Anyone still running Windows 7?

Taylor Morales31 said:Look, I mean, come on now, what exactly are you running on your machine that would actually pull 3 gigs of RAM all at once? Don't give me that...😁

Me?

I'm doing some heavy audio and video editing.
🙂

Zachary Barrett4 said:Me?

Just some audio and video editing stuff. 🙂

What kind of software and gear were you using (like what kind of capture card)?

Zachary Barrett4 said:Me?

Audio/video editing. 🙂

I’m running Sony Vegas 10 and Magix Cleaning Lab 16 for audio—both of which absolutely hammer the CPU during rendering and processing—along with a whole stack of other software. So, no, I don't need 3 gigs or even 2 gigs. When you're deep in audio and video editing, the processor is what matters, not the RAM. It's all about speed and making sure the render finishes without my laptop catching fire because the CPU is pinned at 100%. That has nothing to do with how much RAM you have.

Look, you can go ahead and work with those bloated pieces of junk programs that eat up a couple hundred MBs or even two gigs of RAM just to stay open—I have no idea what kind of monstrosities those are—but for anyone doing actual everyday work, you don't need more than 2GB of RAM to get through a standard week. Specifically 👍

Roger Brown50 said:Looking for a gadget for Hotmail if anyone knows anything, hit me up. 😁

http://gallery.live.com/liveItemDeta...59e6&bt=1&pl=1

The description says it's for Windows Vista 32-bit, but it actually works on Windows 7 64-bit too. Give it a shot and let us know how it goes, okay? 😉

Roger Brown50 said:Thanks. 😉 I was wondering if it was just the phone at fault 😁

Exactly. Let's just go ahead and blame Steven 😂 🤣 😍

Noah Sanchez39 said:http://gallery.live.com/liveItemDeta...59e6&bt=1&pl=1

He mentions it's meant for Windows Vista 32-bit, but it actually works fine on Windows 7 64-bit too—so if you could give it a shot and let us know how it goes, that would be awesome, okay? 😉

I'll test it out and let you know😁 I'll check tonight to see if it actually works...🙂

Noah Sanchez39 said:Exactly—let's just go ahead and pin it all on Steven... 😂 🤣 😍

Man, 😁 Steven is totally to blame 😁...

Douglas Garcia52 said:So, what's the CPU speed and how much RAM are we looking at? 🙂

It's an Intel Celeron running at 2.8 GHz, and I've only got 1GB of RAM tucked in there.

bluetinker17 said:an Intel Celeron at 2.8 GHz paired with 1GB of RAM

Yeah, it'll run fine, no sweat.😁

Douglas Garcia52 said:honestly, you should be fine 😁

One more thing 🙂—I was reading somewhere that Windows 7 eats up about 700 MB of RAM, and now I’m spiraling a bit. Does that mean I’ll have 700 MB gone instantly, leaving me with basically nothing but 300 MB of breathing room? :/ I saw some post in English saying "windows 7 is running on 700+ ram," though I can't remember the exact wording.

bluetinker17 said:one more thing 🙂 , I read somewhere that Windows 7 eats up about 700 MB of RAM, now I'm just confused if I'm gonna have 700MB gone immediately and be left with only 300MB free :/ , some English site said something like: windows 7 is running on 700+ ram, can't remember the exact number.

yeah, you'll basically be sitting there with only 300MB of RAM left to play with 😁

but honestly? don't sweat it too much. I've been running Windows 7 on just 1GB of RAM for almost a year now and haven't run into any major issues 👍

Douglas Garcia52 said:I was wondering what kind of software you're running through, and also what kind of gear you're using—specifically, which TV tuner card?

Well, I've been messing around with Vegas, Cubase, WaveLab, and Audition...

bluetinker17 said:an Intel Celeron 2.8 GHz processor and 1GB of RAM

The CPU is fine, but seriously, think about upgrading that memory. 1GB is basically the bare minimum required to run Windows 7; I’d suggest bumping it up to at least 2GB, especially since RAM is dirt cheap these days anyway.😉

Noah Sanchez39 said:The CPU is fine, but honestly? Think about bumping up the RAM. 1GB is basically just scratching the surface for Windows 7; I'd suggest grabbing at least 2GB since memory is dirt cheap these days anyway. 😉

Totally agree. I'm actually tossing another gig of RAM into my own rig in a couple of days myself.

But hey, he can probably get by on 1GB without too much trouble. 👍

Sure, it’s possible, but once you load up an antivirus, fire up a browser, and start streaming some music, you’ve pretty much maxed out that capacity. That's the limit right there—there won't be anything left to run. 👍

Taylor Morales31 said:Sure, it works. But honestly? Once you throw an antivirus on there, load up a browser, and start playing some music... man, that drive is gonna be maxed out. It’ll be sitting right at the limit before you even try to actually run anything. 👍

You're not wrong about that, but honestly? If you actually did anything useful on that machine, you’d probably be rocking way more than 1GB of RAM anyway. 😁

Is 1GB actually enough for your average Joe just trying to get by on Windows 7? Like, you know, the kind of person who isn't exactly a power user? Is that amount we're talking about really gonna cut it for them? 😁)

Douglas Garcia52 said:You’ve got a point there, but honestly—if you were actually doing anything intensive on your machine, you’d definitely be looking at more than just 1GB of RAM😁

But for your average person just browsing the web or checking emails on Windows 7, 1GB is plenty (exactly like what you mentioned 😁)

I mean, come on, you can pick up 2 gigs of RAM for next to nothing these days$67 so it really isn't much of an issue...😁

Noah Sanchez39 said:http://gallery.live.com/liveItemDeta...59e6&bt=1&pl=1

He mentions it's meant for Windows Vista 32-bit, but honestly, it might just work on Windows 7 64-bit too—you should give it a shot and let us know how it goes, okay? 😉

Nope, won't run—it's definitely for 32-bit 😁I'll keep digging... 😁

Roger Brown50 said:you can just go out and buy 2 gigs of RAM $67 so it’s really not that big of a deal 😁

Yeah, right. 🙄Where?

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