virtual memory settings

[P J C]

I just upgraded my RAM to 1024 and am not sure what my optimal virtual
memory settings
should be for the best possible performance.
I am using my computer for mostly pro audio (Sonar) and gaming.
Thank You all.

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My system..

Athlon XP2500+ barton
Sapphire Radeon 9800pro 128mb
Abit nf-7
Corsair XMS - 512mb pc3200 x 2 (1024mb in Dual Channel)
Enermax EG465P-VE(FC) 431watt PSU
Maxtor 160gb IDE 7200rpm - 8mb cache
Maxtor 250gb IDE 7200rpm - 8mb cache
Liteon CDRW 52x24x52
Creative Ovation DVD 12x
Kworld TV Tuner Card
8 in 1 internal media reader
NEC usb 2.0 card
Audigy 2 soundcard
Lian-Li aluminum box
Running Windows XP PRO sp-1 (ntfs)

 

[Sept1967]

I haven't been running any "Virtual Memory" in over a year, on 3 PC's.
XP Pro doesn't really need any if you have physical 1Gb or more.Why have the
OS writing to the Hard Drive to slow it down?

 

[Jim Macklin]

Because some programs insist on having some amount. Because
he has two physical drives the machine can read from the
primary and write to the secondary. It won't be used often,
but it costs little to have it.


message | I haven't been running any "Virtual Memory" in over a
year, on 3 PC's.
| XP Pro doesn't really need any if you have physical 1Gb or
more.Why have the
| OS writing to the Hard Drive to slow it down?
|
|
in message
| | > I would assign 1 GB of virtual memory to my secondary
drive
| > and see how it works. You might only need a few MB, but
you
| > have a lot of space. Having the pagefile on second
drive
| > will allow better performance.
| >
| >
| > | > | I just upgraded my RAM to 1024 and am not sure what my
| > optimal virtual
| > | memory settings
| > | should be for the best possible performance.
| > | I am using my computer for mostly pro audio (Sonar)
and
| > gaming.
| > | Thank You all.
| > |
| > | --
| > | My system..
| > |
| > | Athlon XP2500+ barton
| > | Sapphire Radeon 9800pro 128mb
| > | Abit nf-7
| > | Corsair XMS - 512mb pc3200 x 2 (1024mb in Dual
Channel)
| > | Enermax EG465P-VE(FC) 431watt PSU
| > | Maxtor 160gb IDE 7200rpm - 8mb cache
| > | Maxtor 250gb IDE 7200rpm - 8mb cache
| > | Liteon CDRW 52x24x52
| > | Creative Ovation DVD 12x
| > | Kworld TV Tuner Card
| > | 8 in 1 internal media reader
| > | NEC usb 2.0 card
| > | Audigy 2 soundcard
| > | Lian-Li aluminum box
| > | Running Windows XP PRO sp-1 (ntfs)
| > |
| > |
| >
| >
|
|

 

[P J C]

hey Jim,
I'm trying to understand what you mean here..
Should I delete my existing page file on C;, then make a new one on my 250
( F: Drive)
HD?
How big should I make it?
Would this really help performance, or is this kind splitting hairs?
Don't forget, I am playing games and doing some pretty intense audio.
I appreciate your help.
Paul

 

[Yves Leclerc]

The system will slow down if both drives are on the same IDE cable. IDE can
only process one command at a time. In order to process two command, IDE
will have to "stop" one command inorder to process the second command. This
is one reason that true servers use SCSI, since the SCSI can do multiple
command at once.