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Optimum Page File Size - SSD Raid 0 - Win 7 Pro x64 - 32GB ram
With the upcoming release of Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor on Tuesday I have been going over my system making sure it is as optimized as I could get it.
I am looking for the best size for my systems page file. I use my system for gaming, as a HTPC, web browsing, torrent downloading/seeding and occasionally photo editing. I do a lot of multitasking, regularly at the end of the day I have 80+ tabs open across 5 - 8 windows, Spotify, uTorrent runs constantly in the background unless I am gaming. When I am gaming I usually close down all unnecessary tabs, close utorrent and anything else that I am not using; I will run Spotify and browse as needed.
Is it best to let windows manage the page file, which in my case creates a page file up to 48GB, or could I set the page file manually to a smaller size without a negative effect on my systems performance?
System Specs-
OS - Windows 7 Pro x64
CPU - Intel Core i7-3770K 4.2 GHz
Motherboard - Asus Sabertooth Z77
Ram - 32GB - x4 Crucial Ballistix 8GB DDR3
SSD - x2 SanDisk Extreme 120GB (Raid 0) - OS is on this array
GPU - EVGA GeForce GTX 670 FTW 2GB
Sound Card - Xonar Essence STX
Blu-ray - LITE-ON iHBS212-08
PSU - SeaSonic SS-750KM3 750W
I have a few regular hard drives ranging in size from 1 TB to 4TB, however I think it is better to have the page file on the SSD raid 0 array for the fast read and write times.