So based on some of the links here that were provided, it looks like I'd be fine with a with a the Core 2 Duo and DDR2 800 as long as I have the timings set properly. Correct?duncanr2nYou probably will not notice the difference between really expensive RAM and cheaper RAM. I've always run ValueRAM in my systems and I've never felt like it was the "issue" that was holding me back.
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Partitions doesn't count. Putting the paging file on a different partition on the same drive still leaves the paging file on the same physical drive, lmhansenRight, but I believe we were talking about his non-OS drive.
I always create a new small partition for my pagefile that way windows is definately confined to a small part of the drive, I also never set a maximum because when you use a memory intensive program Windows will want to use all of your RAM and whatever space it can allocate for launching and changing of the program.aft_lizard01Well, Windows is a greedy beast. If you don't set a maximum, you'll notice that your page file usage will be going up even though Windows hasn't even neared using the maximum amount of physical RAM you have installed. By forcing a maximum limit, you force Windows to use a higher amount of RAM
As for the OP's fastest drive, just choose the one that doesn't have Windows installed on it.
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