Wednesday, September 26, 2001, 1:19:38 AM, Peter wrote:
PM> just recently a friend told me not to make the swap file larger
PM> than twice the RAM
This is incredibly ancient advice, harking from at least the bronze
age of computing. ^_-
Your swap file need be no larger than the maximum need for memory at
any one time. This is going to be *vastly* different from one user
to another, and no one size fits all recommendation is appropriate.
With today's RAM prices and a modern motherboard, it is possible to
operate without a swap file entirely. On the other hand, with hard
drives now so cavernous, why would one need to skimp on a swap file
anyway? In fact, with drive prices so cheap, you can have an entire
drive for your swap, getting it off the same physical drive as your
system files, making it much faster indeed.
Once you start manipulating graphics, the demand for RAM memory goes
through the roof, especially when compared with simple text
operations. Sixty four mb of RAM isn't much these days, especially
if you're running apps like Photoshop, and manipulating large images.
Your memory can be entirely used before you know it. In that case,
I'd want a swap file probably 5 times my physical RAM. The old
"twice your RAM" rule is just that: old.
Best,
Yuki
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