Hi, running an 8GB laptop with SSD, tbh it's not bad (it was pretty terrible with a regular 2.5" HDD), I'm considering upping to 16GB ram.
I have some folders with over 5,000 images (up to 20,000) in them (all sorts of jpg's), sometimes the computer is slow (10 seconds) to index/thumbnail display them all, and also slightly annoying and occasionally (and inconsistently?), saving new images to these folders can take a few seconds to bring up the 'save as' dialogue box. would increasing to 16GB make this indexing any faster? or is that a cpu thing (an i5). reducing the number of files per dir isn't a preferable solution. The intel HD3000 graphics takes up 1.7GB, so that is effectively 6GB of ram. I don't "power use" but I often have 30+ tabs open in chrome, and firefox open at the same time, plus word and excel.
I don't think you will ever use more than 8G. How many memory sticks you have (2x4 or 1x8)?
To find out how much you're using install open_hardware_monitor
Download openhardwaremonitor-v0.8.0
Extract the folder under C:\Program Files (x86)
Open C:\Program Files (x86)\Openhardwaremonitor\OpenHardwareMonitor.exe
Under options set to Run on Windows Start.
My configuration file is attached - hardwaremonitor.config
Rename to OpenHardwareMonitor.config and replace the original one.
Computer Type: PC/Desktop System Manufacturer/Model Number: custom build OS: Windows 7 HP 64 CPU: i5 6600K - 800MHz to 4200MHz Motherboard: GA-Z170-HD3P Memory: 4+4G GSkill DDR4 3000 Graphics Card: IG - Intel 530 Monitor(s) Displays: Samsung 226BW Screen Resolution: 1680x1050 Keyboard: Old and good Chicony mechanical keyboard Mouse: Logitech mX performance - 9 buttons (had to disable some) PSU: Thermaltake 450W TR2 gold Hard Drives: (1) -1 SM951 – 128GB M.2 AHCI PCIe SSD drive for Windows 7 and Lubuntu
(2) -1 WD SATA 3 - 1T for Data
(3) -1 WD SATA 3 - 1T for backup Internet Speed: 500Mb/s Browser: Firefox 64 Other Info: TinyWall firewall
Computer Type: Laptop System Manufacturer/Model Number: Asus Q550LF OS: Windows 7 Pro CPU: i7-4500U 800MHz to 3.0GHz Motherboard: Asus Q550LF Memory: (4+4)G DDR3 1600 Graphics Card: IG intel 4400 + NVIDIA GeForce GT 745M Sound Card: Realtek Monitor(s) Displays: LG Display LP156WF4-SPH1 Screen Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Hard Drives: BX500 120G SSD for Windows and programs +
1T HDD for data Internet Speed: 500 Mb/s Browser: Firefox Other Info: TinyWall firewall
Number Of SPD Modules 2
Slot #1
Type DDR3
Size 4096 MBytes
Manufacturer Crucial Technology
Max Bandwidth PC3-10700H (667 MHz)
Slot #2
Type DDR3
Size 4096 MBytes
Manufacturer Samsung
Max Bandwidth PC3-10700 (667 MHz)
Task manager brings up that I'm regularly using approx 7-7.8GB out of 8GB
right now under "low-medium" use (actually 45 tabs), I'm using 7.3GB. I've got an extension called 'the great suspender' installed for chrome, which blanks out tabs that haven't been active for a while, so probably actually 25 tabs active
Computer Type: PC/Desktop System Manufacturer/Model Number: Home Built desktop, Dell G15 5511 Gaming laptop,MS Surface Pro 7 tablet OS: W10 Pro desktop, W11 laptop, W11 Pro tablet (all 64-bit) CPU: 3.7Ghz 8700K i7, i7-11800H, i7-1065G7 Motherboard: ASUS TUF Z370-Pro Gaming in desktop Memory: 16G desktop, 16G laptop, 4G tablet Graphics Card: AMD Radeon RX580, RTX 3060, Intel Iris Plus Sound Card: High Definition Audio (Built-in to mobo) Monitor(s) Displays: Samsung U32J59 32" (2x), 15.6", 12" Screen Resolution: 3840x2160, 3840x2160, 1920x1080, 2160x1440 Keyboard: IBM Model M - used continuously since 1986 Mouse: Microsoft Pro IntelliMouse PSU: Corsair CX 750M Case: Antec 100 Cooling: CM 212+ Hard Drives: 500G SSD for OS; 2T, 10T & 15T HDDs for Data on Desktop, 1TB SSD laptop, 128G SSD tablet. Internet Speed: 400M down 8M up Browser: FireFox Antivirus: Windows Defender Other Info: Built my first computer (8Mhz 8088cpu, 640K RAM, 20MB HDD, 2 360K floppy drives) in 1985 and have been building them for myself, relatives and friends ever since.
