-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Virtual Memory
- From: "cristy" <poppy0206@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2006 11:09:58 -0500
i think so too. The person who helped me from another list about a year or
more ago, just basically picked a number and upped it considerably then my
problem was fixed. He used no ratio or anything.
Christine
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sir Troth" <sirtroth@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2006 9:02 AM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Virtual Memory
>I think there's a misconception of virtual memory. There's no hard rule
>that says the virtual memory should be 1.5x the installed physical RAM. Its
>just a recommendation. Having more or less is a preference best chosen by
>each person's specific case. The only theoretical limitation in what your
>virtual RAM can be is the size of your hard drive, since the virtual RAM is
>basically hard drive space pretending to be RAM. Personally, I would
>recommend NO LESS than 512MB. Other people might disagree, thinking less is
>fine. No problem there. If you're showing 1.5GB as virtual RAM (1536MB),
>that's fine. Leave it. It may have been set that way for a reason. But,
>making it less won't necessarily be of any advantage. If anything, more is
>better. But, you are right to question why you have 1536MB instead of the
>"recommended" 1.5x of your physical RAM. If you do a lot of graphics work,
>more virtual RAM is a good thing.
> ---Troth
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Joyce
> Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2006 11:14 AM
> To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Virtual Memory
>
> I have been following this thread and checking properties of my computer
> and
> am a bit confused. I have an Intel Celeron CPU 2.40 GHz with 256 MB of
> RAM.
> That times 1.5 =384 virtual RAM. I went to look at the place to change
> the
> virtual RAM settings and mine says I have a total paging file of 1536 MB.
> This does not seem to be "in sync" with what you wrote it should be. It
> seems I may have changed the paging file some time ago on the advise of
> someone in my greeting card group.
> My computer is working o.k. although a bit slow to load up internet
> addresses.
> Any comments or advise on this?
> Joyce
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Sir Troth" <SirTroth@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, January 13, 2006 11:27 PM
> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Virtual Memory
>
>
>> 224 x 1.5 = 336MB. But, 336 sounds funny. Just up the virtual memory to
>> at
>> least 512 and you'll be fine.
>> ---Troth
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Kathy
>> Sent: Saturday, January 07, 2006 6:23 PM
>> To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Virtual Memory
>>
>> mine says 1.92GHz,224MB of Ram so what should I set my virtual memory =
>> at?
>> Kathy
>> ----- Original Message -----=20
>> From: "Sir Troth" <SirTroth@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Friday, January 06, 2006 5:14 PM
>> Subject: -=3DPCTechTalk=3D- Re: Virtual Memory
>>
>>
>> Not sure if you mean 584 is your virtual RAM or your true physical RAM.
>> Check your physical RAM by right-clicking on MY COMPUTER and doing =
>> PROPERTIES. Right there on the GENERAL tab on the bottom should show how
>> =
>> much RAM you have.
>>
>> Now... multiply that number by 1.5. So, if you have 512 MB of RAM, 1.5 =
>> of that should be 768. That's what your virtual RAM should be. But, if =
>> you think you need more, by all means use more. If you have 1GB of RAM, =
>> that's 1024 MB. Multiply that by 1.5 and you have 1536 MB.
>>
>> To change the virtual RAM settings, you right-click on MY COMPUTER and =
>> do PROPERTIES. Then click ADVANCED. Then go to the PERFORMANCE SETTINGS =
>> on top. Then click the ADVANCED tab. Then on the bottom, where it says =
>> VIRTUAL MEMORY, click CHANGE. The enter the same number under INITIAL =
>> and MAXIMUM size, under custom settings.
>>
>> ---Troth
>>
>>
>
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