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**dselectronics** · 10-26-2009, 03:49 PM

You must not run any outside applications that take up a lot of processor...like computer games and whatnot. The object for a lot of people is to have an OS that uses the minimum amount of CPU so it doesn't slow down when they are using other applications. I don't know enough to really shave it down like Vendetta does but I do go in and routinely check all the apps and background programs and startup crap that they try to sneak in and shut them down.

It isn't quite like that.
From what I have seen Linux uses as much of the cpu as it can when it performs a function. It utilizes more transisters & yes it does make the PC run hotter.

But it's more efficient in the long run.

Utilizing the cpu more doesn't mean it runs out of processing power when you launch another app. It load balances quite well.

This is why I can get by on a P3 system quite well using linux.

I'm running linux on a 600mhz laptop with 256 ram. It's quite speedy for what I use it for.

E-mail, web surfing, & things like SNES game emulator.

From boot to checking e-mail it's easily twice as fast as when I had XP on it.

The desktop is different when it comes to file manipulation but that is a drawback i'm willing to accept for a lightweight snappy system.

Windows 7 i'm sure was designed to fix the problems in Vista & to also stick it to popular distro's like Ubuntu.

Microsoft needs to be able to say "see, windows 7 boots faster than linux now" Except, Ubuntu can probably do something about that.

I'll probably still use windows myself but I probably won't go to windows 7 just yet.

10-26-2009, 03:49 PM	#19
dselectronics Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 469 Senior Member	You must not run any outside applications that take up a lot of processor...like computer games and whatnot. The object for a lot of people is to have an OS that uses the minimum amount of CPU so it doesn't slow down when they are using other applications. I don't know enough to really shave it down like Vendetta does but I do go in and routinely check all the apps and background programs and startup crap that they try to sneak in and shut them down. It isn't quite like that. From what I have seen Linux uses as much of the cpu as it can when it performs a function. It utilizes more transisters & yes it does make the PC run hotter. But it's more efficient in the long run. Utilizing the cpu more doesn't mean it runs out of processing power when you launch another app. It load balances quite well. This is why I can get by on a P3 system quite well using linux. I'm running linux on a 600mhz laptop with 256 ram. It's quite speedy for what I use it for. E-mail, web surfing, & things like SNES game emulator. From boot to checking e-mail it's easily twice as fast as when I had XP on it. The desktop is different when it comes to file manipulation but that is a drawback i'm willing to accept for a lightweight snappy system. Windows 7 i'm sure was designed to fix the problems in Vista & to also stick it to popular distro's like Ubuntu. Microsoft needs to be able to say "see, windows 7 boots faster than linux now" Except, Ubuntu can probably do something about that. I'll probably still use windows myself but I probably won't go to windows 7 just yet.
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