What should I set my pagefile to after upgrading my ram?

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    The written recommendation in Windows 7 Help about virtual memory/paging file was for 1.5 times the physical RAM. I always found that turning it off, rebooting to delete the file then setting the Max and Min to the same number kept the paging file from being fragmented. Also always found a processing speed improvement when having 2GB on the Windows drive [for those programs that looked for it during their installing] and the balance on a second physical drive in the computer.

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    Ok, updated to the most recent version will try it now see if the benchmark is better, I also checked in Bios and it is in AHCI Mode as well. Still about the same, its a bit faster but no where near where it should be. Hit about 28 mb/s write on the sequental.

    I seem to be missing a motherboard driver, Intel Software Guard Extensions. Is this needed? Doesn't seem to be anything to do with the HDD or SSD's its never been installed apparently.
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    I've got 32 GB RAM on my i7-6700 Z170 mobo (Asrock Extreme7+). By default, Windows sets my paging file to 2 GB.

    What should I set my pagefile to after upgrading my ram?-image.png

    With your memory configuration, you shouldn't need more than 4GB. But as other, wiser heads have said before me: "Let Windows do it!" That's what I did with my PC, too.
    HTH,
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    Berton said:
    The written recommendation in Windows 7 Help about virtual memory/paging file was for 1.5 times the physical RAM. I always found that turning it off, rebooting to delete the file then setting the Max and Min to the same number kept the paging file from being fragmented. Also always found a processing speed improvement when having 2GB on the Windows drive [for those programs that looked for it during their installing] and the balance on a second physical drive in the computer.

    https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/...it-versions-of
    Not really applicable to an SSD. Especially if the second drive in the computer is a spinner HDD.
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    Hi,
    Open device manager and see if there is a listing for Other devices
    Right click any of them and click on update driver
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    EdTittel said:
    I've got 32 GB RAM on my i7-6700 Z170 mobo (Asrock Extreme7+). By default, Windows sets my paging file to 2 GB.

    What should I set my pagefile to after upgrading my ram?-image.png

    With your memory configuration, you shouldn't need more than 4GB. But as other, wiser heads have said before me: "Let Windows do it!" That's what I did with my PC, too.
    HTH,
    --Ed--
    Hi,
    I believe the minimum is 200mb
    Any lower and there won't be any crash dumps.
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    ThrashZone said:
    Hi,
    Open device manager and see if there is a listing for Other devices
    Right click any of them and click on update driver
    What should I set my pagefile to after upgrading my ram?-image.png
    Here is what mine says and there isin't a updated driver for either. What should I set my pagefile to after upgrading my ram?-02496508114c1dc14c45fbe1ce6394bb.png

    Maybe I should make this as solved and make a new thread for the ssd specifically.
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    Hi,
    You're not even using the manufactures chipset driver
    You have a standard MS crap driver sometimes a large difference.
    You'll have to manually install the chipset driver from the manufactures website of the mother board or oem like dell/....
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    Scyris said:
    How would I go about checking that? If it helps its a MSI b250 Pc Mate motherboard.
    Also check if the drive is encrypted, its OK to do a document folder, DON"T do the whole drive, it slows down considerably.
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