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TheCameraGuy

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Ok so i got a new Pc not to long ago and it has 8gb of ram, Today i turned it on after boot up i got a message saying (Windows created a temporary paging file on your computer because of a problem that occurred with your paging file configuration when you started your computer. The total paging file size for all disk drives may be somewhat larger than the size you specified) Then while playing a game ( minecraft with 4gb allocated ) i get a warning saying my computer is low on memory and i need to close the program. I understand ( or so i think) it mean's my RAM is low but no clue how that could be with 8gb. If i could get some help that would be great!
 
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aldan

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well you could try setting the page file to 1 and 1/2 times your total ram,but even with a minimal page file you should never get the message "low on ram" with 8gb of ram.open task manager to see what programs and services are eating your ram.
 
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TheCameraGuy

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i set it 1024 (1gb) and iv looked and can not find a thing, that would be why im so confused

 
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The best think when you have 8Gb+ ram would be to turn off the page file. It will only slow your computer down, because the page file is located on the hdd, and every time it gets used, it runs slow, because the hdd is so much slower than the RAM. SO, turn it off, make sure that you have a resonable amount of processes running (preferably between 50-55, having everything you need). RAM space doesn't just get eaten that fast. It would take a hell lot more that a game to get out of memory (and a really demanding game, that is). Something is not exactly right there. Make sure that no program has any allocated memory.
 
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TheCameraGuy

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Well i dug more in to it.....turns out my ram was not set to 4gb it was set to 6 so y java was eating up the 6 and system was using 2 BUT that does not explain my paging issue on start up

 
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