Pagefile is greater than Maximum size

[chadmccaulley95]

When the pagefile size was system managed, it was at about 10GB. So, i changed the pagefile to have a minimum of 1000 mb and max of 3000mb, as I have it on an SSD and I have 16GB of ram. When the pagefile is at 10GB, my ram is at 6 - 8GB. All I need to do to hit 4000mb is run a chrome tab, and to hit 10gb, I run a sidescroller like unraveled. Why is the pagefile greater than the maximum? I'm using MSI Afterburner for the pagefile and checking ram usage using both MSI and Task Manager.

Desktop
Windows 10
CPU i7-8700k (stock: overclocking is temp limited (my h100i V2 is apparently insufficient. Hit 90 - 100 if I try at 4.8ghz oc, voltage is also problematic[not a lottery winner])
GPU MSI Armor gtx 1060 gb (stock: needed to test the GPU for possible instability, was running 150mhz core and 600mhz mem oc)
SSD Samsung 850 EVO
HDD 2tb Seagate
Gigabyte Gaming 5 z370
850 watt EVGA G2

 

[USAFRet]

1. Show us a screencap of the OS pagefile management window.
2. Use the OS to manage that, not Afterburner.

 

[USAFRet]

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Question from chadmccaulley95 : "Pagefile is greater than Maximum size"

When the pagefile size was system managed, it was at about 10GB. So, i changed the pagefile to have a minimum of 1000 mb and max of 3000mb, as I have it on an SSD and I have 16GB of ram. When the pagefile is at 10GB, my ram is at 6 - 8GB. All I need to do to hit 4000mb is run a chrome tab, and to hit 10gb, I run a sidescroller like unraveled. Why is the pagefile greater than the maximum? I'm using MSI Afterburner for the pagefile and checking ram usage using both MSI and Task Manager.

Desktop
Windows 10
CPU i7-8700k (stock: overclocking is temp limited (my h100i V2 is apparently insufficient. Hit 90 - 100 if I try at 4.8ghz oc, voltage is also problematic[not a lottery winner])
GPU MSI Armor gtx 1060 gb (stock: needed to test the GPU for possible instability, was running 150mhz core and 600mhz mem oc)
SSD Samsung 850 EVO
HDD 2tb Seagate
Gigabyte Gaming 5 z370
850 watt EVGA G2

 

[littleleo]

You could move the page file to your 2TB drive then you won't have to worry about the size as much. I did that with my system to keep my SSD lean and mean. It has worked well for me.

 

[InvalidError]

AFAIK, the "maximum" is only general guidance for when you create swapfiles on multiple drives and don't want Windows to increase the size on specific drives. Once all swapfiles have been maxed out, the maximum on one or more of them will be ignored so Windows can avoid crashing tasks due to running out of RAM.

If you don't want Windows to grow the swapfile on your primary drive beyond 4GB, set the min/max size to 4GB and create a secondary swapfile elsewhere with a higher or no maximum, the spillover will go there instead of your SSD.

 

[chadmccaulley95]

So, the pagefile seems to be fine now, but there are issues still plaguing the pc. I first noticed the issue when I would start netflix videos, my system would hang and the films would stutter. I hoped that the issue was something simple, like a poorly managed pagefile, but that isn't the issue. I tried re-seating the GPU, re-seating the CPU and applying new thermal compound, re-seating the ram, testing eveything through Prime-95, unigine, games, windows diagnotics tools, and I am currently running memtest86. I have also tried using my brother's GPU(GTX 1060 6GB MSI Armour, the same as mine) thinking that the stutter must be GPU bound. At this point, my concern is that the motherboard may be the issue. The system is only 4 months old.

 

[InvalidError]

You may want to try clean-uninstalling GPU drivers and re-installing, even a ~10 years old PC and GPU should be able to handle Netflix HD. If your MoBo has a 'killer' NIC, make absolutely certain its drivers are up to date or disable it - that thing is known to be buggy as heck.

 

[chadmccaulley95]

I have unistalled and installed a couple of different nvidia drivers. Tried different bios versions(f2, f3, and f5). How would I know if I have a "killer" NIC and what does it do? Would disabling it result in any other issues? Thank for responding.

 

[chadmccaulley95]

I will be calling Gigabyte, the mobo manufacturer tomorrow, as I can seem to be able to solve the issue. The NIC isn't likely to be the cause, as games also stutter, with Crysis 1 and 2 have near constant stutter, regardless of load. Meanwhile, Crysis 3 doesn't have near as much, if any perseptible stutter

 

[chadmccaulley95]

Sorry for multiple posts. I'm using a wired connection and the Bios and Windows 10 (with nothing going on) also stutter

 

[littleleo]

You may want to try clean-uninstalling GPU drivers and re-installing, even a ~10 years old PC and GPU should be able to handle Netflix HD. If your MoBo has a 'killer' NIC, make absolutely certain its drivers are up to date or disable it - that thing is known to be buggy as heck.

I agree it sounds like a driver issue. I'd boot up in safe mode and go into the DM and see if you have more than one driver showing there. If yes delete them all and reload the correct driver. Also see if anything is running in the background when you have the stuttering while playing your videos.

Killer NICs from Killer Gaming is a big marketing deal if your Gigabyte Gaming 5 z370 had it you'd see it plastered all over the box. The Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5 uses an Intel NIC. Have you tried updating your NIC drivers?