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Sunday, May 14, 2006 by dcyphure | Discussion: WindowBlinds
i like to try to keep resources low, is it absolutly necessary to have windowblinds run at startup if i want to use skins?
if so why, i use to use the uxtheme patch and it didnt require startup
if so why, i use to use the uxtheme patch and it didnt require startup
TYCUS
Reply #4 Sunday, May 14, 2006 2:13 PM
Reply #4 Sunday, May 14, 2006 2:13 PM
in my own oppinion, if u want to use any skin from WB u will need to set it up to start when windows runs..., but well.., is your choise..
sTonEbLuE
Reply #5 Sunday, May 14, 2006 2:20 PM
Reply #5 Sunday, May 14, 2006 2:20 PM
Windowblinds doesn't use that much system resources. Very little in fact. I also like to keep my resources down but I think Windowblinds is worth it. Not a resource hog.... 
dcyphure
Reply #7 Monday, May 15, 2006 5:05 PM
Reply #7 Monday, May 15, 2006 5:05 PM
thanks, so i assume then to use any of the object desktop suite i'll have to let them run at startup..cripes thats alot, even rightclick wants to run at startup
i mean wb probably isnt much but to have winfx,objectdock,cursorxp...etc that really adds up to some sluggin, even on my high end pc...i think i shouldve just picked and bought only 1 app and saved some money
i mean wb probably isnt much but to have winfx,objectdock,cursorxp...etc that really adds up to some sluggin, even on my high end pc...i think i shouldve just picked and bought only 1 app and saved some money
Phoon
Reply #8 Monday, May 15, 2006 5:30 PM
Here's another way of looking at it..
I have 1024MB of RAM.. I don't care if WB uses 100MB (which it does NOT do). Right now, I have nearly 600MB free. I never even come close to using it all (unless I run 3 or so Virtual Machines). Until you reach the point of running out, you are good. RAM is cheap right now too.
Reply #8 Monday, May 15, 2006 5:30 PM
| even on my high end pc. |
Here's another way of looking at it..
I have 1024MB of RAM.. I don't care if WB uses 100MB (which it does NOT do). Right now, I have nearly 600MB free. I never even come close to using it all (unless I run 3 or so Virtual Machines). Until you reach the point of running out, you are good. RAM is cheap right now too.
Daiwa
Reply #9 Monday, May 15, 2006 7:31 PM
Reply #9 Monday, May 15, 2006 7:31 PM
Unless you have a relatively old rig without much RAM, you can run all the Stardock programs you want at startup without any noticeable hit on performance. I run WB, OB, WFX & CXP on a P3/500 (has 784MB RAM) that is nearly 10 years old without a hitch.
dcyphure
Reply #10 Tuesday, May 16, 2006 3:53 PM
Reply #10 Tuesday, May 16, 2006 3:53 PM
yeah but see, i have 2 gigs
i have 2 video games that can use up almost all of it: Oblivion and Fear
i have athlon64 4000 overclocked 2.7ghz
2 gigs corsair xms ram
7900 gtx overclocked
so sure i can run all these fine, but loading up a game and seeing it stutter and then seeing how much cpu time is going to resources then yes imo it sucks and i see no reason to lower graphics settings just so i can run some eye candy, thats just rediculous
i have 2 video games that can use up almost all of it: Oblivion and Fear
i have athlon64 4000 overclocked 2.7ghz
2 gigs corsair xms ram
7900 gtx overclocked
so sure i can run all these fine, but loading up a game and seeing it stutter and then seeing how much cpu time is going to resources then yes imo it sucks and i see no reason to lower graphics settings just so i can run some eye candy, thats just rediculous
Daiwa
Reply #11 Wednesday, May 17, 2006 12:26 PM
Reply #11 Wednesday, May 17, 2006 12:26 PM
Everyone's needs are different. No law says "eye candy" is required.
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Reply #1 Sunday, May 14, 2006 11:38 AM
a patch is not a program