RAM memory
RAM memory
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Is there any way (and how) to adjust Solid Works to efficiently use RAM memory?
I recently added 1 GB of RAM but didn’t notice difference.
Also, could anyone recommend a good graphic card for Solid works?
Thanks.
I recently added 1 GB of RAM but didn’t notice difference.
Also, could anyone recommend a good graphic card for Solid works?
Thanks.






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Chris
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Heckler
Sr. Mechanical Engineer
SW2005 SP 3.1 & Pro/E 2001
Dell Precision 370
P4 3.6 GHz, 1GB RAM
XP Pro SP2.0
NIVIDA Quadro FX 1400
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Are you using all of your existing RAM? RAM won't speed things up unless you actually need more. If you need more speed and are not using all your RAM at present, update your chip (which will probably require an updated motherboard and other things).
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Ctrl-Alt-Del and pull up your Task Manager, look at your Performance tab. You should be able to see your CPU usage and Memory Usage.
Something else I found, I read that you should only have 30-40 processes running at a given time. If you have more than 50, chances are you have malware/spyware on your computer, and should run some programs to get rid of them.
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See the latest two posts from MadMango and wes616. Important.
Since you say you didn't notice any increase in performance, I'd say you may be maxing out your processor. Please post your system stats (chip, RAM, Operating System and Service Packs, SolidWorks version, etc. etc.) for better feedback from everyone. Also, check how many processes you typically have running (Processes tab of the Task Manager) while running SolidWorks, as well as the anti-virus/Internet security you're using. I once had an NT system completely taken out by trojans.
Jeff Mowry
www.industrialdesignhaus.com
Reality is no respecter of good intentions.
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I don't think that I have any virus problem because I frequently check that.
Thanks a lot
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Best Regards,
Heckler
Sr. Mechanical Engineer
SW2005 SP 3.1 & Pro/E 2001
Dell Precision 370
P4 3.6 GHz, 1GB RAM
XP Pro SP2.0
NIVIDA Quadro FX 1400
o
_`\(,_
(_)/ (_)
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RE: RAM memory
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You must be on 2004? It's not there in 2005.
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Been out of the office all day today, so just read your post.
I am not sure how to do this, since our IT support did it for us, but it is within how XP handles RAM. So I would do a site search on the microsurft website and see if you can find something. Please post if you do, I'd be interested to know myself.
I'll also email our IT guy.
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It has other advantages too, like letting you see the date in your taskbar, and allows you to copy the current date/time to add to drawings etc.