How large should my pagefile be?

[Crescent13]

Windows xp reccomends 768MB pagefile, but I have 24GB free space so I set it to 1536 (1536 + 512 = 2048 or 2GB). Do you think this is good? or should I make it larger or smaller? thx.

 

[dBTelos]

What Windows recommends is generally good.

 

[deathwalker]

Originally posted by: dBTelos
What Windows recommends is generally good.

Im in agreement. There is seldom a reason to override the system default for pagefile size. Your 2 gb setting is probably overkill.

 

[Crescent13]

Originally posted by: deathwalker

Originally posted by: dBTelos
What Windows recommends is generally good.

Im in agreement. There is seldom a reason to override the system default for pagefile size. Your 2 gb setting is probably overkill.

ok. Gonna set it to windows reccomended then. Thx!

 

[unfalliblekrutch]

Originally posted by: Crescent13

Originally posted by: deathwalker

Originally posted by: dBTelos
What Windows recommends is generally good.

Im in agreement. There is seldom a reason to override the system default for pagefile size. Your 2 gb setting is probably overkill.

ok. Gonna set it to windows reccomended then. Thx!

I usually override the windows default, but i set it to basically what the recommended is. That way, the pagefile wont expand and contract by itself based on need (which, iirc, causes harddrive fragmentation). Honestly, though, I can't tell a performance difference either way.

 

[McPudd]

Crescent13

This may help you.

http://aumha.org/win5/a/xpvm.htm

Its about the best I've seen on Virtual memory/Pagefile uses and misuses.

Happy trailz,