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$SOLID$ Necro · 20-November-06, 11:42 AM

Ther eare some that believe with systems using over 1GB of ram, that you should disable swap files.

It will force all data through the sytem ram, wich is of course faster than the HD.

Current thinking is that is should NOT be disabled, however...it does not have to be that large...of course, I am talking about regular desktops here, and not "Heavy Metal" server apps!

It is also best to set the swap file to another hard drive that is not your main drive, or at least partion your HD, and set the swap file to the secondary partion (The one without the OS)

It is also been said that you should set the min and max to the same size to prevent "Thrashing" of the HD.

I personally set mine to 1024 min and 1024max and put it on a second HD or the secondary partition.

20-November-06, 11:42 AM	#7 (permalink)
$SOLID$ Necro Mastah Overclocker Join Date: May 2003 Location: Lima, Ohio Posts: 7,217	Re: swap sizes Ther eare some that believe with systems using over 1GB of ram, that you should disable swap files. It will force all data through the sytem ram, wich is of course faster than the HD. Current thinking is that is should NOT be disabled, however...it does not have to be that large...of course, I am talking about regular desktops here, and not "Heavy Metal" server apps! It is also best to set the swap file to another hard drive that is not your main drive, or at least partion your HD, and set the swap file to the secondary partion (The one without the OS) It is also been said that you should set the min and max to the same size to prevent "Thrashing" of the HD. I personally set mine to 1024 min and 1024max and put it on a second HD or the secondary partition. Attached Thumbnails __________________ Join the PC Apex "Overclock and Benchmark" team today! Click Here! Necro's "Ultimate Links" Collection Click Here!