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That made it really obvious. Well put.
Also, how much RAM do you figure that would require? I'm currently aiming for 6 GB, but maybe it's not enough?
I also heard that disabling the page file will cause a lot of errors. Can you verify that that's not true maybe? They argue that some programs will automatically look for the page file, and fault if none is there.
Also, how much RAM do you figure that would require? I'm currently aiming for 6 GB, but maybe it's not enough?
I also heard that disabling the page file will cause a lot of errors. Can you verify that that's not true maybe? They argue that some programs will automatically look for the page file, and fault if none is there.
On computers with 4GB of RAM or more and doesn't run any professional applications that I know will require even more physically RAM I've disabled pagefile completely. e.g. a few of Adobe software suite I use on my workstation. On my server it's disabled.
3x2GB (6GB) is the typical cost effective combo in term of $/GB for a LGA1336 rig. If you need more than that 2x4GB (8GB) is the next step.
Regarding stripe size, 64K is the minimum you'll want to use. Any less is usually counter-productive to modern controllers of today. Different controllers prefer a different stripe size as their most optimal.
If possible, experiment with different sizes then run PCMark Vantage (HDD tests) and Intel IOMeter 4K random read/write to gauge speed difference.