RECOMMENDED PAGE FILE SIZE FOR 4GB RAM

Anonymous
2014-08-29T15:34:49+00:00

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.

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Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit SP1, 4gb RAM ,and 500gb hdd

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Anonymous
2014-09-01T01:12:03+00:00

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.

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2014-08-31T15:29:59+00:00

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.

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  1. Anonymous
    2014-09-01T09:45:56+00:00

    Boss

    You probably know what I am going to say.

    The Microsoft Defragmenter does not defragment very large files and this contributes to other files fragmenting. The statistics provided by the Microsoft disregard some files on the disk, which results in the user getting misleading information.

    Many experts say that you must have a page file on C to be able to create BSOD dump files. My own opinion is that I am not sure that this is necessarily so but most experts say it is. A page file may be required on C for some other system operations but this is a murky area where real facts are scarce.

    Microsoft issued a Hotfix to enable BSOD dump files to be created where no page file is created but whether this has been used by any one I have yet to discover. The Hot fix is not discussed.

    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2716542/en-gb

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  2. Anonymous
    2014-09-01T08:48:59+00:00

    +1 Auslogics defrag . No special reason other than it's not Monopoly$oft. Oh! and the graph.

    Gotta have a graph. It's handy to have a visual representation vs being left in the dark regarding

    progress of a defrag, as is evidenced by all the threads asking -

    'how many passes does the defrag tool do (or how long does it run) before it is finished ?'

    The option for 'standard' or 'optimised' defrag is good too.

    Speaking of defraging...  I clone/image/migrate my Windows from SSD to a HDD for backup ,

    but hadn't checked the results with the Auslogics defrag tool until after yesterday's image.

    -  "Crikey, is there any green there ? Oh! There's a bit just there...."  -

    I know it's part of the nature of SSD's and the TRIM/Trash Collection function, but it was still a

    surprise to see that wall of red !

    • I've read here and there that the Page File is best kept on a non OS HDD,  when one is available,

    and particularly when the OS is on an SSD ( maybe a bit of doing too many writes paranoia ? ).

    On the other hand, PF fragmentation shouldn't be an issue when it is on an SSD.

    I believe I also mentioned to Erwin in his previous thread that many gamers  still use the

    min/max  set to the same capacity Page File method.

    With 8GB RAM I've been using only a 2GB PF for three years (?)  with no ill effects.

    This is when running AAA games, but no huge photoshop or vid editing projects.

    I started using the same capacity for min/max a long while back when I noticed the fragmentation

    of the PF in the old XP defragmenting tools bar graph.

    That, and it's what all the magazine 'optimisation' articles recommended, but then a lot of those

    tweaks were splitting performance hairs anyway  :) 

    I reckon a fragmented PF has to have some impact when using an HDD on a system that makes

    regular use of the PF though.

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  3. Anonymous
    2014-09-01T07:37:09+00:00

    Lee

    I am not a fan of dual operating systems. The unwary can get themselves into all kinds of difficulties.

    I totally agree, not for the unwary and they shouldn't be using the unsupported XP anyway.

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