Will adding a 2nd SSD to Spin 3 SP314-54N-58Q7 specifically for paging increase performance?

garbanzo99

I have the Spin 3 SP314-54N-58Q7. I understand the 8 GB of RAM is soldered on the motherboard and, apparently, can't be increased. Would adding a 2nd NVMe SSD (I know there's a second slot available) to use for paging provide the equivalent, albeit somewhat slower, capability? The problem I'm trying to solve is that I keep so many browser tabs and apps open that I'm constantly getting a message that I'm running out of memory

JackE

»»equivalent, albeit somewhat slower, capability»»

DDR RAMsticks are still an order of magnitude faster than NVME RAMdisks. So yeah, I guess you could say the NVMERAM would be somewhat slower. But you'd get less out of memory messages while-u-wait. 🙂

brummyfan2

Hi,

Yes, it might help, if you are concerened about the slower performance, try putting the page file on both drives.

https://superuser.com/questions/857750/optimal-location-of-pagefile-on-a-system-with-two-ssds-with-system-drive-faster

Athwart

@garbanzo99 If you are getting memory warnings that is usually because you don't have a big enough paging file. The usual cause is either:

1. Your existing HDD/SSD doesn't have enough free space to create a sufficiently large paging file. If that is the case, adding a 2nd SSD and putting the paging file there should fix the problem or;

2. Your paging file settings have limited the size of the paging file to an insufficient size. Check your settings by using Win+R then enter SystemPropertiesAdvanced. Select Advanced-Settings-Advanced-(Virtual Memory) Change. It is usually easiest to select ‘Automatically manage paging file size for all drives’ then the paging file will size itself to suit demand. If you have a HDD, it can be beneficial to select a fixed size (assuming you have sufficient free space) but it's of no real benefit to do so if you have an SSD.