CPU Gadget

[Guest]

Can anyone tell me please what the second smaller right hand side dial
indicates? The larger dial is obviously current CPU usage but I have no idea
what the second smaller dial which shows 47% on mine is actually measuring.
There is no explanation on the gadget itself or in help. An explanation
would be appreciated.

 

[Guest]

is it your ram usage ?

 

[Guest]

I hope not - at 47% on a brand new computer!

is it your ram usage ?

 

[Guest]

Sorry, I should have thanked you for the rapid reply. The reason that I said
"I hope not" is that I have 3Gb RAM installed.

 

[Tom Lake]

Sorry, I should have thanked you for the rapid reply. The reason that I
said
"I hope not" is that I have 3Gb RAM installed.

If your RAM usage is below 90%, Vista isn't doing its job!
Even though you may not be running programs that use
90%, Vista runs processes in the background which do use
that RAM and automatically releases it if user programs request
it. People seem to think that empty RAM is good RAM.
It isn't.

Tom Lake

 

[Guest]

Thank you for the explanation.

If your RAM usage is below 90%, Vista isn't doing its job!
Even though you may not be running programs that use
90%, Vista runs processes in the background which do use
that RAM and automatically releases it if user programs request
it. People seem to think that empty RAM is good RAM.
It isn't.

Tom Lake

 

[Guest]

ram usage meters are notoriously inacurate and i have just looked at the
meter in gadgets and it is your ram usage that the small meter is showing
but that shouldn't be a problem mine is running at 40%just typing this (dual
core 2gb ram)and anyway unused ram is just a waisted resource .

 

[Guest]

I have an Intel quad core, 3Gb RAM, 8Mb level 2 cache system, just a few days
old, running only standard default system applications in the background so
I thought that 47% of 3Gb RAM seemed rather high.

As you say, it may not be accurate at all!

 

[Julian]

If your RAM usage is below 90%, Vista isn't doing its job!
Even though you may not be running programs that use
90%, Vista runs processes in the background which do use
that RAM and automatically releases it if user programs request
it. People seem to think that empty RAM is good RAM.
It isn't.

How can I force Vista to use more RAM?

I have 2gb which never goes above 60%

 

[Guest]

i tried to explain that in my previous reply to john earl but couldn't
explain it as clearly as you did so i just deleted that part of my reply but
yes i agree 100% i have no problem with my ram or procesors maxing out as
this means that the recourses i have paid for are getting used and not
sitting idle waiting for something to do.this is one reason why vista is in
some ways superior to xp

 

[Dave Cox]

Can anyone tell me please what the second smaller right hand side
dial indicates? The larger dial is obviously current CPU usage
but I have no idea what the second smaller dial which shows 47% on
mine is actually measuring. There is no explanation on the gadget
itself or in help. An explanation would be appreciated.

As everyone else stated it is a Ram usage Meter.......If you click the
meter then let the cursor hover over it it will tell you what they
are.


I have 2gigs of memory and my meter runs anywhere from 28 to 35% with
an occasional spike up to 50%. (Vista Ultimate)

 

[Guest]

you can't force more ram usage vista uses what is nescesary to run the
prosceses you want and re-allocates as more applications are opened

 

[Guest]

Thank you. That leaves me feeling a bit stupid!! As the gadget has no tools
menu I was looking for an explanation elsewhere and did not think of anything
as simple as hovering the cursor over the gadget. Sincere apologies for
wasting everyone's time.

John

 

[Julian]

you can't force more ram usage vista uses what is nescesary to run the
prosceses you want and re-allocates as more applications are opened

That's cool. Thanks.

 

[Cal Bear '66]

If he has a dual core processor it is the second core usage on the smaller dial.
Not RAM usage.

 

[Dave Cox]

If he has a dual core processor it is the second core usage on the
smaller dial. Not RAM usage.

Incorrect........smaller dial is still RAM, Larger meter shows the
average of both cores

I run another Dual core processor gadget that shows both cores and RAM,
Ram usage on both meters are the same.

This is the meter I mainly use
http://tinyurl.com/2o88cx

 

[Peter M]

It's just showing the amount of physical memory being used. While vista will
cache and use almost all your ram, the meter is only showing what is
actually being used actively at the time, the rest in cache waiting to be
used or flushed when more ram is needed.