http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=58479
--- Comment #5 from Stian Low wineryyyyy@gmail.com ---
The computer has 4 GB of RAM. free -m -c 100 shows the decrease in free memory while the swap space (4 GB) does not change.
Another major diff is my laptop has 32GB of RAM which may be a factor that avoided hitting the error.