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[Jerry Feldman]

On 05/17/2009 11:45 AM, Laura Conrad wrote:
> I don't think this machine will take more than 2G and I already have
> 1G, and I really don't want to spend money on it.  I'm expecting to
> get a newer machine in not very much time, and there's a cost to
> taking the machine apart even if I find free memory, especially during
> pollen season.
>
> I wasn't expecting the graphics card to fix the thrashing, just to
> mabe make redraw during the thrashing a little less agonizing.  Is my
> picture of what graphics cards with memory on them do completely
> wrong?  If so, why do people pay money for graphics cards with memory
> on them?
>  =20
Some graphics cards share RAM with the system, others have their own=20
memory. If you have one  of the cards that shares memory with the system =

then more system memory might help. Additionally, the higher the=20
resolution the more memory you need, same for the number of colors. If=20
you are going to buy a new system in the future, try looking at ways to=20
conserve system memory. Look at what you have running. For instance, if=20
you are not actively on Firefox, then switch to a lower graphical site.=20
News sites have a lot of dynamic content. While emacs take quite a bit=20
of memory most of it is passive. My older computer only had 3/4th of a=20
GB and never thrashed, and I used mostly email, firefox, and Xemacs, but =

it also was able to do a decent job with VirtualBox.

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Jerry Feldman <gaf-mNDKBlG2WHs at public.gmane.org>
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