Most Windows 7 PCs max out memory(article)

Never seen that on multiple Win7 or Vista PCs at all, did on XP. But then "new metrics" can skew any result, depends on your method of test, and to say metrics dont lie is wrong, we can all look at a different set of criteria to adjust the final data.

All I can comment on as not going to run their app as I will go off real world usage is that I have no issues running Win7 on a 1GB Compaq Laptop, 2GB Acer Laptop, 2GB Samsung Netbook and a 6GB Custom build Desktop and a 2GB Custom Build Desktop, plus setup and troubleshooting another 30 or so for friends and collegues, no-ones yet complained of slowness in Win7, so doesnt equate to "most" if % comes into play with just the PCs in my house, would have thought at least one would bog down with lack of ram.

Cynical Head ~
Well that company now do have some good free press for their site and apps, which will get alot of internet play over the coming weeks
/Cynical Head

 

Hi Augie

Yes agreed on disclaimer

could mean that and a off the top of my head on that the folk running this monitoring app all use Firefox! and its the cause.... unless you can pinpoint a true cause then your results are not worth squat, need to be able to backup claims with at least some evidence.

Its all for free press just like Previx did with saying a Microsoft update gave users BlackSOD, when later they retracted it saying it was likely malware, me and cynical head on again, things as Previx call virtually most .exe or .dlls malware, suspicious or not known at this time, they flagged a good file in their app as malware.... just my guess, born out of they flag MGTools.exe as malware!!!! and as they dont add a disclaimer saying its not associated with majorgeeks file, then they in their list of every app/dll (just search for an app and you hit their page 9/10 times in a search, so done for hits over accuracy, so similar to above its a bold statement aimed at getting press.

 

Guys in Win7 whats the % of ram used for you, found in Task Manager at bottom, can be with multiple apps open or say from boot? only curious, dont want 100s of replies just a few to guage usage.


Win 7 Ultimate
6GB
65 Processes
8 apps running
30-34% Ram usage*

*did look twice when it say 46% but noticed I was running XP in a VPC, and just a rough-timate as not scientific.

 

Wouldnt say you have any memory hogs at all, ok maybe "Firefox" :-D but Minefield is much better on ram and while an Alpha still is robust enough I feel for those technically minded to use, wont run amny of the naff add-ons.... but they are surplus.

Release Candidate is not really a good test as it has data collection apps embedded to troubleshoot the betas, need release candidate really. BUT still its not using "all" your ram to bog your PC down, so article is

Loose - 4 Win - 0 for now, takes me back to % of PC as I mentioned earler, this is a good sign that the research is flawed badly, need more to be honest about mem usage like those that have posted already to make a more scientific-ish statement like the originators of the article.

Not to the originaters of the article but have suggested to all on this forum and others that moan at memory usage to read Marks posts on Technet and Springboard.