Clearing the RAM: the rationale for the causes and a small overview of the programs for this application

For normal operation, a personal computer with modern software requires at least 2 gigabytes of RAM. This statement is true if you engage in active surfing on the Internet, work with office documents and run some games. Requirements for hardware are growing level with the advent of new operating systems and programs. In order to represent the growth rate, we can say that back in 2005-2006 it was possible to limit 512 megabytes of RAM with similar application performance. Do not update the software at all, and then the hardware, it is impossible, as this will lead to the fact that you will not be able to use the latest features, such as flash animation and a fresh browser, which correctly displays all sites.

For example, Internet Explorer version 6, in 2005-2008, displaying pages appropriately, is now experiencing significant difficulties in correctly displaying them. It should also be noted the impact on performance of service packs and patches for the operating system, generally weighting the existing code and making the load on RAM even more significant.

However, this is only "one side of the coin". Another fact is the "unoptimized" work with memory, which affects many applications. In their series - Firefox, Open Office, Microsoft Office. The libraries of these programs allow "memory leaks", reducing the amount of available RAM for other programs and greatly slowing performance.

Fortunately, there are programs that can be used to clean up RAM. Their cyclic application can significantly affect the performance of your PC for the better, if you have 1 gigabyte of RAM or more. With a smaller amount, it is recommended to increase it by adding a similar memory module or replacing the existing one with a more capacious one.

Let's look at some programs, the main task of which is to clean up the RAM. The principle of their action is similar - the release of unused RAM, but in various programs, additional functions can be provided in the form of temporary disconnection of underused services. We'll see what useful software options in this series can be downloaded today. Will be considered exclusively freeware-utilities that provide full-featured work without payment.

The first of the programs of our review Mem Reduct is remarkable for its size - only 191 kilobytes. Developers focused on the function of freeing unused pages of memory, modified pages, idle in systems older than Vista, as well as the system cache in systems of the previous generation. All the information necessary to the user is provided. You can configure auto-cleanup when a certain level of cache filling is reached. The program is quite modern and supports even the G8. Distributed under the GNU GPL v2 license. In the background it acts almost imperceptibly. One of the best utilities of its kind. The author has personally convinced himself of the effectiveness of this program and believes that cleaning up RAM with it is a great way to improve PC performance.

Jet Boost is a free utility of several different class. It's not really a RAM cleaning program. The mechanism of its work is the completion of unnecessary services and background processes during startup. It is understood that after the end of the program everything will return to normal. There are optimization profiles for games and work. You can also create your own customized profile.

Ainvo Memory Cleaner. Another utility that occupies not the last line of the rating in program reviews for which the cleaning of the computer's main memory is the main profile. After all, there are many utilities that combine in themselves also tweaks, disabling useless services, decorations and other things unnecessary for fast work of a low-power PC. Cleaning the RAM in Ainvo Memory Cleaner is done manually, the interface is extremely ascetic, so that even the most inexperienced user will figure out how to apply the program. Supports work with Windows XP, Vista and Seven operating systems.