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Windows 7: Is there a way to make Win7 take advatage of my Ram?

15 Oct 2009   #1

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Is there a way to make Win7 take advatage of my Ram?

I have 8gb of ram in my machine, however, even when I game, I do not see the used memory go above 4.2gb and it never goes above 2gb for every day use. This got me to thinking.. Do I even need this extra ram, and now that I have it, is there a way to cause Windows to go ahead and use it? Is this even desire-able.. Your thoughts appreciated..

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15 Oct 2009   #2

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Quote   Quote: Originally Posted by musiclover7 View Post
I have 8gb of ram in my machine, however, even when I game, I do not see the used memory go above 4.2gb and it never goes above 2gb for every day use. This got me to thinking.. Do I even need this extra ram, and now that I have it, is there a way to cause Windows to go ahead and use it? Is this even desire-able.. Your thoughts appreciated..

MAke your page file almost zero. (500mb) or eliminate it all together like I did. It makes a noticible difference. Its not gonna turn you into a rocket but shave seconds off things

Ken
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