Memory Processes

This is a poll about how much processes is currently running right after you logon into your PC. As well this poll it's for Windows users only.

My Story:

I have 29-31 processes ran at startup since I didn't mod my desktop appearance and functions and it took about 130MB out of 512MB DDR of my RAM. Now today, I have everything on my desktop modded to a skin and widgets. Startup processes it's about 40-45 and took up 400-500MB out of my 512MB DDR.

I'm still able to run at full speed and power because I increase the vitual ram up to 1505MB (1.5GB) and I thinking of adding about 512 DDR RAM into my system total up with vitual ram is 3000MB (3GB).

#261526

dude, if your using 400mb-500mb of ram right after a reboot, you've got some serious house cleaning to do.

#261534

Dude, your system is eating up way too much resources.

I advice you to read Black Viper's website especially about services. Secondly run msconfig (even though BV advices against it) and check your services and startup tabs.

Also I found this site very usefull.

Try Regseeker and maybe you should try the usual Spyware & Anti-virus checkup.

Good luck!

#261600

Thanks for that, you know that I know how to fix computer and max performance my PC. I have a lot tweak on the system too.

First before I skin or mod my desktop, I tweak up to the max, result:

25-30 Processes

130 out of 512MB Eaten up ram

After I mod my PC, result:

39-42 Processes

350 out of 512MB Eaten up ram

This is another test I made right now.

I'm serious that the nicer my desktop it looks the more ram and processes will eaten up my PC. The uglier it get the high performance it get.

#261688

O yeah here's my system spec:

Windows XP Professional SP2

Intel 2.3Ghz, 533Mhz Bus

WesternDigital 80GB HDD

512MB DDR2100 233Mhz

1505MB (1.5GB) Vitual Memory

nVIDIA 64MB DDR GeForce4 MX420 Overclocked

15" LCD 1024x768 @ 75hz

I really really need to upgrade my RAM with a 512MB DDR2700 or 3100. I guess that will just improve the system performance even if I want the desktop mod to stay.

#261691

what software are you running to get your ram usage so high?

also:

I'm still able to run at full speed and power because I increase the vitual ram up to 1505MB (1.5GB)

you aren't able to run at 'full speed and power' once you open a program and start using virtual ram, since ram on a harddrive(virtual ram) is slow.

#261726

what software are you running to get your ram usage so high?

I was wondering the same. So much memory usage makes me suspect some app on your pc is eating it up, IMO this could never be the result of common skinning (like dock, bar, WindowBlinds/M$styles) alone. Are you sure about no-spyware? Sometimes my Firewall/virusscanner (ZoneLabs) uses quite some resources so I disable it frequently when I'm off-line gaming. Can it be you're using some bogous virusscanner?

#261812

i start up with 22 or so processes, many of them mine (e.g. miranda, samurize, y'z dock), so those don't even need to be loaded.

i have 512mb and it's running smoothly.

it seems the more ram you have, the more will be allocated to these programs, and it makes sense. why waste the free ram when it can be allocated to these programs? another thing: ram usage doesn't really matter. xp is generally good at memory management, so i wouldn't worry too much. i never understand why people fret about ram usage.

#261881

Because, Dreamz, the more ram (And graphic card and hdd space and so on) you have, the more chicks that will be following you in the street. It is just simple math... right?

#261883