7-Max is now free

DamentZ · Sep 11, 2004, 01:39 AM

www.7-max.com

"7-max speeds up the execution of applications up to 10-20%. Memory manager in Windows system is not too effective. 7-max contains its own memory manager. You can run any application, so that application will use effective memory manager. 7-max can increase the performance of applications that use big amount of memory. In tests, it gives about 10% speed improvements on modern file compression programs like 7-Zip and WinRAR."

A seperate memory manager meant for speeding up applications. Its now free and im trying it now. Anyone getting good results with it? Maybe it fixes memory issues with windows 98? (havent tried that yet)

CrimsonKnight13 · Sep 11, 2004, 03:12 AM

Are there any reviews on this? I think I'll have to research before I allow a program to play with applications on memory usage. I'd rather not make my system unstable if the implications of these "speed boosts" means "unstable operating environment".

mkk · Sep 11, 2004, 03:45 AM

The usefulness of 7-max is more specific than it may appear by looking at the website. To take advantage of the extra memory management mode one has to set aside a good amount of RAM specifically for the 7-max memory management and then lauch applications into it by right-clicking a shortcut/exe and pick that option from a menu. Have tested it before and I did a quick check again just now. Could for instance not get a game like Quake 3 to start up in 7-max memory management environment, and the system in general seemed to behave less stably on overall while booted up with 7-max activated.

It gives the user the option of booting up with it on or off by a normal boot-menu and uninstalled nicely, so those who feel like trying it out for some specific purpose other than looking for an overall performance boost could well do that. But if you don't have a couple of hours worth of file compression tasks lying around waiting for you then it will likely not be worth even toying with it for fun.

CrimsonKnight13 · Sep 11, 2004, 07:46 AM

Thanks for the advice.

Nacht · Sep 11, 2004, 05:01 PM

hmm Interesting find. ill be sure to keep it in mind, thanks.

DamentZ · Sep 11, 2004, 08:37 PM

well theyve been through several versions before it became free, and one of the releases fixes many stability problems. Seems to be working great for me.

nyar · Sep 23, 2004, 12:51 AM

cacheman xp does this much better

Shinjikun · Sep 23, 2004, 04:59 PM

I appreciate the fact they made it free but I gave up on all these memory management tools. Doing some registry tweaks, having 2 GB of total (physical + virtual memory) ram, and closing out all my apps before I start gaming met all my performance needs. Some applications like Cacheman are kind of handy, but TuneXP and KillProcess does the job for me just fine w/o having anything running in the background or dynamically managing my ram which can cause even more headaches.

(not to mention upgrading to 1 GB of physical ram)

classic_leon · Sep 24, 2004, 08:32 AM

Does it work with DDR2?

Sep 11, 2004, 01:39 AM	#1
DamentZ damentz.dontexist.net Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 93 Rep Power: 0	7-Max (complete memory manager) www.7-max.com "7-max speeds up the execution of applications up to 10-20%. Memory manager in Windows system is not too effective. 7-max contains its own memory manager. You can run any application, so that application will use effective memory manager. 7-max can increase the performance of applications that use big amount of memory. In tests, it gives about 10% speed improvements on modern file compression programs like 7-Zip and WinRAR." A seperate memory manager meant for speeding up applications. Its now free and im trying it now. Anyone getting good results with it? Maybe it fixes memory issues with windows 98? (havent tried that yet) Last edited by DamentZ; Sep 11, 2004 at 01:56 AM.

Sep 11, 2004, 03:12 AM	#2
CrimsonKnight13 Eternal Sentinel Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Norfolk, VA, USA Posts: 99 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Are there any reviews on this? I think I'll have to research before I allow a program to play with applications on memory usage. I'd rather not make my system unstable if the implications of these "speed boosts" means "unstable operating environment". __________________ • Intel Core i7-950 @ 3.2 + Corsair H80 + ASUS Rampage III Formula • EVGA GTX 580 Black Ops (HDMI) → Asus VW266H 25.5" HD (TN) LCD [1920x1200x32] • 12GB DDR3-1600 8-8-8-24-2N RAM [PNY XLR8 MD6144KD3-1600-X8] • Creative X-Fi Titanium HD → Logitech Z-5500 Digital & Astro A40 Audio System • [SSDs] OCZ Vertex 3 60GB + Crucial C300 64GB + Intel X25-V 40GB → IBM ServeRAID M1015 (as IT HBA) • Cooler Master HAF X Case + Corsair HX1000W PSU • StormDragon - Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 x64 (Gaming Full Tower ↑↑↑) • [Rooted] SE Xperia PLAY R800x, Logitech Revue, & Amazon Kindle Fire

