OT: New PC!

NullAshton · #1 May 1st, 2006, 02:07 PM

He has 2 gigabytes of memory, a little less ram usage isn't going to matter...

Send your computer to me when you get it... Or at least take screenshots of your games.

AgentZero · #2 May 1st, 2006, 03:47 PM

Actually, there is a second optical drive & a floppy drive too, I just forgot to stick them on there. And I've already got a few 'before' screenshots saved somewhere, so once the machine is up & running I'll do a few 'After' shots.

Fyron · #3 May 1st, 2006, 05:47 PM

NullAshton said:
He has 2 gigabytes of memory, a little less ram usage isn't going to matter...

More RAM usage makes the RAM chips run just that much hotter. It also makes for more disk access due to swap file, causing more strain on the hard drive. Sure its not a great effect, but over time, it adds up.

Of course, my recommendation of utorrent is more about the general feel of the app, which is similar to Azureus, but better in subtle ways. You've really got nothing to lose by trying it out. If only they would write a decent tracker for utorrent...

Baron Munchausen · #4 May 1st, 2006, 08:30 PM

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NullAshton said:
He has 2 gigabytes of memory, a little less ram usage isn't going to matter...

Send your computer to me when you get it... Or at least take screenshots of your games.

A 'little' less? the difference is almost an order of magnitude, and there is also a major difference in CPU usage to get the same work done since Azureus runs under the JRE. It's really amazing, and shocking, that all those features can be implemented in a program so tiny compared to all the others that do the same things. Plainly, disregard for efficiency of programs is what has got us to the point of needing a gigabyte of RAM in a standard desktop computer. (Yes, Windows 'Vista' will need close to a gig since the standard 'minimum' system recommendation is always about 1/2 of what you need to use a program properly...)

If more people would program in C++ and not Visual Basic or Python we might not need so much computer power for our ordinary usage.

Fyron · #5 May 2nd, 2006, 03:21 AM

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Baron Munchausen said:
If more people would program in C++ and not Visual Basic or Python we might not need so much computer power for our ordinary usage.

You forgot about C#, the bloatiest of all. A simple calculator I made needed 25 MB of RAM. Yikes!

Renegade 13 · #6 May 2nd, 2006, 04:14 AM

Is bloatiest a word?

Fyron · #7 May 2nd, 2006, 11:23 AM

When it takes 25 MB to draw 16 buttons and a text box or two, yes, it is.

narf poit chez BOOM · #8 May 2nd, 2006, 03:21 PM

It is constructed according to the rules, such as they are, of the english language.

AgentZero · #9 May 3rd, 2006, 01:24 PM

Well, I'm going to be connecting the new machine via a D-Link 524 wireless router (on a wired connection), and it's got a built in firewall so that should be fine.
I just have to wait until Saturday when my dad gets back, since mother dearest can't remember the passwords for it.