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| Cache Tuning - Windows NT/2000/XP/2003 |
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Overview: Cache tuning helps you to fine-tune your system and increase its computer application performance. It makes sure that the maximum possible memory is free and any new application that is initiated gets enough physical memory to run without paging.
Machine configurations may vary greatly between individuals, so the default caching scheme is a middle tier that works reasonably well for most users. However, by specifically tuning the cache to your system’s most suitable settings, computer application performance can be greatly improved. MemTurbo's cache adjustments can also prevent buffer under runs when burning CDs, excessive delays from paging and when playing games, etc. You can fine-tune MemTurbo to handle your cache settings by checking the box Enable MemTurbo Control of these functions and configuring the following options that suit your needs.
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Force Windows to use large
system cache: Check this option to make more room for the cache in memory. The main effect of this option is allowing
the computer to cache the OS Kernel to memory, making the OS more responsive. The RAM consumption may increase, but
overall computer performance should be better. |
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Prohibit the swapping of
the kernel to the disk: Sometimes when Windows is short on memory resources, it starts to page out chunks of the
system kernel in order to get free memory. However, this may slow down computer performance at times. This option
can be checked to force system kernel to be kept in memory and not paged to the disk. |
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Increase performance by allocating more critical threads: During a critical work load, creating a system thread may take more time. This setting forces Windows to create additional threads in advance. |
You can apply any or all of these options by checking the boxes beside the options. Click on Apply for the settings to take effect.
Fine Tune Windows
This section consists of three options which can be used to configure MemTurbo as desired.
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File name cache size:
Using the slider, you can specify the amount of memory you want to allocate
in the cache for file names. This makes accessing files faster as more
file names are stored in the cache. The system will not have to waste time finding the files names again. |
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File path cache size:
You can specify the size of the cache that you want to reserve for the file
path using the slider, resulting in faster access to files. |
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Contiguous file allocation size: You can specify contiguous file allocation size using the slider. Blocks of free space that are smaller than the specified size are not used. A higher value will speed-up read and write operations as the hard disk doesn't have to search around as much to read and write the files. |