Is 8GB of RAM enough for DNS13? Thread poster: Mark Sanderson
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Hello,
I've been using DNS13 for quite a while now and am pretty impressed with the performance. The only problem I have is that it tends to lag quite a bit. In my experience the software is nowhere near as responsive as it's portrayed in this video here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImlKOA1MhlI&feature=player_detailpage#t=55
... See more Hello,
I've been using DNS13 for quite a while now and am pretty impressed with the performance. The only problem I have is that it tends to lag quite a bit. In my experience the software is nowhere near as responsive as it's portrayed in this video here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImlKOA1MhlI&feature=player_detailpage#t=55
My guess is that the lag is due to having too many applications open at the same time. At anyone time I''m probably running:
MS Word
MS Excell
MS Outlook
Yahoo Mail app
Two browsers with around 15 tabs open each
Trados
TO3000
Windows Explorer
Skype
Background music (usually VLC)
Sharing media files with another computer
as well as all of the other stuff that Windows 10 runs in the background.
My computer has 8GB of RAM. According to the task manager I'm only utilising 5GB so there's still 3GB spare. In this case. why the lag?
Should I stick another 8GB of RAM in my machine to up it to 16GB? Would this make a difference?
Thanks,
Mark ▲ Collapse
| | | | Endre Both 
Germany
Local time: 13:20
English to German
| RAM would probably not help lag | Oct 2, 2015 |
With today's prices, stocking up to 16GB is not a bad idea in general as it can help keep the computer responsive in corner cases of heavy use. But it is not necessary, and most likely not the cause of DNS lags. As a test, you can close all programs (particularly browsers) you don't need for dictating and see if the lag goes away when you have around 6GB RAM free. My guess is it won't.
Inadequate microphone quality can be a reason for lags. What do you use? Pronunciation is also a f... See more With today's prices, stocking up to 16GB is not a bad idea in general as it can help keep the computer responsive in corner cases of heavy use. But it is not necessary, and most likely not the cause of DNS lags. As a test, you can close all programs (particularly browsers) you don't need for dictating and see if the lag goes away when you have around 6GB RAM free. My guess is it won't.
Inadequate microphone quality can be a reason for lags. What do you use? Pronunciation is also a factor that can help or hinder recognition, increasing or reducing recognition lag.
Endre ▲ Collapse
| | | | 2nl (X)
Netherlands
Local time: 13:20
| Mac Dictation | Oct 2, 2015 |
Mark, if I remember correctly, you are on a Mac too.
Did you ever try the Dictation feature of Yosemite or even of El Capitan?
That having said, I noticed that the download of the English speech data was 480 MB in size. So I'd say: use rather 16 GB than 8 GB.
| | | | Michael Beijer
United Kingdom
Local time: 12:20
Member (2009)
Dutch to English
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| Quick test (screencast) | Oct 2, 2015 |
Mark Sanderson wrote: Hello, I've been using DNS13 for quite a while now and am pretty impressed with the performance. The only problem I have is that it tends to lag quite a bit. In my experience the software is nowhere near as responsive as it's portrayed in this video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImlKOA1MhlI&feature=player_detailpage#t=55 My guess is that the lag is due to having too many applications open at the same time. At anyone time I''m probably running: MS Word MS Excell MS Outlook Yahoo Mail app Two browsers with around 15 tabs open each Trados TO3000 Windows Explorer Skype Background music (usually VLC) Sharing media files with another computer as well as all of the other stuff that Windows 10 runs in the background. My computer has 8GB of RAM. According to the task manager I'm only utilising 5GB so there's still 3GB spare. In this case. why the lag? Should I stick another 8GB of RAM in my machine to up it to 16GB? Would this make a difference? Thanks, Mark
Hi Mark,
I did a quick test using:
– Dragon Professional Individual (14) [speech model used: Far Field*, BestMatch V**, Vocabulary Large***]
– Windows 10 64-bit
– Laptop with i7, 32GB RAM, SSD
– Mic: SpeechWare 3-in-1 TableMike
This was with quite a few programs running in the background (Chrome: 25 tabs, Skype, CafeTran, CrashPlan pro, etc etc).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OS4tPGzjHSc
Michael
* it is important to use ‘far field’ (when creating your Profile; via the ‘Advanced’ option) if you are using a desktop mic!
** V is the heaviest (most computationally intensive) speech model; the older ‘IV’ is less taxing on your computer
*** ‘large’ vocab is supposed to be harder on your computer than ‘medium’
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[Edited at 2015-10-02 12:08 GMT]
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Mark Sanderson
United Kingdom
Local time: 12:20
Chinese to English
TOPIC STARTER | Thanks for the replies | Oct 4, 2015 |
Thanks for posting the video Michael. I think I'll stick another 8GB of RAM in my computer and see what happens.
| | | | Platary (X)
Local time: 13:20
German to French
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| Just for my information | Oct 5, 2015 |
Mark Sanderson a écrit :
At anyone time I''m probably running:
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Background music (usually VLC)
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Are you really listening music working with DNS?
With regards
| | | | Mark Sanderson
United Kingdom
Local time: 12:20
Chinese to English
TOPIC STARTER | DNS and music | Oct 6, 2015 |
Adrien Esparron wrote: Mark Sanderson a écrit :
At anyone time I''m probably running:
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Background music (usually VLC)
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Are you really listening music working with DNS? With regards
Yes, it works.
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