PART ONE OF THREE
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Hey folks,
So I came up with a challenge that we can all contribute towards. Recently the act of minimizing Windows 10's RAM usage caught my attention and I've taken some steps to minimize the RAM usage on my system.
I challenge you all to contribute to this RAM-minimization process to see how low we can get it together. Currently, I benchmarked my RAM usage at about 970 MB with 300-400MB in cache.
Specs:
NVidia GTX960, Intel i5 3470 @ 3.2GHz, boosted to 3.5, 8GB DDR3 RAM.
THIS CHALLENGE IS FOR 64-BIT SYSTEMS
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>How is RAM usage measured for this challenge?
-Step 1: Reboot W10
-Step 2: Log in, immediatly start task manager, go to prestations tab, then to 'memory' (see the provided image)
-Step 3: Let your computer settle for 5 minutes (to let Windows finish off all it's routine checks, e.g. update checks etc.)
-Step 4: Write down the 'memory in use' and 'memory in cache' values.
-Step 5: post here.
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>Rules for this challenge
-You may not comprimize Windows 10's security
-Having a virusscanner activated & running (NOT scanning) IS MANDATORY
-You may not disable as many features as possible from this virusscanner. It needs to actually adequately protect your pc
-You may not use some crappy uncreditable virusscanner
-You may not significantly reduce Windows 10's usability
-You may not significantly reduce Windows 10's performance