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Windows 7: Setting the virtual memory
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16 May 2010
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Operating System : Windows 7 Home Premium Edition 6.01.7600 SP1 (x64) MILTON KEYNES |
Setting the virtual memory
hi all 
can i have advice on setting the virtual memory? my ram is 6 GB: windows 7- 64 bit 1TB hard drive (split in: 500 GB C operating system, & 500 GB D, data)
ive had lots of advice from my books and windows site but still confused what's best for my machine  | My System Specs |
| System Manufacturer/Model Number packard bell IXTREME M5722
OS Operating System : Windows 7 Home Premium Edition 6.01.7600 SP1 (x64)
CPU Processor : Intel Core 2 Quad Q8300 @ 2500 MHz
Motherboard Mainboard : Packard Bell (Acer EG43M )
Memory Physical Memory :8GB Corsair4x 2GB 800MHz C5 DDR2
Graphics Card Video Card : XFX 6700 AMD
Monitor(s) Displays Maestro 234DL - BenQ V2220 - BenQ VW2420H
Screen Resolution Current Display :1920x1080p pixels at 60 Hz in HD LED
Keyboard Gigabyte Aivia K8100
Mouse TRUST-Wireless Laser Mouse - Carbon edition MI-7770C
PSU XFX ProSeries 550W PSU
Case PACKARD BELL IXTREME
Cooling System Blower Current: 150mA Air Flow16CFM ;Akasa 90mm rear
Hard Drives Hard Disks : WDC (1000 GB)
Drive C: (Hard Disk) : 428 GB available on 491 GB
Drive D: (Hard Disk) : 426 GB available on 492 GB
SAMSUNG spinpoint HD103SJ 1000.2 GB
(X 2) KINGSTON SSD NOW V 30GB
Internet Speed TP-LINK > TL-WN951N / AV500 Gigabit Powerline Adapters
Other Info EXTRA COOLING>(FAN CONTROLLER) PC Bay Cooler 3 x 40mm fans; Akasa AK-HD-BL Blue hard drive cooler 2 x 40 mm fan 4500 rpm 29.7 dBA
Bios> American Megatrends Inc.
Version : P01-A1
Date : 08/31/2009
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16 May 2010
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#2 | |
Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8 Florida in winter, Black Forest/Germany |
The very best is if you leave it alone and let the system manage it. Any intervention can only make it worse. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP, Dell, Gateway, Toshiba - 4 laptops and 2 desktops
OS Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
CPU from 1.6GHz Duo to i7
Monitor(s) Displays 2x HP w2207
Keyboard with trackball - no mices
Mouse Trackball mice
Hard Drives 5x HDD, 7x SSD, 12x Externals
Internet Speed DSL 6000
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16 May 2010
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#3 | |
Operating System : Windows 7 Home Premium Edition 6.01.7600 SP1 (x64) MILTON KEYNES |
that's what i have it set at now thanks  | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number packard bell IXTREME M5722
OS Operating System : Windows 7 Home Premium Edition 6.01.7600 SP1 (x64)
CPU Processor : Intel Core 2 Quad Q8300 @ 2500 MHz
Motherboard Mainboard : Packard Bell (Acer EG43M )
Memory Physical Memory :8GB Corsair4x 2GB 800MHz C5 DDR2
Graphics Card Video Card : XFX 6700 AMD
Monitor(s) Displays Maestro 234DL - BenQ V2220 - BenQ VW2420H
Screen Resolution Current Display :1920x1080p pixels at 60 Hz in HD LED
Keyboard Gigabyte Aivia K8100
Mouse TRUST-Wireless Laser Mouse - Carbon edition MI-7770C
PSU XFX ProSeries 550W PSU
Case PACKARD BELL IXTREME
Cooling System Blower Current: 150mA Air Flow16CFM ;Akasa 90mm rear
Hard Drives Hard Disks : WDC (1000 GB)
Drive C: (Hard Disk) : 428 GB available on 491 GB
Drive D: (Hard Disk) : 426 GB available on 492 GB
SAMSUNG spinpoint HD103SJ 1000.2 GB
(X 2) KINGSTON SSD NOW V 30GB
Internet Speed TP-LINK > TL-WN951N / AV500 Gigabit Powerline Adapters
Other Info EXTRA COOLING>(FAN CONTROLLER) PC Bay Cooler 3 x 40mm fans; Akasa AK-HD-BL Blue hard drive cooler 2 x 40 mm fan 4500 rpm 29.7 dBA
Bios> American Megatrends Inc.
