The Memory Tuning control allows you to specify the amount of system resources given to each RIP process. It also allows you to set the number of RIP processes that can be launched simultaneously.
Memory Tuning is found on the Properties window under File on the main menu. The following window will be launched:
The windows will tell you the number of CPUs that have been detected by the operating system. In the case of Dual-Core CPUs, the number will be twice the number of physical CPUs.
If your system has more than one CPU, you may wish to allow SoftRIP to launch more than one RIP process simultaneously, thus increasing throughput. You can set the maximum number of simultaneous RIP processes by changing the Maximum RIP Count setting.
Each RIP process uses its own set of system resources, including memory. Dependent on the amount of memory available on your system, this window may suggest a maximum setting for RIP Memory Allocation. In general, you will want to set RIP Memory Allocation to the largest available number (which uses more memory, but requires less disk access).
Advanced Users: It may be necessary to decrease RIP Memory Allocation if either you want to use less memory for each RIP process (if you are running other programs on this machine that require a lot of memory) or the Windows Task Manager shows excessive paging.