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[Metadeath]

So I have all the parts I need but I am missing my ram upgrade. Now I've read somewhere when setting up my SSD that ram has a factor in setting the SSD up. Should I wait till I get ny 8gb of ram or just use the 4gb I have and then do any optimization when the 8gb comes

 

[DominionSeraph]

Err, what?
Unless you're putting a hibernation file on the SSD (instead of disabling hibernation, like recommended), I can't think of any difference that RAM would make.

 

[Metadeath]

Ok I just had read somewhere that the size of your ram had something to do with some setting and didn't want to screw up the SSD first install

 

[Termie]

Yes, the hibernation file will be the size of your total RAM. 16GB of RAM along with a 60GB SSD, for instance, would be far from optimal. If you start with 4GB of RAM and add an additional 4GB later, Windows will still enlarge the hibernation file, so it won't help to start with a smaller amount.

My suggestion is to not use a hibernation file with an SSD - if you're interested in that option, I can link to an article on removing the hibernation file.

 

[Turbonium]

Yes, you can easily disable the hibernation file. It's not issue if you never use hibernation.

Also: another thing I can think of is that Windows (if allowed to manage the size of your page file) will usually set the maximum size of the page file to the same amount of RAM that you have. So in other words, if you get 8GB of RAM, you will lose up to around another 4GB of space on your SSD. This can, of course, be changed if you manually set up the parameters of the page file.

Someone correct me if I'm wrong. I may have the facts mixed up.

 

[Termie]

Yes, you can easily disable the hibernation file. It's not issue if you never use hibernation.

Also: another thing I can think of is that Windows (if allowed to manage the size of your page file) will usually set the maximum size of the page file to the same amount of RAM that you have. So in other words, if you get 8GB of RAM, you will lose up to around another 4GB of space on your SSD. This can, of course, be changed if you manually set up the parameters of the page file.

Someone correct me if I'm wrong. I may have the facts mixed up.

That's correct too.

OP, basically, with an SSD, you want to take advantage of the speed of the SSD and adjust for the limited space of the SSD. First, an SSD can wake from sleep instantly, so hibernation files aren't of much use. Second, an SSD provides a fast page file, but you want to use it sparingly, due to the SSD's size. And with large amounts of memory (8GB or higher), the page file should be very small (although preferably not turned off).

If you installed 8GB of RAM, the default setup would be an 8GB page file and an 8GB hibernation file, using up precious SSD space.