Version : P01-A1
Date : 08/31/2009
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16 May 2010
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#4 | |
Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit Toronto |
u can make it a little bit higher it will help a bit, but its not much a performance gain compared to real ram, if u wanna increase it do so by a little and dont go crazy. ive seen ppl go nuts and make it alot, if u put to much u might see a negative result | | My System Specs | | OS Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit
CPU AMD Phenom II X4 945 @3.0ghz
Motherboard Asrock
Memory 4gb kingston hyperX
Graphics Card 1gb Radeon HD 5670
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16 May 2010
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#5 | |
Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8 Florida in winter, Black Forest/Germany |
Quote: Originally Posted by Krispy1  u can make it a little bit higher it will help a bit, but its not much a performance gain compared to real ram, if u wanna increase it do so by a little and dont go crazy. ive seen ppl go nuts and make it alot, if u put to much u might see a negative result This man has 6GBs of RAM. I doubt that his page file gets a lot of use. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP, Dell, Gateway, Toshiba - 4 laptops and 2 desktops
OS Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
CPU from 1.6GHz Duo to i7
Monitor(s) Displays 2x HP w2207
Keyboard with trackball - no mices
Mouse Trackball mice
Hard Drives 5x HDD, 7x SSD, 12x Externals
Internet Speed DSL 6000
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16 May 2010
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#6 | |
Windows 7 Ultimate 64 - OEM Service Pack 1 Droitwich Spa, England |
Just leave Windows to manage it on it's own I have 6GB Ram and I hardly ever use it at all.
Steve | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Over Clockers Ultima Viper 2.80Ghz
OS Windows 7 Ultimate 64 - OEM Service Pack 1
CPU Intel Core i7 930 2.80Ghz Bloomfield Socket LGA 1366
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R Intel X58 Socket 1366 DDR3
Memory Patriot Viper 6GB 3x2GB DDR3 PC3-1200C9 1600Mhz Tri Channel
Graphics Card Asus ATI Radeon HD 5770 CuCore 1024MB GDDR5 PCI Express
Sound Card Realtek ALC889 @ Intel 82801JB ICH10 - High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays Samsung SyncMaster 920N 19"
Screen Resolution 1280*1024
Keyboard Microsoft Comfort Curve Keyboard
Mouse Microsoft Optical USB
PSU Corsair TX 650W ATX SLi
Case Antec 902 Ultimate Gaming Case Black
Cooling Prolimatech Megahalems Rev B CPU Cooler Socket 775/1156/1366
Hard Drives 1 x OCZ Vertex2 Series 120GB 2.5" SATA-II SSD
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache
1 x Western Digital Caviar Green 2TB SATA-II 64 MB Cache
Internet Speed ADSL24 FTTC 34.2 Mbps Down 7.1Mbps Up
Other Info OcUK 22x DVDSATA ReWriter Black
Akasa AK-FN058 Apache Black Super Silent 120mm Fan
Printer Epson Stylus Photo R300
Scanner Canon Canoscan 8000F
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17 May 2010
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#7 | |
Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit Toronto |
yea 6gb is plenty to begin with and will be ample | | My System Specs | | OS Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit
CPU AMD Phenom II X4 945 @3.0ghz
Motherboard Asrock
Memory 4gb kingston hyperX
Graphics Card 1gb Radeon HD 5670
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17 May 2010
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#8 | |
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Ditto, leave it alone and ignore anything you hear about disabling it or manipulating it. you have plenty of RAM and 7 manages it very well. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Self Built
OS Win 7 Ultimate 32bit
CPU C2D E6600 2.4Ghz
Motherboard Intel D965WH
Memory 4G Kingston KHX5400D2
Graphics Card EVGA GTX 570 HD SC (012-P3-1573-KR)
Sound Card On-Board
Monitor(s) Displays Samsung 226BW
Screen Resolution 1680 x 1050
PSU Corsair TX750W
Case In-Win C589
Cooling Stock Intel Cooling
Hard Drives 2 x 250 Seagate Barracuda
2 x 500 Seagate Barracuda (Raid1)
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18 May 2010
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#9 | |
Operating System : Windows 7 Home Premium Edition 6.01.7600 SP1 (x64) MILTON KEYNES |
thanks all
i have left the settings alone (system managed) | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number packard bell IXTREME M5722
OS Operating System : Windows 7 Home Premium Edition 6.01.7600 SP1 (x64)
CPU Processor : Intel Core 2 Quad Q8300 @ 2500 MHz
Motherboard Mainboard : Packard Bell (Acer EG43M )
Memory Physical Memory :8GB Corsair4x 2GB 800MHz C5 DDR2
Graphics Card Video Card : XFX 6700 AMD
Monitor(s) Displays Maestro 234DL - BenQ V2220 - BenQ VW2420H
Screen Resolution Current Display :1920x1080p pixels at 60 Hz in HD LED
Keyboard Gigabyte Aivia K8100
Mouse TRUST-Wireless Laser Mouse - Carbon edition MI-7770C
PSU XFX ProSeries 550W PSU
Case PACKARD BELL IXTREME
Cooling System Blower Current: 150mA Air Flow16CFM ;Akasa 90mm rear
Hard Drives Hard Disks : WDC (1000 GB)
Drive C: (Hard Disk) : 428 GB available on 491 GB
Drive D: (Hard Disk) : 426 GB available on 492 GB
SAMSUNG spinpoint HD103SJ 1000.2 GB
(X 2) KINGSTON SSD NOW V 30GB
Internet Speed TP-LINK > TL-WN951N / AV500 Gigabit Powerline Adapters
Other Info EXTRA COOLING>(FAN CONTROLLER) PC Bay Cooler 3 x 40mm fans; Akasa AK-HD-BL Blue hard drive cooler 2 x 40 mm fan 4500 rpm 29.7 dBA
Bios> American Megatrends Inc.
Version : P01-A1
Date : 08/31/2009
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