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SC4D Off Topic Section => Computer Hardware and Software - Technical Discussion and Support => Topic started by: cameron1991 on March 16, 2007, 08:22:24 PM

Title: Increase your PC's Performance!
Post by: cameron1991 on March 16, 2007, 08:22:24 PM
While surfing the internet a while ago, I found an incredibly useful tool called Free Ram. Free Ram is a small program that puts all non essential programs onto virtual memory leaving you with more 'real' memory for applications like SC4 to use. For example, Before using Free Ram, my pc has about 230mb of ram available for SC4. After using the program, my PC has about 400mb available, Thats nearly 200mb!. It makes a huge difference to gameplay, and along with the Datpacker can completely eliminate the zoom crash bug. Try it and you will be amazed by how much better your applications run!

Heres the link...
http://www.yourwaresolutions.com/software.html (http://www.yourwaresolutions.com/software.html)
Title: Re: Increase your PC's Performance!
Post by: rooker1 on March 22, 2007, 12:09:28 PM
Has anyone tried this yet.  I am always afraid to DL something before anyone else has tried it.
???
Title: Re: Increase your PC's Performance!
Post by: Serkanner on March 22, 2007, 12:23:08 PM
I use this little tool all the time and it works like  a charm.  :thumbsup:   ...
Title: Re: Increase your PC's Performance!
Post by: M4346 on March 22, 2007, 12:50:31 PM
Is it freeware or shareware?

Nevermind, lol, it says it's "Purely freeware." :P Will try it a.s.a.p. Thanks!
Title: Re: Increase your PC's Performance!
Post by: sarungman on April 04, 2007, 02:15:07 AM
really? i used this software before, at the first yes it makes my laptop has more memory to play this game..... but when in the game.... the bad thing i had found was, when i want to zoom in/out.... it took a longer time to load than without using the tool..... after i unistalled the tools.... i zoomed out/in like a normal...... i dont know why........
Title: Re: Increase your PC's Performance!
Post by: wouanagaine on April 04, 2007, 02:45:13 AM
Quote from: sarungman on April 04, 2007, 02:15:07 AM
really? i used this software before, at the first yes it makes my laptop has more memory to play this game..... but when in the game.... the bad thing i had found was, when i want to zoom in/out.... it took a longer time to load than without using the tool..... after i unistalled the tools.... i zoomed out/in like a normal...... i dont know why........
I think it is because the tool wipe out oldest bytes in the RAM to your Virtual Memory file, when zoom in/out it requires the old bytes, so windows has to refit the RAM from the Virtual Memory file which can be long depending of how much memory it has to move and your HD speed and fragmentation of the Virtual Memory file
Title: Re: Increase your PC's Performance!
Post by: snorrelli on April 04, 2007, 04:10:07 AM
I use Cacheman XP (http://www.outertech.com/index.php?_charisma_page=downloads). It's not as simple as Free Ram, but I think it works better...
Title: Re: Increase your PC's Performance!
Post by: jeronij on April 04, 2007, 03:44:40 PM
I also used Cacheman and worked fine.
Actually I have plenty of RAM  ()stsfd()