PC Tune Up

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2011/04/26 12:12:29 (permalink)

PC Tune Up

I recently installed Vista Ultimate (32bit) on a seperate drive for X1 and all is well. (Plese see my sig for specs). 
 
However, when there aren't any applications running, the RAM meter (Advanced System Care Free (ASCF)) is at 49% - 50% and my CPU is at 2-4%. (The numbers increase when I powerup Sonar).
 
I tested out Sonar X1 using the free Game Boost (ASCF...which claims to shut down unnecessary processes so that your sys resources will be used only for the game you're playing) and noticed (on a new project without anything used) that the RAM goes up 1% in Game Boost mode. So, it's really not beneficial.
 
Does my OS really use 50% of RAM off the bat or are the numbers just not accurate?
I like to use a lot of VSTi's, so this concerns me....
Are there any tweaks that should be done in Vista or just work around it (freeze synths etc..)?
 
 

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    Re:PC Tune Up 2011/04/28 09:58:53 (permalink)
    In case anyone was interested in using Advanced System Care....there is an option within the software which clears some of the RAM to optimize the PC. I did this & my RAM usage (without any softwares running) dropped from 49% to 29%.  At least, I'm a bit more at ease not having to worry about this RAM issue.

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    I7 3770k @ 4.5GHz : 16GB RAM G.Skill Ripjaws X
    250GB OS SSD : 3TB HDD : 1TB Sample HDD
    Win 10 Pro x 64 : NH-D14 CPU Cooler 
    HIS IceQ  2GB HD 7870
    Focusrite Scarlett 2i4
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