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   Sentinel to StainlessSteelRat   
   Re: [OT] Windows swap file - any tips?   
   28 Jan 08 13:01:51   
   
   From: lukas.mariman@REMOVETHISdommel.be   
      
   StainlessSteelRat wrote:   
   > Alfie [UK] wrote:   
   >>> I do have 2.5 GB of RAM installed at this moment, so I'm fairly sure   
   >>> the swap file isn't actually being accessed a whole lot. But I hear   
   >>> these horror stories about how Windows has this tendency to keep   
   >>> accessing the swap file anyway, so I was curious whether messing   
   >>> with it might improve things, or not.   
   >>>   
   >> With current RAM costs upgrade to 4GB in whatever configuration your   
   >> MoBo supports in it's highest mode   
   >   
   > Ditto to that. Although I repeat again about setting your page file   
   > to a fixed (recommended) size.   
      
   I've been doing that for a few days now. Haven't had any problems yet, but I   
   can't really tell if it's an actual improvement or not.   
      
   > My problem now is lack of CPU power... (got plenty of RAM, and a   
   > powerful graphics card)   
      
   Yes, I'd like to upgrade to a new CPU as well, but money's too tight to   
   mention right now.   
      
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