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Explination of paging files etc.

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so basically im trying to optimize my systm for preformance and i was messing around with the paging files a lot and im not sure what settings are best for my system.

2gb ram
2x 74 raptors striped
2x 320gb wb in idividual JBOD arrays

right now i disabled all paging files on all harddrives, and in the registry i put the systemcache to 0 from 70k or so i believe. what are the best settings for the paging files and cache on my system??
 
Originally posted by: Robor
Most people are going to tell you to let Windows manage it.
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Yep.

Messing around with the page file in Windows XP as a performance tweak is snakeoil. Waste of time, waste of effort.

If you want the best performance then have the page file go on the fastest drive and let Windows manage it.
 
If you try setting the pagefile size to zero in Windows, a temporary pagefile (temppf.sys) 20MB in size will be created in your systemroot%\system32 folder upon startup. You could try moving your pagefile to another drive reducing access conflicts. However, while moving the pagefile is an option in Server 2003, I don't know if it is possible in XP.

At a minimum, you would want a pagefile of 1 mb so Windows can save a crash dump in case of a Stop Error.

Bottom line, tweaking the pagefile on a home system will net you zero descernable improvement.
 
0 performance difference, but there is a responsiveness that is most definitely apparent when running with no swap file. When you task switch, there is zero lag between switching programs. Can't be said the same when Windows will throw background tasks in virtual memory when there is plenty of physical RAM still available. And before all you naysayers say this is BS, give it a try. You'll be pleasantly surprised. I've disabled the swap file on ever single PC I use regularly running XP.
 
Get those asbestos suits ready, ladies and gentlemen... the regulars will be here soon and this thread will quickly be reduced to a smoldering pile of slag.

OP, you really need to search this topic before you ask about it here.
 
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