----- Original Message -----
From: "Thane Sherrington" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <hardware@hardwaregroup.com>
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2005 7:40 AM
Subject: [H] How to tell when out of RAM
Is there a simple program or procedure for end users so they can tell when
they have run out of RAM and are paging data? I have a lot of people get
RAM upgrades and then say it made no difference. It's be nice to have
some utility that would measure bottlenecks so that I could recommend the
best bang for buck upgrades.
If they stay in these ranges, they will fell the difference:
Windows 95 8 not enough, 16 is ok and 32 is the honey hole.
Windows 98 32 is not enough, 64 runs good and 128 may let you feel some
difference.
Windows Me 64 is not enough, 128 runs good and 256 may let you feel some
difference.
Windows XP 128 is not enough, 256 is borderline, 512 is the honey hole and
1024 lets you feel some difference.
I feel they say it makes no difference because they are overloading their
operating system and/or the capability of their CPU etc. Note that video
onboard and slow turning 5400 RPM hard drives are a culprit that more RAM
can not help.
Chuck
