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    Pagefile suggestion for 3Gb RAM?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by IdontexistM8, Dec 22, 2007.

  1. IdontexistM8

    IdontexistM8 Notebook Consultant

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    I've just upgraded to 3Gb RAM on my HP nc6320..any ideas what would be the ideal pagefile setting? 4000Mb+ as suggested by XP seems a bit over the top.

    Cheers.
     
    IdontexistM8, Dec 22, 2007
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  2. loopty

    loopty Notebook Evangelist

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    I've got mine turned off. It depends on what you usually run.
     
    loopty, Dec 22, 2007
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  3. IdontexistM8

    IdontexistM8 Notebook Consultant

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    Azureus, Maxthon and Newsbin Pro are the most used. All of which can run heavy.
     
    IdontexistM8, Dec 22, 2007
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  4. qhn

    qhn Notebook User

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    xp (and vista) has come a long way. Leave it to the OS to manage the pagefile if u r not short on disk space

    cheers ...
     
    qhn, Dec 22, 2007
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    I also thought 4GB was over the top. I recommend with 3GB of RAM you should set and allocate 256MB min to 2GB max.
     
    Arki, Dec 22, 2007
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  6. loopty

    loopty Notebook Evangelist

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    I can play LOTRO with Firefox, Outlook, Pidgin, IE, and Putty running on 3GB of RAM with no page file. Yeah a 4GB page file is over the top.
     
    loopty, Dec 22, 2007
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    Jalf Comrade Santa

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    Just leave it alone. There's no point in messing with it.
     
    Jalf, Dec 22, 2007
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