[Guide] Allocate more RAM for RuneScape

Tal Ormanda · **Posted:** October 12th, 2009, 9:44 pm

1. Attempt to run RuneScape and you will see a Java "Coffee mug" icon appear in the bottom right of the Windows taskbar (the system tray). If you have previously hidden this icon you will need to open the "Control Panel" and click on the "Java" icon.

2. Right click on this icon and select the "Open Control Panel" Option.

3. Select the "Java" tab on the window that appears. You should see two panes.

4. Select "View" under the first pane, which will be labeled "Java Applet Runtime Settings".

5. You will now see your installed Java versions. In the fourth column (titled "Java Runtime Parameters") double click, and you will have a text entry box.

6. Type -xmx128m into the box. The 128 part tells Java to use up to 128MB of RAM instead of the default, which is much lower. To allocate more or less, just change the number. It is not recommended to go for any more than 60% of your total RAM!

7. Click Apply and OK, then close your browser (if open) and re-open. Try playing RuneScape!

> Finding RAM <

1. Go to Start > Run, or hold down the Windows key + R key to bring up the run window.

2. Type in msinfo32 and hit enter.

3. Look where it says "Total Physical Memory".

Adbot · **Posted:** October 12th, 2009, 9:44 pm

power crazy · **Posted:** October 12th, 2009, 10:10 pm

Very good idea, I will be doing this tomorrow after I uninstall the older versions of java that I have.

ChrisT · **Posted:** October 13th, 2009, 11:36 am

is 128m that much higher then the default? i didnt notice all that much of a difference. ill have to go to a crowded place or something maybe to see more of a diff cause all i did was try it out on lunar isle.

Mushroom Queen · **Posted:** October 13th, 2009, 2:55 pm

I have a pretty awesome amount of RAM (8GB), but I wish I would've seen this back on my old computer. The poor thing sort of limped by with 768mb of RAM. Rofl.

dafin0 · **Posted:** October 13th, 2009, 3:46 pm

Sounds like a good idea. I will be putting it too good use, since i have that coffee mug thing gets so annoying.

Cheers, dafin0 :lol:

P.S. To the user above: (that is a lot of RAM. What do you use it for).

Jay · **Posted:** October 13th, 2009, 5:10 pm

Yeah my computer came with 8GB ram installed, I will try allotting like 3-4GB for a few hours just for the fun of it though.

Adbot · **Posted:** October 13th, 2009, 5:10 pm

Tal Ormanda · **Posted:** October 13th, 2009, 7:27 pm

Please reply with any results.

The Killer · **Posted:** October 13th, 2009, 9:51 pm

thanks mate i just crashed my computer now when i turn it on it hangs.

i hope ur happy

Tal Ormanda · **Posted:** October 14th, 2009, 4:58 am

The Killer wrote:

thanks mate i just crashed my computer now when i turn it on it hangs.

i hope ur happy

It only effects Java, which isn't used by anything when you boot up.

Alex_SE · **Posted:** October 18th, 2009, 7:20 am

I forgot about this Parameter, thanks for reminding me!

My results: The game became more fluid, specially in zones with people firemaking. Before it used to lose frames.
Also the grand exchange is less "laggy". I didn't test the speed of loadings but I didn't notice much difference.

I allocated just 512MB to test it out. Java was using 152MB in the crowded Grand Exchange.

Thanks and
Nice Guide. :wink:

ChrisT · **Posted:** October 18th, 2009, 10:38 am

im getting an error on my laptop :/ its saying "Please check that mozilla or firefox or netscape is properly installed on the system and/or you have sufficient permissions to change system settings"... im the main user on this computer + i didnt have any problems with installing firefox :/

raiden528 · **Posted:** October 25th, 2009, 11:18 pm

Sounds like a great plan, I kept wondering why I could run far more demanding games smoother than runescape.

Earth · **Posted:** October 26th, 2009, 12:36 pm

dafin0 wrote:

P.S. To the user above: (that is a lot of RAM. What do you use it for).

You know you can quote people right? See above.
This is a nice guide, I'll be allocating more RAM

Jay · **Posted:** October 26th, 2009, 2:38 pm

As a follow-up, I did try this. I actually found it worse allotting 4GB of ram than when on default. The FPS was much lower and the game played choppy. Probably only for me though.