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Does MemoryBoost Help on Powerful Computers with Lots of Memory, with the Latest Windows?
 
The short answer is "yes, absolutely." The long answer appears below. Much of this information is also presented in the "Is MemoryBoost Making a Difference" article, which you may want to read as well.

People often think of the amount of free memory indicating how fast their computers will run. This is close to the truth, but it misses a very important point. No matter how much or how little free memory you have, your computer will run at top-speed. It's only when you run out of free memory that your computer will slow down, and it will slow down dramatically. When it runs out of memory, your computer must use your hard disk as "virtual memory;" your hard disk is hundreds of times slower than memory, meaning your computer starts to grind. Many are familiar with this situation.

The reason people think of free memory indicating how fast their computers will run is that, statistically speaking, the more free memory you have the less likely you'll run out. In practice, if I have a lot of free memory my computer will run at top-speed even if I start a new program because I probably won't run out of memory. The amount of free memory doesn't impact computer speed at all; it just impacts the likelihood that the computer will run out of memory, which itself heavily impacts computer speed. MemoryBoost addresses the middle problem: running out of memory.

But you say, "I have a ton of memory--I spent a lot of money on it--and I have the latest Windows, which is supposed to be really stable and powerful." The key point here, which is also presented in the "Making a Difference" article, is that no matter how much memory you have or which version of Windows, programs always use more memory than they give back when they're done. No matter what you're doing, over time your memory will get smaller and smaller, eventually reaching dangerous levels. Depending on your computer, this may take hours to days to even a week. But it will happen. And when it does happen, your computer's performance will begin to sag. It may also become unstable.

The impact MemoryBoost has on your computer, if you have a powerful one, may not be instantaneous. It will not come when you don't need it; it will come when you need it the most. When you're working on something important that's very big, and you've been working on it for a long time. This is when memory often becomes low, and when MemoryBoost's continual freeing of memory will allow your computer to run at top-speed and remain stable. MemoryBoost is very much like insurance. You pay your insurance bills and you wonder whether it's worth it, until you get sick and you're covered. You may not appreciate it until something bad happens, but when it does, you'll be very grateful.