Improve your computer's performance...

exzapel · 08-21-2008, 05:25 AM

If you have more than 512mb of ram you can improve your computer's performance by disabling your paging files.

To do this you go to the start menu, right click My Computer, click properties and then go to the advanced tab. Once you're at the advanced tab, click the Settings button under performance. After you do this, navigate to the advanced tab. Now click the change button located below virtual memory. Finally, choose whatever drives have paging files on them (only the C:
drive does by default), click the "no paging file" radio button and click "set," ok and restart. Enjoy your ****ty computer's new found speed.

Firestorm[007] · 08-21-2008, 05:28 AM

Reason y having 512mb or less of ram is bad because your paging files makes your hard drive works alot. Cause hard drive crash and errors.

duckduckgoose · 08-21-2008, 06:24 AM

If you only have 512mb you need your paging file. You don't have the ram to run newer programs. Hell FireFox can take up to 600mb if you let it run long enough, though FF has horrible mem leakage.

A better fix would be to move the paging file to a secondary hard drive.

exzapel · 08-21-2008, 06:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by duckduckgoose

If you only have 512mb you need your paging file. You don't have the ram to run newer programs. Hell FireFox can take up to 600mb if you let it run long enough, though FF has horrible mem leakage.

A better fix would be to move the paging file to a secondary hard drive.

MORE than 512.
Firefox 3 isn't that bad, I haven't gone over 250 with it.
But yeah, that's good for people with second hard drives.

duckduckgoose · 08-21-2008, 07:09 AM

I still use FireFox 2.0, 3.0 does not work with alot of my plugin's and greasemonkey scripts.
Even if you have 1gig of ram you still need a paging file, hell you'd still more than likely need it with 2 gigs if you wish to run all of the newest programs / games.

Bilago · 08-21-2008, 08:56 AM

if you disable page file completely, some programs will not work. its better to have it set to a fixed value instead of a range, and on a different hard drive like suggested.

gamepin126 · 08-21-2008, 09:10 AM

Seperate hdd is a good idea

CrazyGerbilEater · 08-21-2008, 07:38 PM

so 4 gigs is perfect?

i already put al paging on secondary hdd

Super · 08-22-2008, 01:30 AM

I have 4 gigs of Ram and a 3gb paging file on my second hard drive.

HoCkEy_PUCK · 11-26-2008, 05:19 AM

This is a very bad idea. If you don't know what you're doing, disabling your page file can prevent some of your programs from running, including many games (I know for certain that many of Valve's games require access to a page file). Another bad idea is putting your page file on a separate partition on the same drive, as this can slow read-write times on your hard drive, potentially slowing down your computer. However, placing the page file on a separate hard drive from your primary partition is a good idea, as is making your page file a fixed size (provided you make it big enough). Don't just go disabling your page file, though, or you might end up causing a lot of problems.

BD-ICY · 11-26-2008, 10:35 AM

Man you keep bumping really old threads.

CrazyGerbilEater · 11-27-2008, 03:35 AM

MOD PREVIEW

start reporting all his posts that are necroposts

Dyndrilliac · 11-27-2008, 07:02 AM

Cut him some slack on this one, at least this time he was contributing something to the OT.

Logos · 11-27-2008, 11:00 AM

I don't know about Linux, UNIX, BSD, etc, but at least for Windows you are strongly discouraged from disabling your page file completely as certain applications will otherwise generate errors and possibly crash. Windows was designed to make use of a page file so a lot of software assumes it's there. You could always make your page file really small, though. That's what I would do if I had like 4GB of RAM.

MiCrOz · 11-27-2008, 06:43 PM

Stop bumping this thread just to repeat the same information stated over and over already.

