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hi guys i want to know what page file size is recommended for a 4gb RAM . coz im into gaming and my pc is about 5 yrs old and i just want to know if there is such a thing about a recommended page file size in 4gb RAMS.
i have a :
Operating System
Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit SP1, 4gb RAM ,and 500gb hdd
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thanks for the advice sir leefrost. btw mine is a win7 32bit & 4gb ram not 64bit.
"For W7 in brief:
min size = RAM + 300mb = 3372mb (for 4GB of ram)
Max size = RAM x 3 = 9216mb (for 4GB of ram)"
That info. applies to the paging file of both 32bit or 64bit W7.
Erwin
When you have your C partition on a conventional fixed hard drive ( drive other than a solid state drive) and you use a Windows managed page file, it creates a situation where fragmentation occurs more quickly. The pagefile gets scattered all over the disk. If file fragments between scattered parts of the pagefile are removed the next file to be written, if it is of any size, is immediately in a fragmented state. This is because the available free disk space is fragmented. Using a third party defragmenter like Defraggler you can defragment free disk space.
Lee
You did not answer my question.
Max size = RAM x 3 = 9216mb (for 4GB of ram)
Where did you get this multiplier from?
Mark Russinovich :
Pushing the Limits of Windows: Physical Memory and Pushing the Limits of Windows: Virtual Memory
From where he was having a dig at the code writer of 'system managed size':
"On Windows Vista and Server 2008, the minimum is intended to be large enough to hold a kernel-memory crash dump and is RAM plus 300MB or 1GB, whichever is larger. The maximum is either three times the size of RAM or 4GB, whichever is larger. That explains why the peak commit on my 8GB 64-bit system that’s visible in one of the screenshots is 32GB. I guess whoever wrote that code got their guidance from one of those magazines I mentioned!"
I'll stick with Mark. If he is wrong on anything Windows, we are all in deep trouble :-)
Lee
So what was the OP's "answer" to:
RECOMMENDED PAGE FILE SIZE FOR 4GB RAM
There are differing views. It’s worth remembering that the pagefile is not there to use on a day to day basis. It’s like the safety valve on a steam engine. It’s there to be used if the steam pressure gets too high and the engine driver needs to quickly reduce pressure to prevent an explosion.
You did not answer my question.
Max size = RAM x 3 = 9216mb (for 4GB of ram)
Where did you get this multiplier from?
Reply to the last four posters:
Old warriors talking to themselves : ) : ) : )
So what was the OP's "answer" to:
RECOMMENDED PAGE FILE SIZE FOR 4GB RAM ???
Anything you like from the last 4 pages I think.
Someone or maybe nobody got it all "right" : )
