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Re: New *release* build of avast now available (5.0.677)
« Reply #150 on: September 21, 2010, 03:29:21 PM »
Maybe I'm the only one, but AvastSvc.exe uses more memory since the last update on my PC. Anyone else noticed it? If not, then it has to be something else on my machine causing this.
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Re: New *release* build of avast now available (5.0.677)
« Reply #151 on: September 21, 2010, 03:35:51 PM »
like how much?

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Re: New *release* build of avast now available (5.0.677)
« Reply #152 on: September 21, 2010, 05:37:15 PM »
At the moment it's about 25.000K, but yesterday it was over 40.000K at some time (and I wasn't doing anything, no extra programs opened).
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Re: New *release* build of avast now available (5.0.677)
« Reply #153 on: September 21, 2010, 05:42:06 PM »
At the moment it's about 25.000K, but yesterday it was over 40.000K at some time (and I wasn't doing anything, no extra programs opened).
9.000K on my Win7 x64.

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Re: New *release* build of avast now available (5.0.677)
« Reply #154 on: September 21, 2010, 06:01:05 PM »
At the moment it's about 25.000K

Same here - should be ok, it's the 'standard' usage on XP..!!
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Re: New *release* build of avast now available (5.0.677)
« Reply #155 on: September 21, 2010, 06:06:56 PM »
Guys, AvastSvc.exe is the service where a lot of things take place - most importantly all the scanning. So the memory usage may rise a lot sometimes (I mean, if you're scanning an archive with huge files inside, it might be hundreds of megabytes for a while).
So, comparing the values doesn't really make much sense - they heavily depend on what exactly is going on on the system at the moment (and even if the actions are done already, it might take a while for the values to get low).

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Re: New *release* build of avast now available (5.0.677)
« Reply #156 on: September 21, 2010, 06:16:41 PM »
Maybe I'm the only one, but AvastSvc.exe uses more memory since the last update on my PC. Anyone else noticed it? If not, then it has to be something else on my machine causing this.

There will be no steady state because of the nature of an AV depending on what you are doing, will force one or more of the on-access shields to be running and that is going to generate RAM use. Since there was no avastSvc.exe in avast 4.8 but ashServ.exe, ashWebSv.exe and ashMaiSv.exe, there is no direct comparison (you would have to total all of those as a very basic rule of thumb).

Be assured that avast5's use of resources is lighter than avast4 for the same activity, the problem being is that there is no way to do a direct comparison unless you had two identical systems doing exactly the same thing, one with 4.8 the other with 5.0.

Honestly it isn't worth the time and effort worrying about it, the AV is there to protect you and it has to use system resources to do that. I guess you could stop browsing, running other processes, etc. and then avast would be using minimal resources only that to actually load the program (not scan).
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Re: New *release* build of avast now available (5.0.677)
« Reply #157 on: September 21, 2010, 06:43:36 PM »
I remember that with Avast! 4 my commit charge was always over 300M/2460M, with Avast! 5 it's usualy always under 300M (that's when I don't use any regular on-demand programs of course).
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Re: New *release* build of avast now available (5.0.677)
« Reply #158 on: September 21, 2010, 07:05:17 PM »
If you are concerned about RAM, stick another 1GB in there it is relatively inexpensive and an easy upgrade that will improve overall system performance, bot just for avast.
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Re: New *release* build of avast now available (5.0.677)
« Reply #159 on: September 21, 2010, 08:37:52 PM »
Can you tell me for one (or more) good programs that can determine the type od my RAM bars (DDR, MHz etc.)? Or do I have to open the box and find out for myself? :P
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Re: New *release* build of avast now available (5.0.677)
« Reply #160 on: September 21, 2010, 08:40:14 PM »
Everest from Lavalys software does it and so does Speccy from Piriform. Speccy is simpler to use. Both are free.

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Re: New *release* build of avast now available (5.0.677)
« Reply #161 on: September 21, 2010, 09:38:52 PM »
Which one is the most accurate? And what about SiSoft SANDRA? Excuse me for the offtopic and thank you for your help!
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Re: New *release* build of avast now available (5.0.677)
« Reply #162 on: September 21, 2010, 09:42:29 PM »
SIW  Everything you want to know about your computer
http://www.gtopala.com/

http://www.gtopala.com/siw-download.html

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Re: New *release* build of avast now available (5.0.677)
« Reply #163 on: September 21, 2010, 10:36:03 PM »
I prefer Crucial System Scanner tool
http://www.crucial.com/systemscanner

I purchased my RAM from a local PC store for my XP Pro system and been quite happy with it.

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Re: New *release* build of avast now available (5.0.677)
« Reply #164 on: September 21, 2010, 11:53:12 PM »
SIW  Everything you want to know about your computer
http://www.gtopala.com/

http://www.gtopala.com/siw-download.html
Yes SIW gives you all you want and more  ;D  Speccy will tell you right away what the memory is though on the first window that comes up.