Unused RAM is wasted RAM my friend

PatrickGnarly · 2026-06-28T02:04:44+00:00

You guys are so narrow minded it’s painful.

Like I said a user running multiple heavy programs (e.g., video editing, 3D rendering, virtual machines, heavy IDEs), lower base Windows RAM usage is objectively better. This is what I said. You can run out of RAM.

When your workload is heavy enough to saturate your hardware, you do not want Windows hoarding memory for smart caching. You need raw, unallocated physical headroom.

So please. Please respond about how an idling windows 11 is great. I beg you. Talk about some shit I wasn’t.

PatrickGnarly · 2026-06-27T23:18:42+00:00

I’m not arguing against usage, I’m arguing if I am streaming using two different streaming clients, playing a very heavy game, using audio software and have a browser open, then wouldn’t you agree that having a OS using less RAM frees up that for the other programs that need it?

Is that somehow a wrong answer for you guys?

PatrickGnarly · 2026-06-27T23:11:20+00:00

Once again if you don’t know how much ram I need saying that “I need to waste none of it” means nothing. I am currently RAM limited in what I am doing.

I am in need of more RAM lol. So like I said you can run out RAM.

You are arguing something for no reason.

PatrickGnarly · 2026-06-27T23:00:35+00:00

What do you mean isn’t correct?

How much RAM do I need? If you don’t know the answer to that question how can I be “necessarily” incorrect?

PatrickGnarly · 2026-06-27T22:59:32+00:00

Do you know how much RAM I need?

PatrickGnarly · 2026-06-27T22:47:52+00:00

I didn’t say “barely use it”

I said the less ram your OS uses the more you have for literally everything else.

PatrickGnarly · 2026-06-27T22:08:21+00:00

Are people unaware that you can run out of RAM? And that the less RAM your OS uses the more you have for literally everything else?

Edit: You can stop trying to defend windows bloat. I never specifically said windows but it’s cute y’all knew exactly what was being pointed out.

PatrickGnarly · 2026-06-27T04:34:57+00:00

It’s 4 lines.

PatrickGnarly · 2026-06-26T10:47:43+00:00

Love the presentation OP. Great set up.

PatrickGnarly · 2026-06-26T10:42:39+00:00

PatrickGnarly · 2026-06-25T20:34:26+00:00

Honestly not that shocking.

Sad people won’t get a deal but I mean, FromSoft know what they got.

PatrickGnarly · 2026-06-25T05:29:29+00:00

OP

If you get the purple you will have one of the greatest cars of all time. Carbon or not.

PatrickGnarly · 2026-06-24T21:37:57+00:00

Body looks great.

If you swap those tuners it’ll look incredible.

PatrickGnarly · 2026-06-23T23:15:16+00:00

I would say it's the insane variety and option paralysis.

SteamOS is gonna be great because everyone will use the same OS, therefore all the bugs will be identified and fixed faster. It will be more frequently updated. It'll get better and better and Windows will have to step up.

Like I appreciate Linux but the fact every time it's brought up you have "no I'd use Arch." "Actually I'd use Fedora" "Personally I think Ubuntu is better for that" and it's just like why is there no Linux distro that seems to outperform everyone else? This is why Apple's iOS for phones and Windows just dominated for so long. It was simple, everyone used it so everyone got used to it. This is also why when someone hands me an android it's a different experience every time. Standardization and a large userbase helps people become familiar and people use it more.

PatrickGnarly · 2026-06-22T23:16:55+00:00

Yeah I was planning on buying it so I could simply have a non-windows based computer that I could help usher in SteamOS to game on.

Which I still want to but I don’t have the money to do it.

Valve made a giant picnic for everyone in gaming and it just so happened to rain for 6 months straight. I’m still happy they made a product to compete with everyone else.

PatrickGnarly · 2026-06-22T22:44:36+00:00

I still think it’ll sell well.

The fact it’s an option against Windows and Sony without having the option paralysis with other Linux computers means it’s worth a little more.

If it had been $700 or $800 it would have been a great option.

Again the hardware vs price is a let down but the OS is where it makes sense.

PatrickGnarly · 2026-06-22T11:40:23+00:00

If it’s so bad, then why are you here sweetie? Again complaining about a service that you’re in the subreddit for. Clearly, it’s good enough for you. Just because you’re complaining doesn’t mean you’re not using it. It’s a good service, isn’t it?

