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    FSX Out of memory message!

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by lou4612, Dec 10, 2008.

  1. lou4612

    lou4612 Notebook Guru

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    I dont get it!

    My 9262 has a 9650 3.0 Ghz Quad Core and 2048MB SLI 9800 GTX with 3.5 Gigs of Ram since I downgraded to 32 Bit Vista.

    Is Vista recognizing my multiple cores???

    Is 3.5 Gigs not sufficient for FSX??

    I run the game on ultra settings and on 1920x1200 it runs semi smooth but then after about 20 minutes of play the game closes and I get that out of memory message.

    I dont have any other major applications running but FSX how much memory does the darn game want???

    Is there anything I should download for this SLI and Quad Core setup???
     
    lou4612, Dec 10, 2008
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  2. Greg

    Greg Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Did you disable your pagefile?
     
    Greg, Dec 10, 2008
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  3. Gophn

    Gophn NBR Resident Assistant

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    whats your pagefile set at?
     
    Gophn, Dec 10, 2008
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  4. lou4612

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    Whats that?
     
    lou4612, Dec 10, 2008
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  5. Greg

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    Alright, I'll take that as you have it at default settings.

    The pagefile is basically virtual RAM, that the OS uses to store information that is not being used at the time.
     
    Greg, Dec 10, 2008
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  6. lou4612

    lou4612 Notebook Guru

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    What do I do and where do i access this pagefile??
     
    lou4612, Dec 10, 2008
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    go to your System Properties (Windows key + Pause key)

    under Advanced tab > Performance Settings > Advanced tab...

    under Virtual Memory > Change button.

    You want your virtual memory (pagefile) to be about twice the amount of your physical memory... that's rule of thumb.
     
    Gophn, Dec 10, 2008
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  8. Varadero

    Varadero Notebook Consultant

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    Agreed. I generally disable my pagefile and things work a lot better, with the exception of FSX which is the only app that started complaining (out of memory). Maybe someone configured your system for you and reduced the pagefile?
     
    Varadero, Dec 10, 2008
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  9. The_Observer

    The_Observer 9262 is the best:)

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    My 2GB RAM 9262 ran it well.I played it only once though.I think it might be some thing else.Driver may be?
     
    The_Observer, Dec 11, 2008
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  10. Loggie

    Loggie Notebook Evangelist

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    I have never had a memory issue with FSX and I also have just 2 GB of RAM on my NP9262. Doubt if it is insufficient RAM that is causing your problem.
     
    Loggie, Dec 12, 2008
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