Re: "ideal" paging file size

Hi,

Thanks and none of those is true in my case.

However, this is for a notebook so I guess that I could not use another hard
drive for swapping.

Thanks for the advise and I will see if it can apply to my desktop.


"Dragunov" <Dragunov.20f0a0@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>
> xfile wrote:
>> *Hi all,
>>
>> I recently upgrade memory to 1.26GB (1GB + 256MB), and wondering if I
>> should
>> also adjust the amount of Windows paging file size.
>>
>> I have done some searches on the net and read some different
>> articles
>> related to the subject but seems can't find a definite conclusion.
>>
>> The current setting is: 1279 MB which sounds a bit of too much -
>> based on
>> some articles.
>>
>> I use "System Managed Size" and select "Let Windows determine what is
>> the
>> best for the computer".
>>
>> I use Adobe Photoshop and other image applications once a while,
>> doing some
>> web pages, and office applications, and not-so-advanced PC games.
>>
>> Some people say using 1.5X of physical memory is not good for larger
>> amount
>> of physical memory (e.g. 1GB).
>>
>> So, kindly advise for the "optimal performance" and thanks in
>> advance. *
>
> I have found that with up to 768Mb/ram the 1.5 formula is ok. Some
> programs require you to have a swapfile of a specific minimum size to
> work properly. With the amount of ram you have, anything above 1024Mb
> would probably be a waste of disk space unless the following is true:
>
> You run your OS/kernal in memory (Me)
> You have on board shared video (Not me)
> you have any other "shared resources"
>
> If you don't do alot of multi-tasking or if you don't use alot of high
> end games or apps, You can get by with a smaller one.
> On a personal note, I get the best performance by placing a static
> swapfile on a separate data hard drive on a separate controller on the
> first partition that is 20% larger than the swapfile.
>
> Good luck.
>
> Dragunov
>
>
>
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