Super Fast Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 I am upgrading the RAM in my netbook from 1 to 2 GB (max supported). Was wondering if I ran my entire OS in RAM, if it would speed up netbook operations, similar to SSD improvements? -> http://www.softperfect.com/products/ramdisk/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators hazelnut Posted December 19, 2012 Moderators Share Posted December 19, 2012 Give it a go and let us know. Support contact https://support.ccleaner.com/s/contact-form?language=en_US&form=general or support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Fast Posted December 19, 2012 Author Share Posted December 19, 2012 Thank you, Hazel! It may be a bit after Christmas before I have a chance to add the RAM, but it sounds like a great idea to test. I will try to update you all on the results in say, a week or two when I try it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators DennisD Posted December 19, 2012 Moderators Share Posted December 19, 2012 I wonder if 2gb would be enough to do it? Still struggling with this downloadaholic thing, I've downloaded that. I wonder if logins seen it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Fast Posted December 19, 2012 Author Share Posted December 19, 2012 I can run Windows with 1GB RAM fairly decent. I believe 2 will work ok, but not sure yet. Things I may want to try are: -> 32 Bit Windows uses slightly less RAM than 64 Bit -> XP uses 90 MB clean installed, and perhaps 300 MB or less with AVG installed -> Windows 2,000 may use fewer resources than XP Have wondered about stooping so low as to try Windows 2,000 on it. Some say it may get a 20% performance boost. The thing that I hate about Windows 2,000 is it will only see 1 of my 2 cores on my netbook. But I still want to try it, just to see what happens. Maybe I will even try puppy linux, linux mint, or reactos! * RAM is generally considered about 1,000 times faster than HDD access, though it can vary. If this works, it may help speed up older computers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
login123 Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 ... I wonder if logins seen it? Yep, got it. >sigh< Might as well stop going to those darned meetings. The CCleaner SLIM version is always released a bit after any new version; when it is it will be HERE :-) Pssssst: ... It isn't really a cloud. Its a bunch of big, giant servers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators DennisD Posted December 20, 2012 Moderators Share Posted December 20, 2012 Yep, got it. >sigh< Might as well stop going to those darned meetings. We're having much more fun in the pub aren't we, swapping installers and download stories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
login123 Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 . . . and free wifi there The CCleaner SLIM version is always released a bit after any new version; when it is it will be HERE :-) Pssssst: ... It isn't really a cloud. Its a bunch of big, giant servers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Fast Posted December 21, 2012 Author Share Posted December 21, 2012 What's interesting about this, is one website says using a RAM disk is about 10X faster than an SSD, & 100X faster than HDD... Interesting!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators DennisD Posted December 23, 2012 Moderators Share Posted December 23, 2012 How are you doing with it SF? How would you set this up to run your OS in it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Fast Posted December 23, 2012 Author Share Posted December 23, 2012 I haven't got the RAM yet (Christmas present). It may be a week or two after C-Mas before I can install the new RAM & do the RAM-Disk. I'll keep you guys updated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan_B Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 Christmas may come early for you if you try this :- http://www.downloadm....com/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators DennisD Posted December 23, 2012 Moderators Share Posted December 23, 2012 Christmas may come early for you if you try this :- http://www.downloadm....com/index.html Wow!! Thank you so much Alan. I picked up their newest offer of 4gb of DDR2 which downloaded and installed without a hitch ... No problems at all so far. In fact, you wouldn't know it was there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators hazelnut Posted December 24, 2012 Moderators Share Posted December 24, 2012 Just what I needed for one of my machines. Downloaded without a hitch and my machine is so fast now my typing speed has increased by 47% (didn't know ram could do that) Support contact https://support.ccleaner.com/s/contact-form?language=en_US&form=general or support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Fast Posted December 26, 2012 Author Share Posted December 26, 2012 Just replaced the 1GB RAM stick with 2GB. As expected, system rating changed little, if at all. But with 2GB, it runs slight smoother & has enough to support 64 Bit Windows as well. Have a lot to test, this could take time, but I intend to update later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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