ok so this is something that has bugged me for years and every once in awhile it comes up when I'm looking for ways to help increase performance in certain games. most recently, it came up when I encountered the common issues that have been reported with Grand Theft Auto IV.
all things considered, I've got a pretty above average system.
quad core @ 2.5 with an ATI HD4870 @ 512 onboard.
the processor and GPU alone usually pound through most games and I've found that (to date) I don't really need anything more than 3 gigs RAM. my OS is 64-bit so if I ever wanted 4gigs or more I'm ready.
the part where I always get confused is when people talk about being able to squeeze extra bits of performance out of any machine by altering RAM in your Page File. but there's so many conflicting reports about how exactly you should go about doing this.
a Google search on the matter can provide up to 5-6 different methods for "properly" optimizing your memory.
sometimes after reading through an article on the subject, I think I'm about to grasp it. but then I read another article that contradicts the first. and then I read a third article which says that the previous two aren't necessarily correct. meanwhile, a 4th article will claim that NO method is correct and that they're all dangerous.
the bottom line seems to be that there's no single/definite way to optimize your page file without potentially harming your system.
I guess my question is; what's the deal with RAM optimization through Windows Page File?
is there any correct method to this madness?
should I even bother?
here, this is what mine looks like right now:
how should I "optimize" that or make it any better?
is there even a point to this when I already have over 3g RAM?
some articles claim that optimizing will only yield results on a system with less than a gig. others claim that even people with a lot of RAM could still benefit.
needless to say, I'm confused as f*ck.
all things considered, I've got a pretty above average system.
quad core @ 2.5 with an ATI HD4870 @ 512 onboard.
the processor and GPU alone usually pound through most games and I've found that (to date) I don't really need anything more than 3 gigs RAM. my OS is 64-bit so if I ever wanted 4gigs or more I'm ready.
the part where I always get confused is when people talk about being able to squeeze extra bits of performance out of any machine by altering RAM in your Page File. but there's so many conflicting reports about how exactly you should go about doing this.
a Google search on the matter can provide up to 5-6 different methods for "properly" optimizing your memory.
sometimes after reading through an article on the subject, I think I'm about to grasp it. but then I read another article that contradicts the first. and then I read a third article which says that the previous two aren't necessarily correct. meanwhile, a 4th article will claim that NO method is correct and that they're all dangerous.
the bottom line seems to be that there's no single/definite way to optimize your page file without potentially harming your system.
I guess my question is; what's the deal with RAM optimization through Windows Page File?
is there any correct method to this madness?
should I even bother?
here, this is what mine looks like right now:
how should I "optimize" that or make it any better?
is there even a point to this when I already have over 3g RAM?
some articles claim that optimizing will only yield results on a system with less than a gig. others claim that even people with a lot of RAM could still benefit.
needless to say, I'm confused as f*ck.
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