# Decreasing RAM size and Processor speed possible? (on a simulator?)

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/decreasing-ram-size-and-processor-speed-possible-on-a-simulator/164782
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**Created:** [October 4, 2005, 7:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/decreasing-ram-size-and-processor-speed-possible-on-a-simulator/164782 "2005-10-04T19:39:04Z")
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### Author: ![javadi82](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3be4f8/32.png) [@javadi82](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/javadi82)
#### Post date: [October 4, 2005, 7:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/decreasing-ram-size-and-processor-speed-possible-on-a-simulator/164782/1 "2005-10-04T19:39:04Z")

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My system’s a 1.5GHz Celeron with 256 MB RAM…I now have a few projects which I would like to test by decreasing the Processor speed and the RAM capacity…

I have two possibilities that I can think of:

1. Re-compile the linux kernel and set the mem parameter to use less RAM.

(kernel (hd0, 7)/boot/vmlinuzmfc  
noinitrd nomce root=/dev/hda8 rw selinux=0  
resume=/dev/hda7 mem=8MB init=/bin/login)

1. Use a simulator?? (like bochs - to simulate a processor with less speed??)

If any of you could suggest something…it would be of real big help…

Thanks,  
Susheel.