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4x1GB under XP Pro. I only see 3.0 GB's.

Also, do not use the 3GB switch as it will cause you problems.

Ok perhaps you can help me with my frustration. Hard disk access can kill a game's performance and this often happens in a lot of MMOs. I am trying to limit this as much as possible. I am not talking about level loading. I understand that.

I am wanting to do whatever I can to get my system to use available ram rather than resorting to paging to a disk when playing said games. I could turn off the page file and I have heard that can lead to other problems as well.

I am experimenting with playing some on line games with superfetch off to see if that helps.

So how do I stop my system from using the hard disk so much when I have plenty of ram? I was thinking allowing the application more than 2gb might help.

Would it be better to just go x64 Vista? Some times I feel like I have 512mb ram. I mean IMO there is way too much HD access for the amount of installed ram I have. This behavior is only out of control in on line games and not in Oblivion or others.