Freezanator

I honestly thought it was more optimized on smartphones. Guess not... But as you can see, Chrome isn't alone. So many other apps are consuming hundreds of MB of RAM in the background. What can I do about it?

And the highest RAM usage award goes to... GOOGLE CHROME?!

You're right. I've checked there as well and it reads 73% memory used.

I recently got myself the OnePlus 5 in the 64 GB configuration with 6 GB of RAM. Now, many have said that 6 GB and even 8 GB on the higher end model is well over enough RAM for normal use. However, after exiting Real Racing 3 to watch some videos on YouTube, check a few messages and return back to the game, it has to reload from scratch (not always, but pretty often) which really annoys me since everyone says 6 GB of RAM is excessively ridiculous. Curious, I went into CPU-Z to check how much available RAM I have after closing all apps and to my surprise, I've only been allocated around 25% to use! What is eating up the rest of the RAM or is it just normal for Android to take up so much RAM? Any explanations or solutions to this problem is greatly appreciated, thanks! ?

Now I am aware the 8 GB model of the OnePlus 5 doesn't make much of a difference in performance compared to the 6 GB model. However, the thing I want to know is battery life. I've heard that having more RAM on your system sips a little more juice than if you had less. Is this true? Which model has better battery life or are they equal? Thanks!

The Ryzen CPUs come with a decent cooler.

Dude, are you kidding me? Yes, I agree on the better upgrade path for the AM4 platform but getting a CPU from freaking 8 years ago totally defeats the purpose. What's the point of dumping my money on a relic from 2009?

Alright, lets keep it short and sweet; I've found 2 configurations which will suit my build and I have a strict budget. Here are the combos: COMBO 1 CPU: Intel Pentium G4560 (319 MYR/ 76 USD) MoBo: ASRock B250M-HDV (329 MYR/ 78 USD) GPU: Gigabyte GTX 1050 2GB GDDR5 (578 MYR/ 138 USD) TOTAL: 1226 MYR/ 292 USD COMBO 2 CPU: AMD Ryzen 3 1200 (479 MYR/ 114 USD) MoBo: ASRock AB350M-HDV (335 MYR/ 80 USD) GPU: ZOTAC GT 1030 2GB GDDR5 (357 MYR/ 85 USD) TOTAL: 1171 MYR/ 279 USD As you can see in the above combos, its either I sacrifice a couple of frames for "longevity" and "better upgrade path" in Combo 2 or I get decent framerates as of now with Combo 1. Which Combo should I get? Thanks!

@dave_k @ZM Fong Ok, the cheapest Ryzen 3 1200 I found on my local online store costs 479 MYR (114 USD) and an accompanying AM4 motherboard costs around 350 MYR (83 USD). The thing is , my original plan was to get a Pentium G4560 which was significantly cheaper (319 MYR/ 76 USD) and a similarly priced B250 motherboard. The problem now is my budget isn't sufficient to squeeze in a more expensive Ryzen 3 1200 even though it has a better price to performance ratio compared to the Pentium G4560. So, I'm still sticking to the Pentium and one of the 3 motherboards I listed above. Which one should I get?

Hmm... I'll try looking it up on my local online store.

Here are the 3 B250 chipset mobos I'm comparing: 1. ASRock B250M-HDV (312 MYR/ 74 USD) 2. Gigabyte GA-B250M-D2V (358 MYR/ 85 USD) 3. MSI B250M PRO-VH (375 MYR/ 89 USD) First of all, AFAIK, these 3 motherboards are around 95% similar to one another. As of now, I'm leaning towards the Gigabyte board due to its sleek, black colour scheme. However it is also the only one of the 2 which doesn't have an M.2 slot, which is quite a shame. Out of the 3, the ASRock motherboard has a total of 3 fan headers, including the CPU one, while the rest have only 2. The ASRock motherboard also has a 4-pin CPU power connector while the other 2 have 8-pin ones (Which is better?). Even though the ASRock motherboard has a few more bells and whistles here and there as well as being the cheapest of the 3, I'm still quite hesitant as I'm not confident in the quality of ASRock's motherboards. Is it still worth getting the Gigabyte one? Should I spend more and get the MSI motherboard which has a metal reinforcement around the PCIe x16 slot? Should I go for the ASRock motherboard which is the cheapest of the bunch and has a few extras thrown in? Which of the 3 should I get? Thanks!

So much feels in this topic. I feel ya mate. Around 90% of tech enthusiasts like you and me all started out as poor bastards who couldn't really afford the best of the best when we were young and ended up with the cheap stuff. I bet the majority of those who get into tech literally started by Googling "How to improve FPS/performance in games" or something like that, since we didn't have such high-end tech to play around with. Good times...

