Windows 8 vs. Windows 7 SP1 Memory Usage Comparison
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- Apr 19, 2011
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But still, Power users still needs more RAM to comply with their heavy gaming and multitasking so 2 GB of RAM is still not enough and I think that there's no reason to Dual-Boot with Windows 7 since that doesn't make sense because Windows 8 is much more improved, Why use an old OS when you've got a new OS to use?
- Apr 20, 2011
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read it, boxx. alot peoples or computer users have more than 4GB or at least 4GB.
a lot of their are gaming people. or, their just have 3GB for video editing or such as like photoshop with more better (NOT lag).
it's good enough for 3GB in windows 8.
since windows 8 just use 280MB or maybe 320MB . if have 3GB, it just use less than 15% RAM.
- Apr 19, 2011
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3 GB is still lacking, 4 GB is always the optimal amount of RAM to use if you're gonna go heavy gaming and multitasking, Programs doesn't have a fixed RAM usage so why use 3 GB of RAM? "It can" Dual Boot with Windows 7? For what reason? To have another partition eating your disk space? That doesn't make sense and I bet that nobody smart enough will do that.
- Apr 20, 2011
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No BoXX.
you know, such as camtasia studio while render a video.
it use about this:
and, photoshop this:
so, if you have 3GB and windows 7 SP1 use just 400MB and plus (if you open camtasia) it will be 700-750MB, not lag. you still have 2.2GB
and, about photoshop with almost 1GB + windows 7 normally RAM usage just 400MB just probably 1.5GB , ram usage is still 50%.
you know, such as camtasia studio while render a video.
it use about this:
and, photoshop this:
so, if you have 3GB and windows 7 SP1 use just 400MB and plus (if you open camtasia) it will be 700-750MB, not lag. you still have 2.2GB
and, about photoshop with almost 1GB + windows 7 normally RAM usage just 400MB just probably 1.5GB , ram usage is still 50%.
- Apr 20, 2011
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BoXX28 said:
many people at the moment have external hard disk, and store all documents, photos, musics on there or if people want using cloud storage it will be get more storage in internal hard disk.
and, at the moment. even laptop hard disk minimal is 320GB (but, it very few) , average now is 500GB. save windows 7 just at least 20GB - 25GB. for windows 8 just 25GB also. total just 50GB, boxx. still have alot spaces.
and, about ram. didn't you read the articel?
their use windows 8 with 128MB ram! that's good.
- Apr 19, 2011
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How about with Virtualization Software, Browsers, Security Software scanning in the background while gaming at the same time, Do you think 3 GB of RAM can handle that? IT CAN'T. And by the way, Of course Windows 8 will run in 128 MB of RAM because they're not doing Multitasking and using programs that intensively uses resources. Even if lots of people now owns ExHDDs, It still doesn't make sense to have Windows 7 when you already have Windows 8.
- Apr 20, 2011
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NOT all people using Virtualization Software
you must know it ,boxx.
security software scanning in the background just using MAX is 100MB - 150MB
and, i'm not said 3Gb for gaming. read at above again boxx.
this:
if someone still love windows 7? when few software (i MEAN is NOT all software) can't run stable at windows 8. who's know?
we don't know about stable or not.
you must know it ,boxx.
security software scanning in the background just using MAX is 100MB - 150MB
and, i'm not said 3Gb for gaming. read at above again boxx.
this:
thanks.
if someone still love windows 7? when few software (i MEAN is NOT all software) can't run stable at windows 8. who's know?
we don't know about stable or not.
- Jan 8, 2011
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BoXX28 said:
BoXX, that's a little too extreme. :sleepy:
As for dual-booting Windows 7 and Windows 8, it would be rather pointless. You're better off (imo) running Windows 7 in a VM.
I'm running Windows 7 on once what was a Windows Vista laptop, so I can run Windows 8 without any problems.
As long as it meets the minimum requirements you shouldn't have a problem.
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I don't see what all the fuss is about.
- Apr 19, 2011
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Of course I know that not all people uses Virtualization Software, Don't act like the wise sage. 
3 GB of RAM is still not enough for Video and Graphic Editing software, No reason to keep Windows 7 because all Software developers will eventually develop new versions of their software that's fully compatible with Windows 8.
3 GB of RAM is still not enough for Video and Graphic Editing software, No reason to keep Windows 7 because all Software developers will eventually develop new versions of their software that's fully compatible with Windows 8.
- Apr 19, 2011
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I can't provide any concrete examples but think of it this way, The user runs Firefox which could possibly run under 400,000 K of RAM while running Graphics and Video Editing software at the same time. Do you think the PC will still be as responsive compared to an idle system?
- Apr 19, 2011
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Yes there will still be lots of people that's gonna stick to what they have but the amount of people that's gonna upgrade is much more than the people that's gonna use Old Operating Systems, So Software Developers are gonna develop new versions of their software to comply with Windows 8.
- Apr 19, 2011
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Of course that's with the new versions but most people forgets about updating their software so their still using the old versions. And even though I'm using the new version, My Firefox currently runs at 350,000 K of RAM with 6 tabs open. People will think over that why should they keep Windows 7 when most of their software are already compatible with Windows 8?
P.S: We're getting nowhere.
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