memory optimization applications

rebelwarlock · Jan 5, 2005

do memory optimization applications actually speed up your system a noticable amount? i find it hard to believe that they would, especially if you have a large amount of ram

Diablo23RD · Jan 5, 2005

I dont think that software work

KoolDrew · Jan 5, 2005

Do you mean programs that say they free up RAM? If so then no. In fact they would do the exact opposite.

Windows will always try to find some use for all of RAM — even a trivial one. If nothing else it will retain code of programs in RAM after they exit, in case they are needed again. Anything left over will be used to cache further files — just in case they are needed. But these uses will be dropped instantly should some other use come along. Thus there should rarely be any significant amount of RAM ‘free’. That term is a misnomer — it ought to be ‘RAM for which Windows can currently find no possible use’. The adage is: ‘Free RAM is wasted RAM’. Programs that purport to ‘manage’ or ‘free up’ RAM are pandering to a delusion that only such ‘Free’ RAM is available for fresh uses. That is not true, and these programs often result in reduced performance and may result in run-away growth of the page file.

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rebelwarlock · Jan 5, 2005

thanks for the tip

*deletes mysterious ram optimizing program from father's computer

Twigss · Jan 5, 2005

might want to run adaware when your done....

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