Alt+Tab-ing Windows

[Deleted member 70857]

When i Alt+Tab out of a game to check email or something etc.
It takes extremely long to Alt+Tab back into the game.
Is this all down to RAM speed?

 

[Cob]

It's more down to the quantity of RAM than the speed of it.

 

[setter]

Noticed this as well im still on xp 32 but ive got 4gb ram, but alt tabbing or loading of levels in games does seem smoother.

 

[Barrybear]

i only get that on certain games mainly steam games

 

[matt_fsr]

Its wierd - I can alt-tab out of a heavily texture modded oblivion and its almost instant. Crysis is slightly slower, but still very fast.

Counter Strike Source however.... which should run out of the RAM on my graphics card alone... takes flipping ages!!!

No idea why, just thought id add my 2p

 

[XCougar]

Maybe its just dodgy programming with the games, lol.
My cossacks back to war plays up from time to time with the screen going bright colours (like pink).

 

[Paradiso]

These times seem to vary from game to game, think its entirely dependent on game code, not your system.

 

[platinum87]

When i Alt+Tab out of a game to check email or something etc.
It takes extremely long to Alt+Tab back into the game.
Is this all down to RAM speed?

CPU speed!!!!!!