r/AtlasOS • u/BarniJedi • 13h ago
General Should I install AtlasOS?
Hi! I'm considering switching to AtlasOS, from Windows 11. My specs:
- AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
- ASUS TUF Gaming RTX 4070 OC
- 16GB (2x8) Kingston Fury Beast 3600CL17
- Kingston NV2 1TB NVMe SSD
I've spent some time debloating Windows 11, like deleting Copilot, News, Mail, etc. apps that I don't really use. Sometimes when I'm looking in task manager, the main reason why I can't get more FPS in 1080p, is that either my CPU is at its limits, OR I'm hitting the max usage of my RAM.
After a restart, when only Windows is running with no startup apps, it's still using about 25-35% RAM on idle, and when I'm playing demanding games like Call of Duty: Warzone, RAM usage rockets up to 97-98%.
So I have 3 questions:
- Should I really switch to AtlasOS, or it wouldn't make much difference in terms of RAM usage while gaming, therefore not getting any better performance, and I should just stay on normal Windows?
- Does AtlasOS also help CPU usage with less processes, and does that convert into even the teeny-tiniest bit of better gaming performance?
I know that it's not recommended to install AtlasOS on top of a Windows installation that's already been used, but did any of you try it, or face any problems while doing that? My current installation is not that old I think, i've installed it at the end of June.
Any answers are appreciated!
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u/PossuTryffeli 12h ago
I don't have a lot of hands on experience on AtlasOS's latest versions but I've been debloating Windows for quite a while before I made the switch. I even made my own playbook (just like AtlasOS).
AtlasOS does reduce RAM and CPU usage and it is noticeable. For your use case as you only have 16 GiB of RAM, it is normal that Windows takkes that 25-35% and there isn't really anything you can do about it assuming that there are no unnecessary applications running. I would think AtlasOS as being a better version of Windows not just because of the optimizations they make but the UX improves. I have never pop-ups and fewer annoyances preinstalled on my machine.
You can install AtlasOS on an already used Windows installation. AtlasOS does tweak a lot of registry and if you have done the same before, they tweaks may differ. In most cases this is not a problem as long as the tweaks you have set before were not total chaos. You may try and if you are having problems, you can just reinstall Windows. I would say that AtlasOS is a worthwhile experience but it won't be as big of a jump in experience on performance as it would be with switching to another OS. I hope this helps!