08-21-2008, 05:25 AM	#1 (permalink)
exzapel Eater of Lions. Gold Member Enlightened Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,999	Improve your computer's performance... If you have more than 512mb of ram you can improve your computer's performance by disabling your paging files. To do this you go to the start menu, right click My Computer, click properties and then go to the advanced tab. Once you're at the advanced tab, click the Settings button under performance. After you do this, navigate to the advanced tab. Now click the change button located below virtual memory. Finally, choose whatever drives have paging files on them (only the C: drive does by default), click the "no paging file" radio button and click "set," ok and restart. Enjoy your ****ty computer's new found speed. __________________ New and improved exzapel™ Now with more sociocidal tendencies!
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08-21-2008, 05:28 AM	#2 (permalink)
Firestorm[007] Senior Member High Priest Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Beach Park, IL Posts: 1,496	Reason y having 512mb or less of ram is bad because your paging files makes your hard drive works alot. Cause hard drive crash and errors. __________________ im workin on it... .:g0d:. \| w[h]o
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08-21-2008, 06:24 AM	#3 (permalink)
duckduckgoose Infraction magnet Senior Member Gold Member Inquisitor Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: In a van down by the river. Posts: 4,024	If you only have 512mb you need your paging file. You don't have the ram to run newer programs. Hell FireFox can take up to 600mb if you let it run long enough, though FF has horrible mem leakage. A better fix would be to move the paging file to a secondary hard drive. __________________ Somehow it feels I'm getting more frustrated With every tongue tied, wild eyed, overrated Narcissistic, self absorbed spawn of generation whore.
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08-21-2008, 07:09 AM	#5 (permalink)
duckduckgoose Infraction magnet Senior Member Gold Member Inquisitor Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: In a van down by the river. Posts: 4,024	I still use FireFox 2.0, 3.0 does not work with alot of my plugin's and greasemonkey scripts. Even if you have 1gig of ram you still need a paging file, hell you'd still more than likely need it with 2 gigs if you wish to run all of the newest programs / games. __________________ Somehow it feels I'm getting more frustrated With every tongue tied, wild eyed, overrated Narcissistic, self absorbed spawn of generation whore.
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08-21-2008, 08:56 AM	#6 (permalink)
Bilago High Priest Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 1,895	if you disable page file completely, some programs will not work. its better to have it set to a fixed value instead of a range, and on a different hard drive like suggested. __________________ "Its better to be quiet and appear stupid, then to open your mouth and remove all doubt."
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08-21-2008, 09:10 AM	#7 (permalink)
gamepin126 Senior Member Retired Staff Member Celestial Entity Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 19,480	Seperate hdd is a good idea __________________ Set a trashcan on fire and keep a bum warm for a night. Set the bum on fire, and keep him warm for the rest of his life. -- If debugging is the process of removing bugs, then programming must be the process of putting them in. - Edsger Dijkstra
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08-21-2008, 07:38 PM	#8 (permalink)
CrazyGerbilEater High Priest Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: I...Dont...Know... Posts: 1,858	so 4 gigs is perfect? i already put al paging on secondary hdd __________________ Woot
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08-22-2008, 01:30 AM	#9 (permalink)
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11-26-2008, 05:19 AM	#10 (permalink)
HoCkEy_PUCK Deviant Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Michigan Posts: 104	This is a very bad idea. If you don't know what you're doing, disabling your page file can prevent some of your programs from running, including many games (I know for certain that many of Valve's games require access to a page file). Another bad idea is putting your page file on a separate partition on the same drive, as this can slow read-write times on your hard drive, potentially slowing down your computer. However, placing the page file on a separate hard drive from your primary partition is a good idea, as is making your page file a fixed size (provided you make it big enough). Don't just go disabling your page file, though, or you might end up causing a lot of problems. __________________
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11-26-2008, 10:35 AM	#11 (permalink)
BD-ICY High Priest Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Michigan. Posts: 1,558	Man you keep bumping really old threads. __________________ Pretty fly for a Draenei.
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11-27-2008, 03:35 AM	#12 (permalink)
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11-27-2008, 11:00 AM	#14 (permalink)
Logos Disciple Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Sweden Posts: 511	I don't know about Linux, UNIX, BSD, etc, but at least for Windows you are strongly discouraged from disabling your page file completely as certain applications will otherwise generate errors and possibly crash. Windows was designed to make use of a page file so a lot of software assumes it's there. You could always make your page file really small, though. That's what I would do if I had like 4GB of RAM. __________________ [StarCraft] CD KEY-NUMBER Grabber for 1.16.0 [Source Code Included] VB6 Memory Manipulation Module: [VB6] modMemory.bas w/ Debug Privileges (for SC/BW v1.15+) + KEY Grabber Tutorial
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