Reviews of FreeRAM XP Pro

1. 
   ak

   Reviewing 1.52 (Updated) (Oct 15, 2008)

   If you run the program after a fresh boot, the page file size does not increase and available ram increases (you can try to free even 100%).
   
   One may consider this when about to starting a session of work.
   
   Freeing is quite fast.
   
   Tools has advanced settings.
   
   More likely to influence systems with less amounts of ram.
2. 
   Straspey

   Reviewing 1.52 (Updated) (Mar 28, 2006)

   I Have not tried this program, however:
   
   RAM RAM Optimizers/Defragmenters
   
   Myth - "Increasing the amount of available RAM improves performance."
   
   Reality - "RAM Optimizers have no effect, and at worst, they seriously degrade performance. Although gaining more available memory might seem beneficial, it isn't. As RAM Optimizers force the available-memory counter up, they force other processes' data and code out of memory.
   
   Say that you're running Word, for example. As the optimizer forces the available-memory counter up, the text of open documents and the program code that was part of Word's working set before the optimization (and was therefore present in physical memory) must be reread from disk as you continue to edit your document.
   
   The act of allocating, then freeing a large amount of virtual memory might, as a conceivable side effect, lead to blocks of contiguous available memory. However, because virtual memory masks the layout of physical memory from processes, processes can't directly benefit from having virtual memory backed by contiguous physical memory.
   
   As processes execute and undergo working-set trimming and growth, their virtual-memory-to-physical-memory mappings will become fragmented despite the availability of contiguous memory."
   
   The source of this article can be found at:
   
   http://mywebpages.comcas.../SupportCD/XPMyths.html
3. 
   Drk1lucian

   Reviewing 1.51 (Mar 10, 2006)

   I used the earlier version for a while, and yes i'd have to agree it did seem a little more simple, and useful. Although that is so, this program does do a good job of matching up. I personally love the program. People don't understand that RAM is not just something thats impossible to control, simply put, we create it, we control it. When this program does what it does, a very noticeable difference occurs with my computer. Great program all around.
4. 
   SanctimoniousApe

   Reviewing 1.50 (Dec 29, 2005)

   The purpose of this program is explained on the website quite clearly. It keeps a reasonable amount of RAM available so newly started programs (or documents) can get going more quickly. It doesn't overdo it - it attempts to find a good balance between performance and RAM availability. It does this at times when you are less likely to notice it (low CPU usage).
   
   Without this management being done in this fashion, you'd have an additional wait when starting new programs/documents while WinDoze frees up memory for the task - this program eliminates that additional wait by making sure the memory is already freed before you need it without significantly affecting existing tasks.
   
   This program is excellent for heavy multi-taskers like myself.
   
   That said, I've had nothing but problems with the stability of v1.5. Granted, the PC I've tried it on isn't the most stable either, but I never had problems on v1.4 with the same PC. Fortunately, they have kindly kept the old version available for DL on their site. I'm working on setting up a clean new PC now, so I'll try v1.5 on that as well. I know it's not fair to bash the program considering the bad PC it's on, but I just thought I'd toss the warning out there and recommend v1.4 as a fallback if any problems are experienced...
5. 
   alexweber15

   Reviewing 1.50 (Oct 4, 2005)

   i agree with the previous comment... while it does not actually "defragment" ram per-se, it DOES free up RAM that is being used when it really doesn't need to be. whereas windows does try to do some garbage collection it isn't 100% efficient and this program IS useful.
   this is very handy specially for systems with 512mb or less and i've seen the benefits of using v1.40 first-hand. i don't like the installer in 1.5 and that's why i'm giving it a 4. i liked it better as a standalone easy to use and distribute free app.

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