Cyanide and Happiness - Railroad Man

I've scrapped the idea of getting either and I'm planning on getting the OnePlus 5 64 GB (Slate Grey) once it dips below RM2K or wait for the upcoming LG V30. I heard good stuff about it.

I'm currently in the market for a budget gaming laptop and I had the Acer Aspire 5 with the new MX150 GPU in mind. However, after some digging around my local online store, I found a cheaper model of the Aspire 5 which came with an AMD A12-9720P CPU rather than an Intel Core i5-7200U and more importantly, an RX 540 GPU rather than the MX150. After some research, I found out that the RX 540 performs better than the 950M but worse than the 960M; same performance range as the MX150. Wattages, however, are higher on the RX 540, with a rating of 35 W whereas the MX150 has a rated wattage of 25 W. Things get even weirder as the price of the laptop with the RX 540 costs 180 MYR (40 USD) less than the one with the MX150. Here are their links: 1. Acer Aspire 5 (i5-7200U + MX150) [2488 MYR / 580 USD] 2. Acer Aspire 5 (A12-9720P + RX 540) [2308 MYR / 540 USD] Should I go for the laptop with the RX 540? Am I losing (or gaining) any performance if I go for it? Will it suffer from worse battery life due to the higher wattages? Or should I just stick with the MX150? Thanks!

How about the Acer Aspire 5? It performs pretty well in the thermal department.

What do you mean?

I'm in the market for a new laptop and these 2 models are really good. Here are their specs along with some pros and cons which I have thought of. 1. Acer Aspire 5 (2500 MYR / 583 USD) CPU: Intel Core i5-7200U @ 2.50 GHz, up to 3.10 GHz RAM: 4 GB DDR4 GPU: NVIDIA GeForce MX 150 Storage: 1 TB HDD @ 5400 RPM Display: 1080p 15.6" IPS panel Ports: 2x USB 2.0 Type-A 1x USB 3.0 Type-A 1x USB 3.1 Type-C 1x HDMI port 1x SD card reader 1x LAN port Battery: ~6 hours battery life (light load), ~4 hours battery life (heavy load) Dimensions: 383mm (W) x 264mm (D) x 22mm (H) Weight: 2.1 kg Keyboard: Number pad, no backlight THE PROS - Good battery life - Low temperatures while gaming (~38°C under full load) - Relatively thin compared to other laptops with similar performance THE CONS - Keyboard has no backlight - RAM upgrade required 2. Acer Aspire V Nitro Black Edition (2600 MYR / 607 USD) < Price in nearby store is 2600 MYR, 500 MYR less than the one stated online CPU: Intel Core i5-6300HQ @ 2.30 GHz, up to 3.20 GHz RAM: 4 GB DDR4 GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M Storage: 1 TB HDD @ 5400 RPM Display: 1080p 15.6" IPS panel Ports: 2x USB 2.0 Type-A 2x USB 3.0 Type-A 1x USB 3.1 Type-C (Thunderbolt) 1x HDMI port 1x SD card reader 1x LAN port Battery: ~4 hours battery life (light load), ~2 hours battery life (heavy load) Dimensions: 390mm (W) x 263mm (D) x 23mm (H) Weight: 2.51 kg Keyboard: Number pad, Backlit keyboard THE PROS - Backlit keyboard - Good performance in gaming - Support for Thunderbolt - 4 speaker setup - Relatively thin compared to laptops with similar performance THE CONS - Bad battery life - Gets hot when gaming (~48°C under full load) - Soft-touch plastic gets light scratches over time - RAM upgrade required I'd actually prefer the Aspire V Nitro due to the big price cut, but the bad battery life and the soft-touch plastic kinda kills it for me. However, the lower performance on the Aspire 5 (950M < MX 150 < 960M) makes me reconsider the Aspire V Nitro. So, which of these 2 should I get? Thanks!

Screw reading, and I'm going to game on my old 18" 768p monitor anyway via VGA. I guess I made up my mind.

Small problem. I don't play esports titles. I play old triple-A titles, i.e. Far Cry 4, Watch_Dogs, Forza Motorsport 6 (not too old), Assassin's Creed III, Assassin's Creed Unity and some smaller games like Tomb Raider (2012), and the Metro Redux series.

The 1080p one is 15.6" while the 768p one is 14".

Both laptops come with an i5-7200U. The only advantage of the one with DDR3 is that it has a 1080p screen while the GDDR5 model has a 768p panel.

As stated in the title, I'd like to know how much of a performance difference (in FPS, preferably) between the DDR3 and GDDR5 versions of the 940MX 2GB. I know it is a pretty weak GPU, but its the best one I can get for my money right now in a laptop and I'd like to know how many more frames I can get from the GDDR5 version over the DDR3 one. Thanks!

@Sbuqaarah Hi!