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10-01-2002, 06:45 PM
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Cache
What's the deal with the system cache?
How can I tweak it for maximum performance? |
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10-01-2002, 06:50 PM
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10-01-2002, 07:45 PM
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the swapfile, disk cache, and chunk file optimization that it has are under Windows 9x, and I'm looking for 2000
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10-01-2002, 08:15 PM
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Shiro Usagi
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10-02-2002, 07:54 PM
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You know what, I appreciate the links but after searching through them I'm more confused than I was before.
I don't know what cache is. Many of the tweaks say something like "Set it to a good value." The problem is that I have no idea what I'm doing. Is there an article that explains cache? |
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10-03-2002, 10:01 AM
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Here's MY opinion: http://members.cnx.net/reboot/tocache.htm
In XP and 98, let windows manage it, it's simpler, it works, don't fix it. In 95 and 2k, set it to about 2x your RAM (both max and min) and forget it. |
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10-03-2002, 04:21 PM
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reboot,
You'll notice from my sig that I have win2000. While following the link's instructions, I came to a dead end (System Monitor) because this article seems to be written for 9x. You can also see in my sig that I have 512MB. All help is much appreciated. |
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10-03-2002, 05:48 PM
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In other words, how do I do it for 2000?
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10-03-2002, 11:24 PM
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bumpity bump
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10-03-2002, 11:42 PM
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I agree with reboot about using a fixed file size. But with 512 MB of RAM it's unlikely you need a gig of swapfile. If you don't want to let Wiindows manage it you'll have to experiment to find out what works best for the way you use your computer.
Theoretically with that much RAM you don't need a swap file. But it can cause some odd problems if you completely disable it. If you don't run really intense programs using large file sizes you might be able to set it as small as 32 MB. If it were mine I would probably start at 128 - 256 MB and see how that works and adjust accordingly. Depending on what you are doing you probably won't see any speed increase. |
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10-04-2002, 12:08 AM
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I use my computer for both graphics intensive games, and multitasking.
Also, I don't know how to adjust the size. |
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10-04-2002, 12:16 AM
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System Properties >> Advanced tab >> Performance Options >> Change button
Games probably won't use all of your RAM(could be wrong I'm not a gamer). But if you set it to 256 that would in effect give you 768 MB to work with which is alot. |
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10-04-2002, 12:33 AM
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Well, my initial size is already 768 and the maximum is 1536. Should I even bother to change it, or is it fine the way it is?
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10-04-2002, 09:58 AM
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So I don't read sigs all that often.
 In Win2k, set it to 768 max and min with the 512 RAM you have, it should rarely get used anyhow. |
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10-05-2002, 09:42 PM
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I am definately not an expert on this but it seems to me if you are a serious gamer, you should really be looking at your video card more closely. Most of the new gaming cards have 128 MB, right? Somebody help me out here. Also what about your MB, can you put DDR memory in yours?
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