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12-14-2002, 02:11 AM
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Needed: RAM Boosting Software
I'm sure we've all seen those programs that claim to "Boost" your RAM beyond its capacity, and to free up ram that isnt being used for any special purpose. I was curious- Are any of these programs actually worth it? I've downloaded a few in the far past, and they didn't impress me. I'm just wondering if any of the kind folks at PC Mechanic have used any of them, and can recommend any to me.
P.S: I have 288mb of RAM and run a Windows XP system. |
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12-14-2002, 02:14 AM
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Those programs don't work. Ram is just as cheap and works better.
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12-14-2002, 03:31 AM
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Most of them are just additional overhead for your system. I have seen some that allow you set how much RAM you want available at any given time. Basically that just makes that percentage of your RAM unusable by your programs. I have never seen one that I would use.
Depending on which program you are looking at you might be able to buy an additional stick of RAM for the same cost. |
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12-14-2002, 12:19 PM
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Gimmickery at best.... the typical unload dll reg hack.
Now a "ram drive", that may be worthy, but you need a LOT of ram to pull it off right. Plus they do not drop app starts as much as you'd think. One that takes 3 secs to open will open in 2. So what. They may be an edge for a gamer tho. And you still have to fill the ram drive with your app/data to begin with. From where? The hard drive. Many haxors use these as they leave no evidence on their hard drive for the gendarmes to follow. They load an app from floppy or cd or somesuch. Sneaky. 
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12-14-2002, 01:19 PM
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Yeah, I'm mainly looking for added RAM for gaming. Many of you might have heard of Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast. I first bought the game when I was running Windows ME. It ran pretty well. Now that I've upgraded, it seems I've lost a lot of performance, and the game is so laggy, it's barely tolerable.
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12-14-2002, 09:54 PM
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12-14-2002, 10:44 PM
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RAM boosters are like "instant engine overhaul in a can," and the "Aussie self-washing car."
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