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A more specific case of "How do I make the Windows low memory warning less sensitive?". Please don't migrate this post to Arqade; I was directed to post this question here from Arqade.
I just got a new top-of-the-line Sager/Clevo laptop running Windows 8.1 Pro, and it passes the Crysis (2007) benchmark maxed out with flying colors. However, I'm getting low-memory warnings from Windows:
Close programs to prevent information loss
Your computer is low on memory. Save your files and close these programs:
Crysis.exe
Crysis is definitely not using an inordinate amount of memory. According to the Task Manager, the system has 8 GB of RAM of which less than 3 GB are in use, with Crysis having allocated only 218 MB of memory. Obviously, this warning is not justified. Why is Windows giving this warning, and what can I do?
The specifications of the Dragon as follows:
- CPU: Intel Core i7-4800MQ, 4 cores (8 threads), 2.7 GHz
- GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M, 4GB GDDR5
- Memory: 8GB DDR3 1600 MHz (2x4GB)
- Storage: 750 GB 7200 RPM hard drive
- OS: Windows 8.1 Pro 64-bit
4Did you disable your pagefile? – Bigbio2002 – 2014-01-07T21:52:52.007
Looks like this may be a problem with Windows 8.1. Check out this thread to see many people with the same problem, no solution tho. http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows8_1-gaming/your-computer-is-low-on-memory-when-its-clearly/6fd6d158-1835-4179-b09f-975ea65e4281
– Atari911 – 2014-01-07T21:54:35.090How much video memory is in use? Memory stats usually only refer to mainboard ram. I expect the gtx780M is a mobile card and they don't always have as much dedicated video ram as a desktop version (and then laptop manufacturers may have their own oem spec). I don't have win 8.x so I don't know if it complains about low memory conditions WRT gpu. – horatio – 2014-01-07T21:55:38.387
also: crysis 32 bit or 64 bit binary? – horatio – 2014-01-07T21:57:17.537
32-bit executable. The GPU actually has 4 GB of VRAM onboard. – bwDraco – 2014-01-07T21:58:18.187
This reminds me of Ye Olde problem where the system address space gets eaten up such that the memory can't be properly referenced. (VCache) – horatio – 2014-01-07T22:04:31.593
3@Bigbio2002: The pagefile has not been disabled. – bwDraco – 2014-01-07T22:08:14.050
how large of a page file do you have set up, is is very small? – Scott Chamberlain – 2014-01-07T22:32:54.000
It's automatically managed and should grow by itself if required. – bwDraco – 2014-01-07T22:38:58.827
Fixed yet DragonLord? Hope fully after windows update? Related: http://superuser.com/questions/715757/11gb-standby-ram-file-low-memory-warning-battlefield-4-win-8-1?noredirect=1#comment917020_715757 --not 4 you Dragon, for others ha
– Pathfinder – 2014-02-15T07:31:37.327@Pathfinder It's been resolved. Besides, the Dragon has been upgraded to 24 GB of memory. – bwDraco – 2014-03-23T15:02:43.433
@DragonLord Good to hear! – Pathfinder – 2014-03-23T18:47:43.460
I know this is a little old, but it's plain impossible for Crysis to use as little as 218 MB of memory. ;) – Daniel B – 2014-04-17T07:17:42.503