How should I configure the Virtual Memory paging file?

[Myth[Alex]]

In the following pic, you can see how much the system allocated to the paging file:
http://i.imgur.com/I7vrPkx.png (16 GB)

Is that value good for my system? Or not?

Also, I think the paging file is using space from SSD (the system is on it). Is it good to have paging file using space from the SSD? Or not? Tell me how to configure it.

My specs are:
> i7-4790K @ stock
> GTX 980
> 16 GB RAM @ DDR3 @ 1600 Mhz, cl7
> 250 GB SSD (the system is running on it) Samsung 850 Evo
> 2 TB HDD Western Digital Black Edition @ 7200 rpm
> Windows 7 Ultimate
> motherboard: Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 3

Thank you in advance.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Any system, all u need is 4GB, as above that is pointless.
Uncheck System Managed, select C drive, click None > Set
Click OK out of those two screens and restart Windows. This first rids the drive of the file.

Then go back into the config and set Custom > 4096 as both Min & Max > Set
Click OK out of those two screens and restart Windows. Now the file is out back on the drive, is not fragmented now due to this method. With a min/max being the same, it will remain unfragmented.

[Myth[Alex]]

Thank you.

And when I set Custom > 4096, I select the System (where the SSD is on), right?

[Bad 💀 Motha]

C / OS drive; yes

[Myth[Alex]]

Done. Thank you.

If anybody else has another opinion, post it, please.

[SenZjo]

i just turned it off.., i have 16Gb as well and having all things run in memory without the reads and wrights speeds things up :3

[[☥] - CJ -]

Originally posted by ZTK -- SenZjo -- NL:

i just turned it off.., i have 16Gb as well and having all things run in memory without the reads and wrights speeds things up :3

Yeah most programs/apps run just fine with it disabled, but some games may require it to be enabled.. it varies.

[10upN2DOWN]

Well, my 1st question, Why do youi need to change it?
2nd question or statement, if you have to ask you shouldn't be changing it.
Now, if you want the fastest config, config the file over several drives, use this systempropertiesadvanced command in CMD just a faster way to get to the info.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

First; change it cause it's usually too dam big. This matters when u have an SSD, but in case, if you have 6GB RAM or higher, Windows sets it too high.

Second; by default it manages a different min & max setting for it. That means the file will defrag over time and scatter across your drive. And you can't defrag it unless u do a "Boot Defrag". So by removing it, rebooting, that gets rid of the file. Then setting the same min/max value, that make the file not change size on disk, thus won't get fragmented.

[10upN2DOWN]

Originally posted by Bad-Motha:

First; change it cause it's usually too dam big. This matters when u have an SSD, but in case, if you have 6GB RAM or higher, Windows sets it too high.

Second; by default it manages a different min & max setting for it. That means the file will defrag over time and scatter across your drive. And you can't defrag it unless u do a "Boot Defrag". So by removing it, rebooting, that gets rid of the file. Then setting the same min/max value, that make the file not change size on disk, thus won't get fragmented.

FYI, the WIN setting is always the same related to your RAM. max is like 16TB. Its the same reason we can only have 4096 Vlans.... again...damn math thing... Some day we will break the divided by 8 thing, but not today

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Windows just by default issues a PageFile size of 1.5X your installed RAM.
But again, regardless of installed RAM, 4GB PageFile is plenty.
Especially good to change it when u have OS installed to SSD.
Disable of the Hibernation file and feature helps too.