SH4 and pagefile.sys

DeepIron · 05-16-08, 08:46 AM

I've been tweaking my system for SH4 and found something "interesting"... When I run SH4, my pagefile.sys grows from 223MB to 1.40GB in size! This is certainly a performance bottleneck, as writing constantly to the pagefile is a "slow" (compared to RAM read/writes) process.

I'm wondering if this disk activity is for the "replay" option and is there anyway to turn it off?

Thoughts? Devs? :hmm:

Rockin Robbins · 05-16-08, 12:05 PM

One thing you can do to speed things up is go to a static size pagefile, say 2 gb. Then make sure your pagefile is defragged. Since your machine will never have to reallocate space to increase the size of the pagefile, it will stay defragged and be much faster than it is now.

maerean_m · 05-16-08, 11:10 PM

Setting the custom size of virtual memory to 2 gb will certainly help you, but more important is to go for 2 gb of RAM. Then, the pagefile will be covered with dust.

DeepIron · 05-17-08, 12:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by maerean_m

Setting the custom size of virtual memory to 2 gb will certainly help you, but more important is to go for 2 gb of RAM. Then, the pagefile will be covered with dust.

Hmm... I thought that might be the case... Time for a computer upgrade soon anyway. Thx maerean...

05-16-08, 08:46 AM	#1
DeepIron Sea Lord Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Too far from the Pacific right now... Posts: 1,634 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	SH4 and pagefile.sys I've been tweaking my system for SH4 and found something "interesting"... When I run SH4, my pagefile.sys grows from 223MB to 1.40GB in size! This is certainly a performance bottleneck, as writing constantly to the pagefile is a "slow" (compared to RAM read/writes) process. I'm wondering if this disk activity is for the "replay" option and is there anyway to turn it off? Thoughts? Devs? :hmm: __________________ RFB / RSRDC Beta Tester RFB / RSRDC Modding Forum: http://forum.kickinbak.com/index.php RFB Top Post link: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=125529 RFB Loadout: RFB_V1.52_102408: RFB_V1.52_Patch_111608: RSRDC_RFBv15_V396

05-16-08, 12:05 PM	#2
Rockin Robbins Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: DeLand, FL Posts: 8,900 Downloads: 135 Uploads: 52	One thing you can do to speed things up is go to a static size pagefile, say 2 gb. Then make sure your pagefile is defragged. Since your machine will never have to reallocate space to increase the size of the pagefile, it will stay defragged and be much faster than it is now. __________________ Sub Skipper's Bag of Tricks, Slightly Subnuclear Mk 14 & Cutie, Slightly Subnuclear Deck Gun, EZPlot 2.0, TMOPlot, TMOKeys, SH4CMS

05-16-08, 11:10 PM	#3
maerean_m Captain Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Bucharest, Romania Posts: 529 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Setting the custom size of virtual memory to 2 gb will certainly help you, but more important is to go for 2 gb of RAM. Then, the pagefile will be covered with dust. __________________ Kilroy was here

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