Hi Folks,
So I had some free time and decided to install the Samsung magician software that contains the “Rapid Mode” option. The software is version 4.4 and I’ve had my Samsung 840 EVO 500.GB installed as the O/S drive for at least the last 4 months.
Before I installed and then enabled the Rapid Mode per the instructions, I tested my SSD with the payware version of HD Tune Pro. I had done these same tests months ago when I installed this drive which was replacing the Plextor M5 Pro 256GB as the new O/S drive.
The Samsung was woefully slower than the Plextor in both tests sessions. That was no surprise and it’s why I decided to try the Rapid Mode. So I then installed and enabled the Samsung Rapid mode. After rebooting the computer I immediately saw that something in the background was now using 7% additional RAM!
Before this Rapid mode, I had a nice flat 10% Ram use when the computer was idle just after booting up. But now it is using nearly 18% RAM at idle!! Oh sure, the HD Tune tests I did on the Samsung SSD after enabling the Rapid mode was a huge improvement, (yet still not quite as fast as the Plextor), but at what costs?.
I’m going to disable/uninstall the Magician software until I can get a better understanding of what I actually unleashed into the system. Does anyone else see an increase in RAM usage at idle after they installed the Magician Software?
I disabled a suspicious Magician piece that was in the Scheduled Tasks in CCleaner Startup list. I don’t know what it does, (it had the suffix “Autohide” (Quotes INCLUDED) in the file path), but that didn’t change anything.
I can’t confirm any real benefit from enabling Rapid in anything directly applicable to my uses, yet. Any ideas about why this increased RAM usage happened would be helpful.
BTW: I wanted to update my signature in the profile section but I can’t seem to get to that anymore… I mean, there’s no way I can see where I can edit it… odd.
These are my PRESENT system specs:
Windows 7 H.P. 64bit
Asrock Z 77 Extreme4 /RAM: Crucial (2x8) 16GB /700W PSU /Intel i7 2600K /Radeon HD 7850PE /CPU cooling: Swiftech H220 CLS, (4) 120mm fans push/pull config) /OS drive: Samsung 840 Evo 500Gb /FSX Main Program drive, (dedicated): Plextor M5 Pro 256GB SSD /All other program software & support drive: 1TB Seagate Barracuda HDD /FSX related programs: 1TB Seagate Barracuda HDD /“Misc.” Drive: 1TB Seagate Barracuda 1TB HDD
So I had some free time and decided to install the Samsung magician software that contains the “Rapid Mode” option. The software is version 4.4 and I’ve had my Samsung 840 EVO 500.GB installed as the O/S drive for at least the last 4 months.
Before I installed and then enabled the Rapid Mode per the instructions, I tested my SSD with the payware version of HD Tune Pro. I had done these same tests months ago when I installed this drive which was replacing the Plextor M5 Pro 256GB as the new O/S drive.
The Samsung was woefully slower than the Plextor in both tests sessions. That was no surprise and it’s why I decided to try the Rapid Mode. So I then installed and enabled the Samsung Rapid mode. After rebooting the computer I immediately saw that something in the background was now using 7% additional RAM!
Before this Rapid mode, I had a nice flat 10% Ram use when the computer was idle just after booting up. But now it is using nearly 18% RAM at idle!! Oh sure, the HD Tune tests I did on the Samsung SSD after enabling the Rapid mode was a huge improvement, (yet still not quite as fast as the Plextor), but at what costs?.
I’m going to disable/uninstall the Magician software until I can get a better understanding of what I actually unleashed into the system. Does anyone else see an increase in RAM usage at idle after they installed the Magician Software?
I disabled a suspicious Magician piece that was in the Scheduled Tasks in CCleaner Startup list. I don’t know what it does, (it had the suffix “Autohide” (Quotes INCLUDED) in the file path), but that didn’t change anything.
I can’t confirm any real benefit from enabling Rapid in anything directly applicable to my uses, yet. Any ideas about why this increased RAM usage happened would be helpful.
BTW: I wanted to update my signature in the profile section but I can’t seem to get to that anymore… I mean, there’s no way I can see where I can edit it… odd.
These are my PRESENT system specs:
Windows 7 H.P. 64bit
Asrock Z 77 Extreme4 /RAM: Crucial (2x8) 16GB /700W PSU /Intel i7 2600K /Radeon HD 7850PE /CPU cooling: Swiftech H220 CLS, (4) 120mm fans push/pull config) /OS drive: Samsung 840 Evo 500Gb /FSX Main Program drive, (dedicated): Plextor M5 Pro 256GB SSD /All other program software & support drive: 1TB Seagate Barracuda HDD /FSX related programs: 1TB Seagate Barracuda HDD /“Misc.” Drive: 1TB Seagate Barracuda 1TB HDD
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