Page File Usage

Walter-E--KurtzWalter-E--Kurtz
edited January 2004 in Science & Tech
Um, I have been looking at my PF usage over the past few months to see what it does. I still have no idea. Is having 512 pc2700 and it saying in WTM that I have 241mb good? It use to be like 150-175, but lately it has gone up. Anyone know anything about it?

Comments

  • Cool-CanuckCool-Canuck
    edited January 2004
    I have mine set @ 960. Got 750 mb RAM. Even with all the RAM in the world, some programs will not operate without a Page File. Don't know why.

    XP isn't bad for setting the Page File manually, but I found 98se developed memory leaks and had to be run with "let Windows manage virtual memory" or IE would grind to a halt.
  • verselloversello New
    edited January 2004
    Prolly some stuff was cached into your page file. You'll see it fluctuate from big to small depending on program usage.

    Having a bigger page file isn't necessarily bad either, depending on if you use memory-hungry programs.

    From what I used to be told, a page file 1.5 times the size of your RAM was the sweet spot, but these days it's like an achille's heel - with gigs'o'ram, a big page file would slow your computer down as Windows plows through it.

    I set mine to = the size of my RAM now.
  • stoopidstoopid Albany, NY New
    edited January 2004
    Originally posted by versello
    From what I used to be told, a page file 1.5 times the size of your RAM was the sweet spot, but these days it's like an achille's heel - with gigs'o'ram, a big page file would slow your computer down as Windows plows through it.

    The old formula was Initial size +12MB your system RAM, Max size 4 times your system RAM.

    So, with my current setup it would be 524 initial and 2048 max... I don't think so! :p
  • EnverexEnverex Worcester, UK Icrontian
    edited January 2004
    Windows seems to think RAM + 1/2 RAM is a good amount, but it is just best to let Windows manage it itself, causes less problems.
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