All right, my computer currently has 3GB of ram installed, running Windows 7 Ultimate 32-Bit. It's running an Athlon II X2 240 and a GeForce 9600GT (512), if it's relevant. I almost never see any program use more than 1GB of free memory, and my memory usage peaks at about 40%, but everything still runs like arse, whatever.
Anyway, I'm monitoring Photoshop as I use it, and the Smudge tool (among others) lags so badly it's unusable. [url=http://img704.imageshack.us/img704/6797/shitvo.jpg]Photoshop, however, has been set to use as much memory as it bloody well wants[/url], as well as having access to a 150+GB scratch disk. Instead, it's using 170MB of free memory and running like shit.
Any idea how I can get Photoshop (and software in general) to utilize more of my resources? There's no point having 3GB of RAM if every program is pretending it's 2002.
[QUOTE=FZE;22239902]All right, my computer currently has 3GB of ram installed, running Windows 7 Ultimate 32-Bit. It's running an Athlon II X2 240 and a GeForce 9600GT (512), if it's relevant. I almost never see any program use more than 1GB of free memory, and my memory usage peaks at about 40%, but everything still runs like arse, whatever.
Anyway, I'm monitoring Photoshop as I use it, and the Smudge tool (among others) lags so badly it's unusable. [url=http://img704.imageshack.us/img704/6797/shitvo.jpg]Photoshop, however, has been set to use as much memory as it bloody well wants[/url], as well as having access to a 150+GB scratch disk. Instead, it's using 170MB of free memory and running like shit.
Any idea how I can get Photoshop (and software in general) to utilize more of my resources? There's no point having 3GB of RAM if every program is pretending it's 2002.[/QUOTE]
If you don't want the programs "pretending it's 2002," then you should seriously consider upgrading to 64-bit. Not only does it support more that 3GB of RAM, it's also faster.
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I have Photoshop CS4 Trial version on my laptop with 3GB of RAM on a 64-bit computer and Win7 Home Premium x64. The 64-bit version of Photoshop is [i]so much faster[/i] than the 32-bit version I was using until I got my new computer.
[QUOTE={ABK}AbbySciuto;22244660]If you don't want the programs "pretending it's 2002," then you should seriously consider upgrading to 64-bit. Not only does it support more that 3GB of RAM, it's also faster.
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I have Photoshop CS4 Trial version on my laptop with 3GB of RAM on a 64-bit computer and Win7 Home Premium x64. The 64-bit version of Photoshop is [i]so much faster[/i] than the 32-bit version I was using until I got my new computer.[/QUOTE]
You make a good point. I guess I really should get a 64-bit OS, but I bought the 32-bit copy while I was at college, where half the software they make students install on their computers is either completely incompatible or trips balls when you try to run it on a 64-bit OS. The 32-bit environment just made work go smoother.
Now that I'm home, I'll have to wait until August before I can get my hands on a copy of Windows again for a reasonable price.
I've never seen my ram go over 60% (4gb with x64)... Don't think you can really do anything about that.
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Any idea how I can get Photoshop (and software in general) to utilize more of my resources? There's no point having 3GB of RAM if every program is pretending it's 2002.[/QUOTE]
There is no point in a program using all that memory if it isn't needed.
If you really want to use up all that memory then open up some high resolution images and be happy.
[QUOTE=Pepsi-cola;22246600]There is no point in a program using all that memory if it isn't needed.
If you really want to use up all that memory then open up some high resolution images and be happy.[/QUOTE]
It's not that I just crave memory usage, it's that the program is obviously suffering from not using the extra resources I make available for it, and it's making my job more difficult.
[QUOTE=FZE;22246899]It's not that I just crave memory usage, it's that the program is obviously suffering from not using the extra resources I make available for it, and it's making my job more difficult.[/QUOTE]
What's your system specs?(also include RAM speed)
[QUOTE=Pepsi-cola;22247099]What's your system specs?(also include RAM speed)[/QUOTE]
AMD Athlon II X2 240
3GB DDR2 PC2-6400 RAM
Gigabyte GA-MA785GM-US2H Socket M2 Motherboard
512MB GeForce 9600GT
500GB WD5000 SATA HDD
Photoshop only needs however much RAM it needs, you can't force a program to use more RAM when it's already using all the RAM it can. When you apply a filter or use a tool, the processor will run some algorithms and spit out the change made to the image. If your computer isn't spitting out the changes fast enough, you will notice that it slows down and lags, meaning that the processor isn't working as fast as you'd want it to.
It's your processor, not your RAM...
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It's your processor, not your RAM...[/QUOTE]
GPU plays a part also.
I also checked my photoshop and smudge is pretty slow when it's used alot in one click.
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