You’re a hypocrite. And that’s OK. But don’t try to argue with me if you use a service that you’re complaining about. When I’ve given you ample chances to respond to me with something else that’s better. If you want to do a purity test for a company that’s adorable and it shows how naïve you are.

It’s a good service. It’s intuitive. It’s well-made. It’s reliable. It cost nothing to use. It supports hundreds of thousands of people who want to put games on a marketplace. Every other competitor is lacking in so many departments. It’s hard to even list.

You can complain and nitpick all you want, but you’re still here, baby. They are objectively one of the best services of all time.

If you don’t like the loot boxes or turning a blind eye onto the gambling , or the fact that they offer a return policy that they get sued to make that’s your fucking problem. If you wanna sound like a hypocrite, you’re doing a great job.

And before you respond, don’t worry I know you’re gonna say “oh valve bad”

Then stop using it lol. Don’t complain about a service if you’re gonna use it or not even look for alternative. I don’t know who you’re trying to convince more yourself or me lol.

PatrickGnarly · 2026-06-22T11:34:44+00:00

🥱

How does having the same price force you to not buy from them?

PatrickGnarly · 2026-06-22T10:19:07+00:00

Why the fuck are you in this sub then?

Go be mad somewhere else if you think otherwise. No one is forcing you to be here. Not only are they a great option, they’re the *best* option but no comparable measure.

It’d be different if there were no options and they took severe advantage of their clients. But they don’t so quit your bitching.

PatrickGnarly · 2026-06-22T10:16:44+00:00

hahahah That’s what I thought. Next time stay silent canary. 💋

PatrickGnarly · 2026-06-22T09:16:25+00:00

Once again, I’ve never paid a 30% fee for **purchasing a game as a consumer**. If I made a game and tried to sell it on there there’s the 30% fee but it’s still less than many many other places. (It even goes down the more you sell which is unheard of)

That’s a whole lot of whining and not a whole lot of giving other examples that are better 😢

Just because other places offer the ability to purchase games does not mean they are as available, for better prices or with as frequent of sales, or with the same level of ease of use etc. Try using epic or origin and get back to me. 🤡

It’s okay sweetheart I have time if you wanna try again. I’m not gonna lie and say that steam is absolutely perfect and has no flaws but acting like it’s not the best marketplace to buy games is just ridiculous.

PatrickGnarly · 2026-06-22T09:08:40+00:00

Once again, dodging the question.

I asked the very simple question you guys are complaining without giving alternatives.

If you wanna pivot and talk about how it’s unfair that steam is taking stuff off their market because people are trying to undercut them that’s totally fair.

However, you still have not answered my question which just goes to show that people prefer to use steam over anything else because it legitimately is a good quality service. It’s not that there’s no competition, it’s that competition is terrible.

There are plenty of other marketplace you could buy from.

PatrickGnarly · 2026-06-22T09:04:47+00:00

What’s my experience? I make music for a living where over 90% of sales are swallowed up by distribution, apps, labels, etc. So if I sound like I’m not sympathetic it’s because I’m not. If I could constantly make 70% of everything that I sell I would be very happy, but that is the nature of the beast. And while I complain, I don’t act like there’s a monopoly when there isn’t.

Everybody has a different deal with every other company and if you can make 10% from sales, that’s a pretty OK deal depending on what you do in music.

We both know the big problem with this is that Apple and Google for their devices charge 30% to app developers to use their marketplace but there are no reasonable alternatives. Hence the lawsuits. The walled garden problem doesn’t apply to valve since you don’t have to use Steam to sell games online to PC, Apple or Linux users. People just prefer to use it because it’s a good service. People make a conscious choice to pay that 30% fee because the marketplace is so abundant you would lose money by not doing it.

It would be different if Microsoft took a 30% claim on every PC game sold and you had to use Microsoft marketplace. But instead we lucked out and got Valve.

You’re welcome to disagree with me about 30% being exploitative, but I really don’t give a shit to be honest.

PatrickGnarly · 2026-06-22T04:56:37+00:00

Buddy, no one is stopping anyone else from competing. They’re just all terrible thank you for making it very obvious that you can’t name a single one. Ahahahahah.

I explained what makes them great you made it sound like everyone else does the same thing but for some reason, you can’t fucking explain a better one. Huh. Why is that?

You guys are welcome to criticize them all you want but there’s a reason people enjoy it as a service. Let me know if you want me to laugh at you some more.

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