How much "free ram" do you have?
#1
How much "free ram" do you have?
Ok, so i have a PIII with 256 meg DRAM and after opening the internet and say run MusicMatch Jukebox I'm left with 40 or so meg to work with. Now I know I'm not working on a powerhouse system, but is this normal? How much ram does the OS need to use in the background (b.t.w. I'm still using 98)
~ 4 rubBeR
~ 4 rubBeR
#3
Re: How much "free ram" do you have?
Originally posted by 4 rubBeR
Ok, so i have a PIII with 256 meg DRAM and after opening the internet and say run MusicMatch Jukebox I'm left with 40 or so meg to work with. Now I know I'm not working on a powerhouse system, but is this normal? How much ram does the OS need to use in the background (b.t.w. I'm still using 98)
~ 4 rubBeR
Ok, so i have a PIII with 256 meg DRAM and after opening the internet and say run MusicMatch Jukebox I'm left with 40 or so meg to work with. Now I know I'm not working on a powerhouse system, but is this normal? How much ram does the OS need to use in the background (b.t.w. I'm still using 98)
~ 4 rubBeR
#4
I'd recommend running windows 2000. It's been VERY stable for me, I actually downgraded from XP because I like 2000 better. I had a PIII 650 before I got a new PC, and it ran it like a champ.
Musicmatch, BTW, is a huge memory-*****. And anything else running in your system tray (Bottom right of your taskbar) is eating up memory.
Upgrade to 2000. At one point I've gone over 5 weeks without a restart, and that's because I was going away for the weekend.
I usually have about 160M used when I'm idle in w2k, but I have quite a bit of stuff running in the background. i.e. virus software, aim, motherboard monitoring software, and some other junk. That leaves 300 some meg free (I have 512M)
Musicmatch, BTW, is a huge memory-*****. And anything else running in your system tray (Bottom right of your taskbar) is eating up memory.
Upgrade to 2000. At one point I've gone over 5 weeks without a restart, and that's because I was going away for the weekend.
I usually have about 160M used when I'm idle in w2k, but I have quite a bit of stuff running in the background. i.e. virus software, aim, motherboard monitoring software, and some other junk. That leaves 300 some meg free (I have 512M)
#5
Ambient At this very moment.... 417megs free...I have 640 total
funkdaddysmack I usually have about 160M used when I'm idle in w2k, but I have quite a bit of stuff running in the background. i.e. virus software, aim, motherboard monitoring software, and some other junk. That leaves 300 some meg free (I have 512M)
b.t.w, is it possible that I don't have any slots available on my board? (I'm at work, so pls don't say..."take a look, fool! "
If I only have the 2 slots wich have 128 meg each, can I take one of the 128 meg cards out and drop in one 256 or so the cards have to have the same meg size?
~4 rubBeR
#6
Originally posted by 4 rubBeR
If I only have the 2 slots wich have 128 meg each, can I take one of the 128 meg cards out and drop in one 256 or so the cards have to have the same meg size?
~4 rubBeR
If I only have the 2 slots wich have 128 meg each, can I take one of the 128 meg cards out and drop in one 256 or so the cards have to have the same meg size?
~4 rubBeR
DIMMs you do not because it it already a pair (hence the Dual). So no on both counts, you don't need to same size either. The only thing you have to worry about is the max memory size recognized by your motherboard. I'm willing to be it can take 512M DIMMs in each slot since it's a PIII, but you never know. 256M should be more than fine.
If I were you, I'd look into *ahem* borrowing a copy of W2k from a friend to see how you like it. Then spend about $60 on another 256M, and you'll be more than fine for running W2k. I was running (and still am) W2k off of my PIII 650 with 192M RAM (Right now I have it set up for a Tivo-like box). It could have used more, but still ran fine. Way faster than 98 ever did. Hope this helps
#8
I´ve got 256mb installed.
I have 76mb free, while running:
Windows 2000
Outlook 2000
Word 2000
Entrust
Internet Explorer 6 (two instances)
MSN Messenger
AOL Messenger
Norton Antivirus Corporate
Palm Hotsync software
SAP /3
I have 76mb free, while running:
Windows 2000
Outlook 2000
Word 2000
Entrust
Internet Explorer 6 (two instances)
MSN Messenger
AOL Messenger
Norton Antivirus Corporate
Palm Hotsync software
SAP /3
#11
you got it.... i dont use much of it usually.... but when video editing..... its VERY NICE! definately improves the performance. also hell, i paid 150 for 3 512mb sticks..... at that price i couldnt hold out and not stuff it to the gills.
and its just fun saying i have 1.5gb of ram, even though i use like 100mb of it on a regular day.
and its just fun saying i have 1.5gb of ram, even though i use like 100mb of it on a regular day.
#12
Originally posted by 5SpeedP5
1410mb free out of 1500mb (1.5 gig baby)
Power Mac G4: Yeaaa BABY
1410mb free out of 1500mb (1.5 gig baby)
Power Mac G4: Yeaaa BABY
That's just sick...1500mb...I'd never believed anybody would have that much...
care to lend me some?
#15
Wow, they really DO say a thousand words.
This is with 7 mozilla windows open, 2-3 aim conversations open, gimp open, and gnome2 running on top of the plethora of daemons in the background. How nifty.
P.S. As I've suggested numerous times, you might wanna run Ad-Aware to get rid of all spamware that you have installed. Also look into msconfig and disable all the **** that you don't REALLY need (Real Craplayer, KrapZaa, bonzo buddy, WeatherBug, etc etc etc.)
Last edited by KpaBap; January-7th-2003 at 12:31 AM.