How to utilize and make Full use of the 8GB ram?

Someone just pass me 2X 4GB stick. now my alienware M15X (Windows 7 64bit)is running 8GB. Thus having this upgrade, What will be the best way to make use of the ram? I am just a Video Encoder/ Light Gaming(AC2,FIFA10) person.

Does disabling PageFile helps in using up the ram? Or what is the proper way to ensure that the Extra rams will be use instead of being wasted.

"Extra Ram and not being Use is a WASTE!"

Thanks for reading~

 

Try eboostr with 4GB of ram as cache. It's like having a super fast SSD.

 

You don't need to change anything about your Windows config. Windows 7 has a feature called SuperFetch, which will automatically use extra RAM to pre-load and cache your most commonly used programs. The idea is that when you launch those applications, it can load those apps from RAM, instead of loading and reading from your hard drive.

And don't worry about extra RAM being a "waste". You should not be changing the way you use your computer, just because you have extra RAM. If someone gave you a free hard drive, would you automatically try to fill it up to 100% capacity because free hard drive space is a waste? If someoen gave you a free car, would you all of a sudden start driving every free minute of your day, because an unused car is a "waste"?

 

That's pretty much the case

Also, if your apps aren't designed to use more than a certain amount of RAM then you cannot change it.
Your software needs to designed to use a lot of RAM so leave your OS as it is.

 

On the other hand, you can now go out and buy more programs that use more RAM! Merry Christmas

 

Nice analogy. I might have to quote that one from time to time.

TBH you might find that you really don't have a need for it all... in that case, if you find a friend who needs more RAM and it's compatible, you might as well let them borrow a SO-DIMM. I can't even use 2x2GB, and have the second 2 GB SO-DIMM just sitting around somewhere at the present time. If another of my friends needs more RAM, hopefully they'll find it as helpful as the 2x1GB I loaned out was to another of my friends.

 

With most main boards you automatically use the extra DIM. This is called dual channel memory and it is sped up by the fact there are two sticks. So even though you may not use the space you automatically use the extra memory pipe bandwidth.

 

I'd use it to increase the amount of RAM available in my virtual operating systems.

 

I use 8GB on my desktop. And I utilize about 2GB of it for my browser cache, photoshop and other photo software cache, and things fly using it. I use Ramdisk, try reading up on it. And I agree, if you have extra RAM, you should use it.

 

Most laptops would bottleneck with 8 GB.

Yes.

 

Even if you're running windows 32 bit OS, which won't recognize more than about 3.2 GB?

 

What he is talking about is independent of memory amount, but the bandwidth. The only time where you will see a benefit in increased bandwidth is with integrated graphics.

 

That is correct. Tanware was talking about a feature called Dual Channel memory. Speeds are increased, because the system can read and write to two memory sticks simultaneously.

It does not matter how much memory is in your system, as long as you install memory in matched pairs (same make, speeds, and size of RAM sticks).

 

Thanks for the clarification, guys!