Memory settings and swapping problem

MaxP · 2003-12-19, 15:52

Hi everyone,

I use Prime95 mainly to test the stability of the system and so far it helped me very much.

I recently updated to version 23 and I'm having some problem when I run the torture test. No matter how much memory I assign to Prime (I have 1GB), the system will start swapping to the HD and off course the CPU can't be 100% busy because of this.

I didn't have this problem with version 22 even when it was using 800MB of ram.
I tried on different systems, but it behaves in the same way.

Is it normal and is there any way to correct it? Thanks.

Max

GP2 · 2003-12-19, 18:23

I'm not sure, but I think the very latest version 23 releases deliberately modified the torture test to test the memory more thoroughly than previous versions. So that may be the cause.

Prime95 · 2003-12-19, 19:26

Make sure you are running 23.7 or 23.8. Memory allocation in the torture test improved very recently.

MaxP · 2003-12-20, 05:08

I was using 23.7, but now switched back to 22.13.1.

Max

2003-12-19, 15:52	#1
MaxP Dec 2003 2 Posts	Memory settings and swapping problem Hi everyone, I use Prime95 mainly to test the stability of the system and so far it helped me very much. I recently updated to version 23 and I'm having some problem when I run the torture test. No matter how much memory I assign to Prime (I have 1GB), the system will start swapping to the HD and off course the CPU can't be 100% busy because of this. I didn't have this problem with version 22 even when it was using 800MB of ram. I tried on different systems, but it behaves in the same way. Is it normal and is there any way to correct it? Thanks. Max

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2003-12-19, 18:23	#2
GP2 Sep 2003 5×11×47 Posts	I'm not sure, but I think the very latest version 23 releases deliberately modified the torture test to test the memory more thoroughly than previous versions. So that may be the cause.

2003-12-19, 19:26	#3
Prime95 P90 years forever! Aug 2002 Yeehaw, FL 7³×23 Posts	Make sure you are running 23.7 or 23.8. Memory allocation in the torture test improved very recently.

2003-12-20, 05:08	#4
MaxP Dec 2003 2 Posts	I was using 23.7, but now switched back to 22.13.1. Max