Increase System Efficiency.

[ashmew2]

Hi , I just bought 2 GB more DDR2 RAM and so my system conf looks like this now :

AMD ATHLON X2 3800+ (64 Bit)
3 GB RAM
250 X 2 SATA HD
GeForce 7300 GT (512 MB)
ASUS M2N4-SLI MotherBoard

Hardy Heron 32 Bit

I want to know how i could increase program responsiveness..I mean when i click firefox/vlc , they should open instantly. And any other tricks/tips for speeding up the overall performance.I already followed these guides :

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=565651

Plus i made vm.swappiness=0.
and i have Preload Installed.
Any other suggestions ? Thanks!

[tuxxy]

Mine is instant without any efficency hacks, is this 64-bit?

[ashmew2]

Im using Hardy 32 Bit. My Athlon is 64 Bit Dual Core.

[tuxxy]

Yes I noticed, well have you tried 64bit hardy? Its super quick for me

[ashmew2]

wow You're quick in replying...Thanks...

Well , doesnt it have compatiblity issues ? i mean a LOT OF compatiblity issues ?

[tuxxy]

untrue, the only thing that could let 64bit down is the fact you must use the 32bit Flash plugin for firefox, for me this isnt a problem and it runs all websites fine with the default Flash 9, even some websites that wont run on a 32-bit install with Flash 10.

Any native 64-bit application is going to outperform the equivelant 32-bit app, and now that most applications (I cant think of one that isnt right now) are 64-bit you can see this would be an advantage.

Heres a link to the 64-bit user group if you do decide to take the plunge

[ashmew2]

Thanks tuxxy.
I will give 64 Bit a try...Ill mark the thread solved if it works out for me ...Thanks!

[tuxxy]

No problem, thats good stuff Im sure you will be glad you did, if you have any more questions just post them on the 64-bit user group or 64-bit problem forum, or msg me

Good Luck