How to optimize Eclipse?

I code both Spring MVC and also .Net stuff, so I can have Visual Studio and Eclipse (STS) 开发者_如何转开发running on my Windows x64 machine.

What I've noticed is that the Eclipse seems really slow on compiles and a lot of other functions, whereas Visual Studio seems pretty quick.

Even more noticeable is when I look at the Processes in Task Manager, Visual Studio is taking up 200 Meg while Eclipse is holding on to a Gig of memory!

I don't want to be an Eclipse hater, since I think it has some really good features, but can anyone suggest how I can make it more efficient, or am I stuck with this sluggish IDE? I've been thinking of switching to IntelliJ, but wanted to see if it was possible to tweak Eclipse to speed it up first.

Some pointers that could help :

1. Make sure you are on 64 bit JDK and Eclipse to leverage your system.
2. Use the latest version of Eclipse. Indigo is what I am on currently.
3. Uninstall un-necessary plugins.
4. Try creating working sets and arrange your projects. Close down sets which you are not working on.
5. You can try switiching off Build automatically, but that would not be a great idea to catch build errors immediately.

The best advice is to install just as much of Eclipse as you need and not a plugin more. Eclipse platform and Java support is extremely light-weight and performs quite well. It's when you add other plugins (written with varying degrees of quality) is when you start having problems.