freeing ram program reccomendations?

[singularity2006]

why not just use Window's built in memory monitoring systems?

[Emberghost]

I guess I can ask this question in this thread:

Physical Memory (K)

Total - 523764
Available - 272020
System Cache - 221712
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Kernal memory (K)

Total - 44380
Paged - 34088
Nonpaged - 10288
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Commit Charge (K)

Total - 281124
Limit - 1280648
Peak - 460776
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PF Usage 273 MB
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Can someone please tell me what these numbers mean and if they are bad. And if something is wrong how to fix it. The only programs I am running are AOL, aim, and IE.

System Specs:

Amd 2700 333 fsb
512 mb 2100 generic ram
Gigabyte ga-7n400 mobo
400 watt Sparkle psu
ti-4200

[Levitateme]

singularity,
you mean like task manager?! sorry, i have no idea. that is the only thing in win2k i can think of that shows ram. what do you mean exactly?

[Tex3D]

For freeing up wasted RAM use Memturbo.

All of the Windows OS's are notorious for being HORRIBLE at freeing up ram after you close an app. Not only that but Windows likes to hold on to a bit for Office and IE...Hmm...Microsoft products...surprising:rolleyes:

-Dave

www.memturbo.com

[Levitateme]

text, thanks for tha till try ou tin a minute. what i am looking for is somethign that once i stop rotating like a heavy mesh in zbrush. it will free my ram back up. i mean that makes sense to me, becaue im not doing anything so shouldnt my ram go back up? will memturbo do that. or is ram just not work like that?

[Tex3D]

The RAM should fluctuate up and down as you use it. It should help you out by keeping a little bit in cache (reserve). It has really kept my system running well, and it keeps me from locking up or crashing as often as I used to:thumbsup:

Good Luck d00d!

-Dave

[Levitateme]

yah , i am running it now.. it seems tobe doing a great job. thanks again.

[rougue 13]

awesome program..good find.. thanks alot!!!:applause: :applause: :applause: :beer:

[Tex3D]

Hey Levitatame!! I just saw your website. Did you guys do the new Bacardi logo??

I freakin' drink Bacardi by the boatload!! (my mother is VERY proud):blush:

-Dave

Any where I can get a copy of that logo???:D

[Clorets]

good program thanks:thumbsup:

[Levitateme]

text3d, maybe haha. the last thing we just did was this ad for grouse liqour. i guess its big in europe...i think the bacardi thing was done before i got there.

[singularity2006]

Originally posted by Levitateme
singularity,
you mean like task manager?! sorry, i have no idea. that is the only thing in win2k i can think of that shows ram. what do you mean exactly?

i mean exactly that. :thumbsup: I somehow feel as if that gives me a better read of my system than most other programs that have to interpolate the data... but in anycase, I'm in no need of monitoring that kind of thing that strictly so I'm not familiar wiht such programs so I'm no pro at what constitutes a good or bad program to do that kind of thing. Overall, I find it unnecessary if one has like hella memory already.

[GregHess]

The fastest system is the one running with the least # of active applications.*

Even if you add an application which is supposed to "help" system performance...its still an application which takes ram and system resources to run.

Want to speed up your system? Clean all the crap you don't use off of it. Empty temp directories, temp inet files, regclean it, and run some defrags.

*=Everything else being equal

[Emberghost]

Originally posted by Tex3D
For freeing up wasted RAM use Memturbo.

All of the Windows OS's are notorious for being HORRIBLE at freeing up ram after you close an app. Not only that but Windows likes to hold on to a bit for Office and IE...Hmm...Microsoft products...surprising:rolleyes:

-Dave

www.memturbo.com

I cant thank you enough for this program. It runs great!!!!

[Tex3D]

Originally posted by GregHess
The fastest system is the one running with the least # of active applications.*

Even if you add an application which is supposed to "help" system performance...its still an application which takes ram and system resources to run.

Want to speed up your system? Clean all the crap you don't use off of it. Empty temp directories, temp inet files, regclean it, and run some defrags.

*=Everything else being equal

I agree, but even so Windows STILL holds a lot of RAM. RAM is vital for viewport refreshing and any type of move/copy commands.

It kinda goes without saying that cleaning your hard disk is VERY important. Defregging is SUPER important since a lot of these 3D apps write to the disk OFTEN during a regular work session. I try to Defrag after a day or so of working, and I clean my Temp and IE junk files every day before I leave. It's almost like a ritual now. :p

-Dave

BTW- I have used Memturbo for a couple of years now and it has a VERY small CPU footprint. If you are running WIn98, try using the cache feature. It saved my ass many times when burning CD's and other lockup prone commands.

:thumbsup:

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