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Performance - Limiting Factors?
HI;
I have problems with programs "Not Responding" at random times. Most of the time they snap out of it, many times they need to be closed and re-opened.
I've monitored my memory use and have never seen more than about 6 out of my 8 GB being used at one time.
Here is a sample of what I would frequently have running when I see the hanging & "Not Responding":
FireFox 5 to 10 windows open
Chrome 5-10 windows open
Picasa - Usually spends at least several hours a day uploading
Frequently running a YouTube or other video uploads via a browser window
A couple office documents open
Files coping in the background.
There are times I have other things open, but that gives you an idea.
Looking at task manager and Resource Monitor;
Memory currently at 5.8GB out of 8GB
Processor running around 15%
The disk says 96% Highest active time
So it looks like to me, that the speed of the hard drive is bottle neck in my system.
Does it sound like a faster hard drive might address my issues, or Does it sound like something else is causing the "Not Responding".
It seems to me from what I am seeing in the performance monitor that I have more than enough ram available and that the i7 processor is barely being used.
Thanks for any guidance.
Jamie