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February 21, 2014 10:31:41 PM

Ok I just upgraded my system

120Gb SSD,
1x 4Gb DD3 1600,
AMD Quad-Core 3.4Ghz,
Win 7 Ultimate Black 64 bit
and using a 160Gb SATA HDD for Mass Storage.

One of the bits of advice I dug up before this upgrade, recommended that I turn off the Paging File. I felt that with only having 4Gb of RAM, this could be a bad move... I do plan to purchase a second stick of the same RAM asap. However I also used to use an 8Gb flash drive for Ready Boost, and my thoughts are probably wrong but wanted to get some feedback...

Could I use Ready Boost to offset the lack of RAM for the time being with Paging File disabled?

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February 21, 2014 10:56:43 PM

I've read in some circles that it's still NOT recommended to turn off the paging file. It might have to do with having a SSD though, so your mileage may vary.

I have 12Gb of ram, and a 128Gb SSD.

My settings are set to custom size.
512Mb Min
1024Mb Max
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February 21, 2014 11:02:41 PM

Disabling the paging file is a VERY bad idea. Windows requires a paging file, no matter how much RAM you have installed. As for Readyboost, if you have at least 4GB of RAM you will see little to no performance enhancement with Readyboost enabled.
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October 11, 2014 1:50:56 AM

i had disabled previously the paging file but now have turned it on and let windows manage automatically the paging file size. My system is a bit fast now even though i didn't use any third party tools or cooling system. My configuration, Intel pentium D 2.66 GHz, 8 GB RAM, 200 GB 8 years old Seagate hard disk, Asrock G41-VS3 R.2 motherboard
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