Wednesday, October 19, 2016
Tweak Your PC for Speed with Virtual Memory
Tweak Your PC for Speed with Virtual Memory
Your PC uses RAM, physical memory, while it’s running. When your RAM gets jammed - maybe you’re watching videos while cruising MySpace for that chick you made out with, while using Skype for prank calls - your PC swaps to Virtual Memory. Virtual memory is stored on a “Swap” file, which your system automatically makes smaller or bigger according to its needs.
You could buy more RAM - always recommended - and you can also change your Virtual memory settings to tweak your PC for speed.
- Click Windows menu Start, then Settings, then Control Panel.
- Open System, then Performance, then Virtual Memory.
- Check Let me specify my own virtual memory settings.
- Make sure you select the right drive, and now we’ll set the Minimum to something. What the Minimum should be set to is debated. Some people figure the Minimum should be your RAM x2, + 10% (e.g., 252 MB x 2 = 508 MB + 25.2 MB). I don’t like math very much, so I just say do 250 if you run a lot of porn on your PC. I mean games.
- You’ll see Maximum setting next. It should already be set to the max available space on your PC. So like the ugly chick at the bar, just leave it alone.
- You’ll see Disable virtual memory check box. Leave it blank.
- Click OK (click “Yes,” you’re sure) and you’re done with your PC tweak.
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