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Dec 24, 2020, 7:55 AM

What values should I keep in my virtual memory in initial size as well as maximum size on Windows 10 for gaming ? I have 8GB of RAM.

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David Sanchez 19,075 Reputation points Independent Advisor
Dec 24, 2020, 9:04 AM

Hi, Viveksingh1987! My name is David an independent advisor and I am here to help you.

You should leave enabled the option "Automatically manage paging file size for all drives" so that the system takes care of the size, so if it is required it will increase or decrease the size of virtual memory.

If you want to calculate the size and modify it manually, see the following link, it is well explained:

https://www.geeksinphoenix.com/blog/post/2016/0...

"There is a formula for calculating the correct pagefile size. The Initial size is one and a half (1.5) x the amount of total system memory. The Maximum size is three (3) x the initial size. So let's say you have 4 GB (1 GB = 1,024 MB x 4 = 4,096 MB) of memory. The initial size would be 1.5 x 4,096 = 6,144 MB and the maximum size would be 3 x 6,144 = 18,432 MB."

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Let me know if the shared information has been useful or if you still need more help, I will be waiting for your answer.

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  1. David Sanchez 19,075 Reputation points Independent Advisor
    Dec 24, 2020, 11:07 AM

    Hi, Viveksingh1987! Thanks for keeping in touch.

    I'm happy that the information was helpful to you.

    happy Holidays.

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  2. Anonymous
    Dec 24, 2020, 10:49 AM

    Thanks a lot!

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  3. Anonymous
    Dec 24, 2020, 11:41 AM

    Happy Holidays to you too!

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