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Virtual Memory
Name: D.A.B. Date: March 27, 2004 at 04:56:59 Pacific OS: XPro CPU/Ram: 320
Comment:
To what value should the maximum virtual memory be set in (my Computer/Properties/Advanced/.....) My minimum, adviced value is 478 MB
Name: Sokko Date: March 27, 2004 at 05:08:53 Pacific
Reply:
To get the maximum performance out of your computer, initial and maximum values should be set to the same thing; dynamically expanding the virtual memory space eats up performance like nobody's business. Generally, the "recommended" size (1.5x your amount of physical RAM) is perfectly fine. Remember to click "Set" before hitting "OK".
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Response Number 2
Name: Hooner Date: March 27, 2004 at 05:31:00 Pacific
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The best pagefile setup is a system managed one.
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Response Number 3
Name: Hooner Date: March 27, 2004 at 05:52:01 Pacific
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There should be an "In my opinion" in there somewhere.
:-)
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Response Number 4
Name: Sokko Date: March 27, 2004 at 07:05:09 Pacific
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Well, as I said before, having the system manage the paging file is a Bad Thing if you're going for performance. You might experience lockups or slowness if Windows decides to expand the paging file while you're doing something system-intensive. This also results in the page file becoming fragmented, which slows down performance even more because it's not all in one piece on the drive. Generally, the few possible problems that can come from a fixed paging file far outweigh the woes you'll experience with a system-managed one.
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Response Number 5
Name: D.A.B. Date: March 27, 2004 at 11:17:47 Pacific
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thanks a lot are there any other way t speed pc perfomance up?
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