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Re: Win 7 page file size on SSD used for OS
I have some catching up to do, and Prof. Jim, or my new nickname for him, PJ (really cute, huh, tee hee...) has picked up the ball I see, nice.
HCR, OMGawd dude, I am not gawd, or Moses, when I say something it's not written in stone!
Such as: "Parsec mentioned in his post that there should only be one pagefile." I said you only need one pagefile, I don't know what would happen if you had two or more frankly, nor do I care.
I'm nitpicking here, but I just don't want someone to get incorrect information.
Really the best way to learn things is to do it yourself and see what happens. "Windows will explode if I do..." usually not, and it is fairly idiot proofed at this point, right PJ? For example, for a test, don't remove the pagefile on your C drive before creating it on the RAM Disk. No harm done if you have two (maybe adultery?) afterwards, and then just remove the one on C. See, then you can tell us how that works! Finally, I've run my PC with NO pagefile at all, and had no problems. Some programs must have one apparently, but I never had a problem.
The true correct size for your RAM Disk is, 3113 Bytes, because... I said so. Well, sca-rew me! Make it whatever size you want to, within reason. PJ is right (occasionally) about using 1/2 of your RAM for the RAM disk is a bit much, at least for a start. Just because you allocate 1GB for the pagefile, for example, does not mean it will all be used. If it gets "full", old stuff is pushed out for new, no problem. If you discover that your favorite applications work so much better using the RAM Disk for... whatever, then make it larger if you need to. If you don't leave enough memory for Windows, etc, you'll know it when things don't work.
Professor James, Really, that long to save the RAM Disk image? I'm surprised, must be some processing going on. I have never backed mine up, I should try that and see. That is likely why Firefox kept crashing on me when I used the RAM Disk for its cache. FFox still writes to the C drive when using a RAM Disk for its cache, just much less, but the two must be dependent.
Regarding your RAM Disk benchmark, I thought it would be faster. Given your 8500 (1066?) speed memory, and I believe the one I posted was either 16000 (2000) or 17000 (2133), your result should have been at least half of what mine were, not less. I have a feeling the free version is slowed down a bit, to inspire one to buy it.
The version of FF I have is official, not a Beta, never use those! They have more updates than MS does for Windows, for some reason.
I have some catching up to do, and Prof. Jim, or my new nickname for him, PJ (really cute, huh, tee hee...) has picked up the ball I see, nice.
HCR, OMGawd dude, I am not gawd, or Moses, when I say something it's not written in stone!
Such as: "Parsec mentioned in his post that there should only be one pagefile." I said you only need one pagefile, I don't know what would happen if you had two or more frankly, nor do I care.
I'm nitpicking here, but I just don't want someone to get incorrect information.Really the best way to learn things is to do it yourself and see what happens. "Windows will explode if I do..." usually not, and it is fairly idiot proofed at this point, right PJ? For example, for a test, don't remove the pagefile on your C drive before creating it on the RAM Disk. No harm done if you have two (maybe adultery?) afterwards, and then just remove the one on C. See, then you can tell us how that works! Finally, I've run my PC with NO pagefile at all, and had no problems. Some programs must have one apparently, but I never had a problem.
The true correct size for your RAM Disk is, 3113 Bytes, because... I said so. Well, sca-rew me! Make it whatever size you want to, within reason. PJ is right (occasionally) about using 1/2 of your RAM for the RAM disk is a bit much, at least for a start. Just because you allocate 1GB for the pagefile, for example, does not mean it will all be used. If it gets "full", old stuff is pushed out for new, no problem. If you discover that your favorite applications work so much better using the RAM Disk for... whatever, then make it larger if you need to. If you don't leave enough memory for Windows, etc, you'll know it when things don't work.
Professor James, Really, that long to save the RAM Disk image? I'm surprised, must be some processing going on. I have never backed mine up, I should try that and see. That is likely why Firefox kept crashing on me when I used the RAM Disk for its cache. FFox still writes to the C drive when using a RAM Disk for its cache, just much less, but the two must be dependent.
Regarding your RAM Disk benchmark, I thought it would be faster. Given your 8500 (1066?) speed memory, and I believe the one I posted was either 16000 (2000) or 17000 (2133), your result should have been at least half of what mine were, not less. I have a feeling the free version is slowed down a bit, to inspire one to buy it.
The version of FF I have is official, not a Beta, never use those! They have more updates than MS does for Windows, for some reason.
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