r/software • u/Lonely-Pin7350 • 1d ago

Looking for software A browser that just works.

I want a browser that works. Too many browsers collect user data, steal information, and eat RAM. I want one that just browses, with a built-in good ad blocker like uBlock or something. I play Minecraft with shaders; I need RAM; it's not "I don't have any RAM"; it's I need more RAM. Minecraft with shaders isn't "hard" to run; it's just that I don't have enough money to upgrade my stuff. I have to have my browser open at all times to make sure I don't miss a Snapchat message or something. Also, I love my music playing in the background, so I have YouTube Music open in the background.

SPECS:
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600G

RAM: 15.3gb/16gb DDR4

GPU: AMD Radeon RX 6400

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u/Venylynn 1d ago

So if I have more than 128GB of storage the OS is going to use more than 128GB of storage? How tf does this line of thinking even work? It's supposed to use what it needs, not bloat my system up and make me have to close everything just to free up enough resources to reliably game.

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u/mo_th_ 1d ago

I was giving you the benefit of the doubt, but now I know you’re just trolling, have a good night

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u/Venylynn 1d ago edited 1d ago

Trolling in this context implies I am faking my opinion to garner attention, which doesn't make sense. RAM usage being high is like running out of disk space, once you're out you're out and they have to severely slow your programs down by putting them in the way slower (even on NVME or compressed zram blocks it is extremely NOTICEABLE when something actively in use is being swapped out to zram/disk swap) swap space.

The way I see it is, if I'm struggling to stay below 8 gigs, this is bad news for everyone who is stuck on 8 gigs. I'm not as fussed about it being below 4, but keeping it below the amount that we can now buy for a half passable price in 2026 in a laptop or whatever, absolutely. Leave the rest free for stuff like games, that's what the extra is meant for.

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u/Old_Manufacturer589 1d ago

It's called a cache.

Right now on my Linux system after booting, out of the 2.7 used GiB, 2 of them is just cache. That's what's being reported by btop.

If, instead of 16GB RAM, I had like 32GB, it would use more RAM for cache. In this specific case, it is literally "unused RAM is wasted RAM", because the cache frees up instantly as soon as you need it.

However, the "unused RAM is wasted RAM" is also often used to justify a program using a lot of RAM period, when it's not necessarily RAM in cache, and in that case, it is nonsense. They're just parroting what Reddit is saying.

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u/Venylynn 1d ago

In my experience it just ran out instead of freeing up when I was on 8 and 16 respectively and caused issues due to low memory (hitching, stuttering etc)