So I've decided to go Vista. I remembering reading a thread on here saying that Vista is a ram whore, so I decided to do some research.
I found a couple of theories online about why Vista uses so much ram. One says that buying a computer from a manufactuer (Hp, for example) has programs that run "in the background" without the user being aware, so it makes the computer much slower compared to a custom made computer.
Another theory, one that sounds a little more believable, says that Vista tries to utilize all memory, otherwise it's wasted memory. I remember someone refering to RAM as cache, and in that sense it does make a little more sense.
So, what do you believe? My set-up will be a Biostar TForce TF720, AMD Athlon 64 x2 duo-core @ 3.0GHz, 4 gigs of G.Skill, 500GB Western Digital Caviar.
I found a couple of theories online about why Vista uses so much ram. One says that buying a computer from a manufactuer (Hp, for example) has programs that run "in the background" without the user being aware, so it makes the computer much slower compared to a custom made computer.
Another theory, one that sounds a little more believable, says that Vista tries to utilize all memory, otherwise it's wasted memory. I remember someone refering to RAM as cache, and in that sense it does make a little more sense.
So, what do you believe? My set-up will be a Biostar TForce TF720, AMD Athlon 64 x2 duo-core @ 3.0GHz, 4 gigs of G.Skill, 500GB Western Digital Caviar.