To install 16G you'll have to replace your existing memory.
Open task manager on processes tab and, with the snipping tool take a snapshot and save the image file to your disk.
Click on the paper clip on the answer window - browse to the saved the image file - upload.
Computer Type: PC/Desktop System Manufacturer/Model Number: custom build OS: Windows 7 HP 64 CPU: i5 6600K - 800MHz to 4200MHz Motherboard: GA-Z170-HD3P Memory: 4+4G GSkill DDR4 3000 Graphics Card: IG - Intel 530 Monitor(s) Displays: Samsung 226BW Screen Resolution: 1680x1050 Keyboard: Old and good Chicony mechanical keyboard Mouse: Logitech mX performance - 9 buttons (had to disable some) PSU: Thermaltake 450W TR2 gold Hard Drives: (1) -1 SM951 – 128GB M.2 AHCI PCIe SSD drive for Windows 7 and Lubuntu
(2) -1 WD SATA 3 - 1T for Data
(3) -1 WD SATA 3 - 1T for backup Internet Speed: 500Mb/s Browser: Firefox 64 Other Info: TinyWall firewall
Computer Type: Laptop System Manufacturer/Model Number: Asus Q550LF OS: Windows 7 Pro CPU: i7-4500U 800MHz to 3.0GHz Motherboard: Asus Q550LF Memory: (4+4)G DDR3 1600 Graphics Card: IG intel 4400 + NVIDIA GeForce GT 745M Sound Card: Realtek Monitor(s) Displays: LG Display LP156WF4-SPH1 Screen Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Hard Drives: BX500 120G SSD for Windows and programs +
1T HDD for data Internet Speed: 500 Mb/s Browser: Firefox Other Info: TinyWall firewall
Computer Type: PC/Desktop System Manufacturer/Model Number: custom build OS: Windows 7 HP 64 CPU: i5 6600K - 800MHz to 4200MHz Motherboard: GA-Z170-HD3P Memory: 4+4G GSkill DDR4 3000 Graphics Card: IG - Intel 530 Monitor(s) Displays: Samsung 226BW Screen Resolution: 1680x1050 Keyboard: Old and good Chicony mechanical keyboard Mouse: Logitech mX performance - 9 buttons (had to disable some) PSU: Thermaltake 450W TR2 gold Hard Drives: (1) -1 SM951 – 128GB M.2 AHCI PCIe SSD drive for Windows 7 and Lubuntu
(2) -1 WD SATA 3 - 1T for Data
(3) -1 WD SATA 3 - 1T for backup Internet Speed: 500Mb/s Browser: Firefox 64 Other Info: TinyWall firewall
Computer Type: Laptop System Manufacturer/Model Number: Asus Q550LF OS: Windows 7 Pro CPU: i7-4500U 800MHz to 3.0GHz Motherboard: Asus Q550LF Memory: (4+4)G DDR3 1600 Graphics Card: IG intel 4400 + NVIDIA GeForce GT 745M Sound Card: Realtek Monitor(s) Displays: LG Display LP156WF4-SPH1 Screen Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Hard Drives: BX500 120G SSD for Windows and programs +
1T HDD for data Internet Speed: 500 Mb/s Browser: Firefox Other Info: TinyWall firewall
RAM may not make much of a difference in the speed it takes to open images. But since you're close to the limit in the RAM department, more RAM wouldn't hurt.
I think the biggest factor on the images is the CPU capability. Then again, Windows handles images in like the most asinine way. My mom stuffs a lot of images on her computer and it also takes a few seconds to load them all. I even upgraded the RAM, but that didn't do much.