK with some performance tweaks - as did Ultimate with 1 gB of RAM.
From what I'm seeing at work (and at home) - 2 gB is the "sweet spot" right now. Enough performance that you don't have to worry constantly - yet affordable enough for most people. I suspect that it's gonna need more as the installations mature tho' - which leads to a problem with DDR2 in dual channel mode for the 32 bit versions. That version won't recognize 4 gB of RAM (although it's working on 2 of my home systems) - so what will people do when faced with that decision? FWIW - I think that the 64 bit OS's are just starting to come into their own - and that we'll see more and more of them as 32 bit Vista reaches it's peak at 3.26 gB of RAM. -------------------- - John
**If you need a more detailed explanation, please ask for it. I have the Knack. ** BTW - the avatar pic is a camel as it looks back at me while I'm in the saddle (and he wasn't happy!) |
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