Reducing Memory Usage with Azureus :)

[vernage]

Thanks for the Info!!

[jdevideo]

THanks....good post

[kiboy6]

To any other azureus users struggling with CPU usage, I highly recommend switching to utorrent 1.61

I did it a few weeks ago and it feels like i have a new pc :)

(Previously i had always been loyal to azureus, but i guess i couldn't be bothered "learning" a new client - turns out utorrent is super simple but still has all the relatively advanced features that i liked in azureus)

Link to best version (1.61 is older but free of any affiliation to RIAA which) can be found at oldversion dot com or filehippo :)

[Krell]

NONSENSE

utter rubbish, the new versions are not in any way associated with the RIAA

Most BT sites now REQUIRE you to have the latest version 1.7.7


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[kiboy6]

OK, so perhaps there's no need for 1.61 (although i have come across many many people who prefer it). I for one DO feel more comfortable using a utorrent client that was created before the RIAA jumped into bed with them, but I'm sure you are right that this makes no practical difference whatsoever.

Anyway, just wanted to share my experience of the switch to utorrent providing a very noticeable improvement in CPU usage and general PC speed. :)

[Krell]

I've never been a fan of that java riddled jaloppy of a client

uTorrent is the way to go


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[baksteen]

yup there is nothing wrong with utorrent, it is light and it has loads of features, rss is all i need.

with 1.6.1 and 1.7.7 i found that the newer version allow the torrents to go alot quicker, i could only download about 6mbs with 1.6.1 version and now i download at 10-11mbs with the 1.7.7 version

just my two cents abouat the versions

[etos45]

I think the best part of this was showing how to change it to the classic interface, I've been wanting to do that since I got the latest version.

[mallipeddi]

Wow good found

[crazyfinx]

thx - great post - helps a lot

[mebaali]

Thanks a lot

[Tachyonn]

As I type this Azureus, running with 16 active torrents uses a whooping 94.212 K and 0 CPU
I have 2 gig of ram and I hardly notice any difference with UT running, even tho it uses about 30 K less

back in the days, when 512 K of RAM was considered to be kick ass, it might have been a problem, but nowadays the memory hog argument is rather obsolete imo

if you prefere UT to AZ, fine - it's your choice, but the fact is , UT is closed source, developed by people on the bittorrent inc payrol which in part has a deal (read: financed) by the M*P*A*A

Exert from the Privacy statement from utorrent:

....owned and operated by BitTorrent, Inc., its affiliates and subsidiaries.

for a list of current partners check this link http://www.bittorrent.com/company/partners/

so if you feel comfortable to use a client that is associated with 20th Century Fox, Lionsgate, MGM, Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros., Trymedia, a division of Macrovision etc.. - by all means, go ahead

BitTorrent and MPAA Join Forces
November 22, 2005
Thomas Mennecke
As Slyck.com reported yesterday, Bram Cohen, founder of BitTorrent, and Dan Glickman, president of the MPAA, made an announcement today regarding the future of both organizations. The MPAA and Bram Cohen revealed during the press conference the two will work together to inhibit piracy.

(found on http://www.slyck.com/story1006.html)
All this info is published all over the net and confirmed to be true.
Draw your own conclusion but don't dismiss other peoples concerns and preferences just because you don't share them.

[haogboy]

Thanks very much mate

[Allansia]

Yeah, not bad. Helps with Vuze.
Well, I started with Vuze, then Utorrent, then Vuze and I'm on uTorrent again, since there seems to be more guides on the internet about utorrent.

But trust me, Vuze is awesome. If your new, try Vuze.