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Virtual/Video Memory Issues
stevemarks44
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Hi guys,
I've posted about this type of thing before but now that I've started playing games again it's continuing to be a problem.
Yesterday I went to play Sniper Elite V2 and about an hour into the game I got kicked back to my desktop with a warning to close Firefox because my memory was dangerously low. I checked my usage and it was ~30%, plenty of memory. Though semi-pretty, the game is not the most intensive game I've played.
I booted up Papa & Yo this morning to give it a shot. Less intensive than Tomb Raider, Max Payne 3 and other games I've run with zero issue (aside from the same annoying "low memory" warning above). About 30 min it, the game crashed and told me I had run out of video memory. I did a mem test last time and found no errors, and did a similar thing with a video test this morning.
The ONLY thing I can think of is that I have a videocard in this laptop, but also onboard video. Could it be trying to run these off of my on-board video?
Here are my specs:
Intel Core i7-3632QM @ 2.20GHz
8.00 GB (7.88GB usable) RAM
64 bit OS, x64-based processor
Intel HD Graphics 4000 (onboard)
NVIDIA GeForce GT 640M LE
I've posted about this type of thing before but now that I've started playing games again it's continuing to be a problem.
Yesterday I went to play Sniper Elite V2 and about an hour into the game I got kicked back to my desktop with a warning to close Firefox because my memory was dangerously low. I checked my usage and it was ~30%, plenty of memory. Though semi-pretty, the game is not the most intensive game I've played.
I booted up Papa & Yo this morning to give it a shot. Less intensive than Tomb Raider, Max Payne 3 and other games I've run with zero issue (aside from the same annoying "low memory" warning above). About 30 min it, the game crashed and told me I had run out of video memory. I did a mem test last time and found no errors, and did a similar thing with a video test this morning.
The ONLY thing I can think of is that I have a videocard in this laptop, but also onboard video. Could it be trying to run these off of my on-board video?
Here are my specs:
Intel Core i7-3632QM @ 2.20GHz
8.00 GB (7.88GB usable) RAM
64 bit OS, x64-based processor
Intel HD Graphics 4000 (onboard)
NVIDIA GeForce GT 640M LE
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The "problem" I eventually figured out was related to the page file. The OS is on a SSD that typically hovers at around 10 gigs free. Whenever I would get these warnings, I would lose 9 gigs of space and not get it back until I rebooted. I tried all manner of fiddling with page files, but nothing would work. Even flat out disabling the page file didn't stop the errors.
The "cause" and "solution" I eventually traced back to Windows 8.1. I never had these problems before updating, and they suddenly started happening when I did. I had to do a full on format to go back to 8, and when I did... no more fucking problems with memory.
The only quirk in all of this is that I can only assume you're not actually using the onboard video and are using your video card instead. But hopefully this helps you out somewhat.