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Forum Index : Microcontroller and PC projects : RAM isn't everything.....
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Grogster Admin Group  Joined: 31/12/2012 Location: New ZealandPosts: 9610 |
This is interesting. I have been running an Intel NUC as my main machine(NUC7PJYH), and I had it fitted with 16GB of RAM. That was working fine. However, Intel's official specs said that the max RAM was 8GB. I ignored that, cos I thought: 'Hey, 16GB is working!' I had noted some system performance issues of late, mostly with system slow-down, and lag going back to just about Windoze 95 kind of response, even though I am running a fully up to date Windoze Ten system. Purely out of interest, I removed one stick of 8GB RAM, so that the system only has the 8GB 'Recommended' maximum, and bloody hell........  The machine is like a ROCKET now on 8GB, vs the 16GB that was in it. It would seem that perhaps the extra RAM, although the system and Windoze Ten could see it, was not actually helping. Apps now open as they should(no lag as before) and everything is good. With 16GB, even drawing the desktop icons was SLOW. Now, they are instant - despite halving the system memory! I DID NOTE that even with 16GB, and Windoze Ten saying there was 16GB available, the system never used more then 8GB..... Hmmmmmmm..... Interesting discovery. Perhaps you actually DO need to listen to the manufacturer's specs!!!!  Smoke makes things work. When the smoke gets out, it stops! |
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Poppy Guru  Joined: 25/07/2019 Location: GermanyPosts: 486 |
WOW, interesting. nuc7pjyh SPECS I would not have imagined that a more of RAM would even actively slow down. I do have a 2007 DELL XPS 720 System and there is also a 8 GB max issue and actually I cannot understand why there is a restriction at all, though being some bigger than a NUC. Edited 2020-07-10 21:38 by Poppy  Andre ... such a GURU? | ||||
| matherp Guru Joined: 11/12/2012 Location: United KingdomPosts: 10310 |
The restriction normally means there aren't enough address lines for more RAM as supported by the processor or one of the glue chips. The slowdown could be because both memory cards were being addressed in parallel. |
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vegipete Guru Joined: 29/01/2013 Location: CanadaPosts: 1132 |
Don't worry. Microsoft will release a new update that will fix this 'rocket' bug. Visit Vegipete's *Mite Library for cool programs. |
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| cosmic frog Guru Joined: 09/02/2012 Location: United KingdomPosts: 302 |
My ZX81 always ran faster on 1k and slower on 16k |
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hitsware2 Guru Joined: 03/08/2019 Location: United StatesPosts: 719 |
Or maybe someways multiplexed , like was done back when switching over from 8 to 16 bit ? my site |
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| Grogster Admin Group Joined: 31/12/2012 Location: New ZealandPosts: 9610 |
@ Poppy: Yeah, me neither. @ matherp: Good point. Excellent point, actually. @ vegipete: LOL! Please, God no.....  @ cosmic frog: I had a ZX81 with 16KB RAM-pack, and I could never get the damn thing to stay connected! @ hitsware2: Who knows. On the plus side, things are definitely faster WITHOUT the extra 8GB, so now I have an 8GB RAM stick I can use for something else. Smoke makes things work. When the smoke gets out, it stops! |
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