Should I move the Windows pagefile to a 32GB former file caching SSD?

[Balrog49]

I've replaced the 500GB hard drive in a Dell XPS-15 L521X laptop with a 500GB SSD. I changed the SATA controller from Intel Smart Response Technology mode to AHCI mode and formatted the 32GB SSD that was used for file caching.

The system has only 8GB of RAM. Does it serve any purpose to move the Windows pagefile to the 32GB SSD, or am I living in the past?

 

[bjornl]

I'd remove the 32gb disk. It is a slow drive. The value of a pagefile on an SSD is debatable. The newest SSDs have risen in quality to where they live a reasonable number of writes. But even a reasonable number means they don't live nearly as long as conventional HDs and so unnecessary writes should probably be avoided. Given how much faster stuff loads of an actual SSD, do you really need the pagefile? I know how to find out. Try it without the pagefile and see how it goes.

 

[USAFRet]

Reduce the pagefile down. Don't turn it off completely. Leave it on the new SSD.
Take out that silly 32GB drive. It is serving no purpose. Use it for dart practice.

 

[Hlsgsz]

I've replaced the 500GB hard drive in a Dell XPS-15 L521X laptop with a 500GB SSD. I changed the SATA controller from Intel Smart Response Technology mode to AHCI mode and formatted the 32GB SSD that was used for file caching.

The system has only 8GB of RAM. Does it serve any purpose to move the Windows pagefile to the 32GB SSD, or am I living in the past?

Leave the pagefile on the ssd and use the 32gig drive to install a linux distro to play with

 

[Balrog49]

I've replaced the 500GB hard drive in a Dell XPS-15 L521X laptop with a 500GB SSD. I changed the SATA controller from Intel Smart Response Technology mode to AHCI mode and formatted the 32GB SSD that was used for file caching.

The system has only 8GB of RAM. Does it serve any purpose to move the Windows pagefile to the 32GB SSD, or am I living in the past?

Leave the pagefile on the ssd and use the 32gig drive to install a linux distro to play with

Thanks but I've had enough Unix for one lifetime. I started with 4.2 BSD. 😀