running out of memory

[billywhiz]

OK some time back I had a problem with running out of memory, I was advised to look into the 3meg switch, this worked like a hot dam for a while but now it seems to be happening again and I'm not sure why?? The only thing I can think of it that my temp files are getting bigger. How can I check these files and remove them?? or any other suggestions as to why this is happening?

 

[kellnerp]

@billywhiz

You still need to tell us more about what is happening and what you have done already.

I might then open another part, modify that and then save it that's when it crashes.

If this was happening when you had the 3gb switch enabled and didn't have the /uservar value set I would say you are running out of system cache. If you did have /uservar set I would say set it to a lower value.

I might close that part but not save it because some of my part files are 200 meg and I don't want to take the time to save it if the mod needs to be changed again

If you have the time to crash and not to save go ahead the way you are. If you don't have time for either consider upgrading. You can build a pretty fast replacement machine on 64 bits for $1,000.

And if you are changing things you need to see in the assembly why not work in the part edit mode in the assembly?

There is really no better time saver than to save frequently no matter what hardware you are running.

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[billywhiz]

Thanks for your comments I will look into these things. I plan on getting another machine however I am really busy at the moment and don't have time to set up all the programs I use, as it will take me a couple of days, but I would like to get a list of requirements for a new machine from one of you guys please??

 

[macduff]

Go to the Solidworks website for system requirements

Colin Fitzpatrick (aka Macduff)
Mechanical Designer
Solidworks 2010 SP 5.0
Dell T5500 XP Pro SP 3 (32-bit)
Xeon CPU 2.53 GHz 3.00 GB of RAM
nVida Quadro 4000 2 GB
3D Connexion-SpaceExplorer

 

[CorBlimeyLimey]

Have you considered building your own?
The specs listed by Charles Culp at

https://forum.solidworks.com/message/229880#229880

apparently gives a solid machine at a reasonable cost.

 

[kellnerp]

Just built this for a customer. He is tickled pink with it. At the time it was in the $2,000 category and ran Anna's benchmark in 47s with the auto O/C button engaged. The case looks serious, provides more than ample cooling with the stock cooler.

CPU	Intel Core i7-2600 Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost) 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I72600	
MOBO	MSI P67A-GD65 (B3) LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard	
RAM	G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL	
SSD	Intel X25-M SSDSA2MH080G2K5 2.5" 80GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
VIDEO	NVIDIA Quadro FX1400 PCIE 128MB DDR 3D Graphics Card
CASE	Rosewill CHALLENGER Black Gaming ATX Mid Tower Computer Case	
PS	CORSAIR Gaming Series GS700 700W ATX12V v2.3
HDD	WD VelociRaptor WD6000HLHX 600GB
DVD	LG Black 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 16X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM SATA DVD Burner - Bulk LightScribe Support - OEM
OS	Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 64-bit 1-Pack - OEM	
OFFICE	Microsoft Office 2010 Professional
BACKUP	Acronis True Image Home 2011

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