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**smirk24** · (This post was last modified: 09-29-2017, 12:15 AM by smirk24.)

there's ram drive software thats out there that allows you to put the page file on there ram drive so here are are my questions below

1. Whats every ones opinion of putting windows page file/virtual memory on a ram drive as long as there is ram to spare?

2. And if you were gonna put windows page file/virtual memory on a ram drive how would you configure it?

**RichTech** · (This post was last modified: 09-30-2017, 08:51 AM by RichTech.)

Man that is a very old debate. The best way to get most out of your system is to buy more RAM and get an SSD.

***Britec*** · 09-29-2017, 11:16 AM

The good old virtual memory debate Big Grin

Computer Related Debates That Never Die

Defrag
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Virtual Memory
Registry Cleaners
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That will keep you going for the rest of your life.

**Partha** · (This post was last modified: 09-29-2017, 02:04 PM by Partha.)

Look, the way I see it, it all depends on how much of ram there is to spare or if the user is a serious multitasker or not. It also depends on the kinds of programs that he may run. Basically, you get the idea!!

If we imagine a scenario where there will be sufficient ram to spare at all times, then there's no point in setting up the virtual memory on any drive, let alone on the ram drive

**smirk24** · 09-29-2017, 08:43 PM

(09-29-2017, 02:03 PM)Partha Wrote: Look, the way I see it, it all depends on how much of ram there is to spare or if the user is a serious multitasker or not. It also depends on the kinds of programs that he may run. Basically, you get the idea!!

If we imagine a scenario where there will be sufficient ram to spare at all times, then there's no point in setting up the virtual memory on any drive, let alone on the ram drive

How should someone set up a ram drive for use of the page file but also make the windows system more efficient?

**Partha** · 09-30-2017, 07:07 AM

(09-29-2017, 08:43 PM)smirk24 Wrote: How should someone set up a ram drive for use of the page file but also make the windows system more efficient?

Well, there aren't any rules for these tweaks and so it can't exactly be determined what setting would be better. It's important to realize that there are various aspects that contribute to a system's efficiency

If you ask me, it's better to let Windows automatically handle the page files the way it's designed to

**Double clutch** · 09-30-2017, 10:04 PM

Forget about Ramdisk and invest in a good SSD

**smirk24** · 10-01-2017, 08:45 AM

(09-30-2017, 10:04 PM)Double clutch Wrote: Forget about Ramdisk and invest in a good SSD

I have a dell dimension 8400 that is 150 instead of 3 to 600 for hard drives and also doesnt support more then 4gb of ram.

The computer still runs good especially running windows 7.

**RichTech** · (This post was last modified: 10-01-2017, 09:32 AM by RichTech.)

(09-30-2017, 10:04 PM)Double clutch Wrote: Forget about Ramdisk and invest in a good SSD

Yeah an SSD is defentitely the best bet to speed up your system

(09-30-2017, 07:07 AM)Partha Wrote:
(09-29-2017, 08:43 PM)smirk24 Wrote: How should someone set up a ram drive for use of the page file but also make the windows system more efficient?
Well, there aren't any rules for these tweaks and so it can't exactly be determined what setting would be better. It's important to realize that there are various aspects that contribute to a system's efficiency

If you ask me, it's better to let Windows automatically handle the page files the way it's designed to

Yeah Partha, I always do it with every system I work on.

**Partha** · 10-01-2017, 02:41 PM

(10-01-2017, 09:31 AM)RichTech Wrote: Yeah Partha, I always do it with every system I work on.

I also let Windows take care of the page files for me. Never experienced any issues with it.