Bad Performance

Atomic-Design · 11-18-02, 12:21 PM

I have a 2.26 GHz computer w/512 megs of ram and an 80 gig drive. I was wondering if my 8 gigs of videos (6 gigs of Family Guy cartoon episodes, 1.5 gig for Ice Age, and the rest music videos) and my 2800 mp3s (about 13 gigs in space I believe) would make my performance bad or choppy. Such very annoying things as an arrow drag staying stuck on the mouse, or other minor things.

Ddr · 11-18-02, 02:15 PM

Just my humble opinion, but if you keep your drives clean, defragged, and not overly filled, you should have no troubles. It is always good to have as few background operations running as possible, too, to keep your system resources availability high.

By comparison to your very hot system, I have some large files, like you, and dont have any trouble with hangups or loading even though this is only a 450 PII processor. I have as much RAM as the motherboard and OS will take. I have two drives, and try to keep them defragged and with adequate swap space on them, and I keep as few active programs alive in the background as I can.

It works for me.

Dale

paulselhi · 12-7-02, 11:07 PM

it has been known that a page file on it's own partition can improve performance, also in pagefile settings ( genearlly found by right clicking my computer on the desk top, properties, virtual memory, change) if you change the location of the pagefile to it's own partition AND set the minimum size to be the same as the maximum size then the page file will be created on o/s startup in all it's glory and will be less prone ( or even not prone) to fragementation. This is a microsoft recommendation.........

K1W169 · 12-8-02, 08:50 PM

Is your 80 gig HD split into several partitions or all in one?

I.e. Os 5 gig appls 10 gigs Videos 20 gigs Misc 45 gigs

11-18-02, 12:21 PM	#1
Atomic-Design Electro-shock Blues Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Colorado Posts: 1,877 Reputation: 5	Bad Performance I have a 2.26 GHz computer w/512 megs of ram and an 80 gig drive. I was wondering if my 8 gigs of videos (6 gigs of Family Guy cartoon episodes, 1.5 gig for Ice Age, and the rest music videos) and my 2800 mp3s (about 13 gigs in space I believe) would make my performance bad or choppy. Such very annoying things as an arrow drag staying stuck on the mouse, or other minor things. __________________ If I lay my head down I will see you in my dream, Wearing that polka-dot dress, and sitting by the stream. Leaning in to hear you, you will whisper in my ear. And everything I need to know, I finally hear. When I was a baby we would go out to the park, And sit out in the fountain, splashing 'round until its dark. The days on forever when you only know that much, And everything I need to know is answered with one touch.

11-18-02, 02:15 PM	#2
Ddr Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 949 Reputation: 5	Dont think so Just my humble opinion, but if you keep your drives clean, defragged, and not overly filled, you should have no troubles. It is always good to have as few background operations running as possible, too, to keep your system resources availability high. By comparison to your very hot system, I have some large files, like you, and dont have any trouble with hangups or loading even though this is only a 450 PII processor. I have as much RAM as the motherboard and OS will take. I have two drives, and try to keep them defragged and with adequate swap space on them, and I keep as few active programs alive in the background as I can. It works for me. Dale

12-7-02, 11:07 PM	#3
paulselhi Cockney Red Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: London UK Posts: 2,875 Reputation: 15	pagefile it has been known that a page file on it's own partition can improve performance, also in pagefile settings ( genearlly found by right clicking my computer on the desk top, properties, virtual memory, change) if you change the location of the pagefile to it's own partition AND set the minimum size to be the same as the maximum size then the page file will be created on o/s startup in all it's glory and will be less prone ( or even not prone) to fragementation. This is a microsoft recommendation......... __________________ Paul Selhi Colorize Your Black and White Images www.black-and-white-to-color.com

12-8-02, 08:50 PM	#4
K1W169 Registered Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: St.Louis Posts: 15 Reputation: 5	80 gig hd Is your 80 gig HD split into several partitions or all in one? I.e. Os 5 gig appls 10 gigs Videos 20 gigs Misc 45 gigs

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