Out of Memory

[macca22au]

I have started to develop this problem.  I have followed threads in other forums and on the Microsoft site, but can't find a clear step by step explanation of fixing it in 32bit Vista, and I have 4 gigs of 800 RAM.  Apparently the game only allocates 2 gig.  I would be grateful for help from anyone with a similar setup who has successfully solved the problem.

[Nick N]

[quote]I have started to develop this problem.

[macca22au]

Nick:  here is Phil Taylor's reply to the same question.  Basically he is suggesting lower slider settings.  It is a leave it alone answer, with the SP and the DX10 patch relieving the pressure on memory.  
"the OS controls the page file. what FSX does is use virtual address space.  alot of virtual address space, depending on settings.

what people are running into us FSX using all of the 2G default process address space. We basically are trying to do too much. dial your settings back and this shouldnt be an issue.

/3Gb switch wont work for FSX right now, there is a DX bug that blocks that.

its a complicated matrix. We have definitely tried to reduced the occurrence of this in SP1.  

And DX10 will further reduce the pressure on memory.

We are trying to do what we can."

I would still be interested in going ahead with the three gig RAM arrangement that you suggest.  The two sticks remaining on the left would be in dual channel - does the odd stick remain immediately to the right of the first two on the left?

May 13, 2007 1:17 AM

[Nick N]

Hmmmmm

OK well there is only one problem with that answer. I don't get that the issue is only seen in Vista and if running large amounts of memory. If the problem was FSX 'doing too much", why does it only show up in Vista running 4gigs?

It would be interesting to know if this problem shows up in x64 Vista running 4 gigs.

[Nick N]

[quote]
I would still be interested in going ahead with the three gig RAM arrangement that you suggest.