Sep 11, 2004, 07:46 AM	#4
CrimsonKnight13 Eternal Sentinel Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Norfolk, VA, USA Posts: 99 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Thanks for the advice. __________________ • Intel Core i7-950 @ 3.2 + Corsair H80 + ASUS Rampage III Formula • EVGA GTX 580 Black Ops (HDMI) → Asus VW266H 25.5" HD (TN) LCD [1920x1200x32] • 12GB DDR3-1600 8-8-8-24-2N RAM [PNY XLR8 MD6144KD3-1600-X8] • Creative X-Fi Titanium HD → Logitech Z-5500 Digital & Astro A40 Audio System • [SSDs] OCZ Vertex 3 60GB + Crucial C300 64GB + Intel X25-V 40GB → IBM ServeRAID M1015 (as IT HBA) • Cooler Master HAF X Case + Corsair HX1000W PSU • StormDragon - Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 x64 (Gaming Full Tower ↑↑↑) • [Rooted] SE Xperia PLAY R800x, Logitech Revue, & Amazon Kindle Fire

Sep 23, 2004, 04:59 PM	#8
Shinjikun 第3 子供 Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Nerv HQ Posts: 1,319 Rep Power: 0	I appreciate the fact they made it free but I gave up on all these memory management tools. Doing some registry tweaks, having 2 GB of total (physical + virtual memory) ram, and closing out all my apps before I start gaming met all my performance needs. Some applications like Cacheman are kind of handy, but TuneXP and KillProcess does the job for me just fine w/o having anything running in the background or dynamically managing my ram which can cause even more headaches. (not to mention upgrading to 1 GB of physical ram) __________________ Xfire: [Shinji1225 \ Status] A7N8X-E Deluxe Athlon XP 2500+ (@ 2.2 GHz 11x200 MHz FSB) Corsair TwinX XMS 1GB PC3200 Dual Channel (2-2-3-5) [color=red]ATi [/color][color=white]Radeon 9500 Pro (@ 330\310) \ [/color][color=white]Omega Catalyst Drivers v2.5.90[/color] [color=white]Ultra X-Connect 500W PSU[/color]

Sep 24, 2004, 08:32 AM	#9
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Sep 11, 2004, 03:45 AM	#3
mkk Cthulhu/Dagon 2012 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Gefle, Sweden Posts: 4,495 Rep Power: 132 System Specs	The usefulness of 7-max is more specific than it may appear by looking at the website. To take advantage of the extra memory management mode one has to set aside a good amount of RAM specifically for the 7-max memory management and then lauch applications into it by right-clicking a shortcut/exe and pick that option from a menu. Have tested it before and I did a quick check again just now. Could for instance not get a game like Quake 3 to start up in 7-max memory management environment, and the system in general seemed to behave less stably on overall while booted up with 7-max activated. It gives the user the option of booting up with it on or off by a normal boot-menu and uninstalled nicely, so those who feel like trying it out for some specific purpose other than looking for an overall performance boost could well do that. But if you don't have a couple of hours worth of file compression tasks lying around waiting for you then it will likely not be worth even toying with it for fun.

Sep 11, 2004, 05:01 PM	#5
Nacht ein Krieger Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Clemson Uni Posts: 3,127 Rep Power: 0	hmm Interesting find. ill be sure to keep it in mind, thanks.

Sep 11, 2004, 08:37 PM	Thread Starter #6
DamentZ damentz.dontexist.net Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 93 Rep Power: 0	well theyve been through several versions before it became free, and one of the releases fixes many stability problems. Seems to be working great for me.

Sep 23, 2004, 12:51 AM	#7
nyar 99fps Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 28 Rep Power: 0	cacheman xp does this much better