Utilizing free memory

[phenious]

OK, so I have 2GB of RAM in my main system that I do Video Editing and compositing with. The only time I really use it is when it is rendering. Other than then it is only @ 3% usage or so. I notice that the page file is holding 400MB or so. Is there any way to make windows XP Pro utilize more RAM? Might as well as it is there. I tried turning the page file off but performance just died. Thanks!

[Jarhed7276]

Set your pagefile to 200-300 MB. If you have no troubles with that try decreasing a little bit more at a time. Some programs require some pagefile. I have mine set at 300 MB with 1 gig of ram with no trouble but I have to increase it to 800 MB when I play games like COD or I get low memory (or pagefile) error warnings.

[phenious]

If I recall correctly it is currently between 300 and 400MB but I am not sure and will not know for sure till I get home.

[erhan28]

Wait, I have 1 gig, what does that do to help the performance, adn how do I don it.
thanks

[shan12]

hi

this tweak work's greate for games.

When you click on advanced Tab. And do the following. After you fininsh click on [CHANGE] Tab for virtual Memory.

[PROCESSOR SCHEDULING]

Only if you checkbox for background services .

[Memory Usage]

checkbox for programs

Set your pagefile at 4096.

[erhan28]

Quote:

Originally Posted by shan12

hi

this tweak work's greate for games.

When you click on advanced Tab. And do the following. After you fininsh click on [CHANGE] Tab for virtual Memory.

[PROCESSOR SCHEDULING]

Only if you checkbox for background services .

[Memory Usage]

checkbox for programs

Set your pagefile at 4096.

wouldnt pagefileing, be independant of ram and more on the hard drive ?
I need a tweak that uses more ram but boosts performance in oh say cpu or other things.

[RobRich]

Quote:

Is there any way to make windows XP Pro utilize more RAM?

Create a RAM disk to cache temporary files and to load your most commonly used static applications. Also Google DisablePagingExecutive and IoPageLockLimit for more advanced ideas.

Robert Richmond

[fourthbean]

I suppose you could do like RobRich was saying and make a ramdrive, and then tell windows to use that ramdrive as pagefile to get rid of that 200MB that won't go to your regular ram.

[erhan28]

You have too many unused programs open like STEAM. lol i missed that. Turn it off if you want these on get another stick of ram.

[fourthbean]

erhan, are you sure you know what his question was? You are talking about how to conserve ram usage, he wants to know how to use his ram instead of using his hard drive ie pagefile.