• Usb ram?
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[url]http://www.instructables.com/id/Use-your-USB-flash-drive-as-virtual-RAM/[/url] Is this legit? Will it increase FPS in FPS (teehee)?
I've changed this!! I was under the impression you were using Vista/7. If you're using Windows XP just increase your pagefile size, do not put pagefile on a removable USB drive as posted in the instructions in the OP. This works but if you have Windows Vista or 7 the feature is called ReadyBoost ([URL]http://windows.microsoft.com/en-CA/windows7/products/features/readyboost[/URL]). Keep in mind this isn't really adding RAM, it adds pagefile. Think of it like the overflow that is used if you use all your system RAM, it is not very fast at all compared to real RAM and it will not always be used. As for increasing performance (gaming or otherwise) if your computer is fairly low end it will definitly help out a little ([URL]http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleid=2160&page=1[/URL]), but don't expect any massive jumps in performance. What are your computer specs anyway?
I don't think you will get better performance as most of the thumb drives writing/reading speed is no more than 30-40 megabytes per second
I wonder if a USB 3.0 drive would make it work better.
[QUOTE=2 > 1;26666409]I wonder if a USB 3.0 drive would make it work better.[/QUOTE] USB3.0 tops at 250MB/s, regulare DDR2-800 ram does +6000MB/s
my specs are horrible 1gb of ram 1.6 ghz rpocessor vdieo card: 128mb with pixel shader: 1.4 and vertex shader 1.1 feelsbadman.jpg
[QUOTE=2 > 1;26666409]I wonder if a USB 3.0 drive would make it work better.[/QUOTE] To be honest if your computer is USB 3.0 capable you might as well go out and buy more RAM. ReadyBoost is aimed more at systems that just barely meet the minimum specs for Vista/7. Read and write speeds on USB 2.0 drives are very slow but when Vista first came out ReadyBoost was widely debated and tested; its a cheap way to squeeze out a tiny bit of extra performance, nothing more. If your system is up to spec don't bother with it, if you have less than 1.5GB of RAM then you might want to check it out, but only only as something to help out if you're still saving your pennies for that upgrade. ReadyBoost is not an alternative to real RAM by any means. [QUOTE=taylorellis;26666432]my specs are horrible 1gb of ram 1.6 ghz rpocessor vdieo card: 128mb with pixel shader: 1.4 and vertex shader 1.1 feelsbadman.jpg[/QUOTE] I fucked up and assumed you were using Vista/7. If you're not running Vista/7 and can't use ReadyBoost I wouldn't try to put the pagefile on a USB drive. Instead try increasing your existing pagefile size.
ReadyBoost was a shitty idea, because Flash only lasts about 100,000 write/erase cycles.
Yeah, well Chinese wofat 8 GB flash drives are like $10 at Target, compared to $150-$300 for 8 GB of DDR3-1600 so you can destroy cheap flash drives for awhile before you spend as much on real RAM. A better alternative would be to get like 4 x 40/80GB SATAII drives and put them in RAID0 and move the swapfile to it and solely use the RAID array for the swapfile. It would still be cheaper than upgrading the system memory in certain situations.
ReadyBoost [B]works[/B] but not well USBs simply aren't anywhere near as fast as actual sticks of RAM... your money would be better spent on RAM.
That's stupid, most modern day hard drives are way faster than flash drives. Needless to say, setting the main pagefile on a flashdrive can be quite troublesome in certain cases. Keep in mind that flash memory have a limited write cycle.
[QUOTE=B1N4RY!;26684512]That's stupid, most modern day hard drives are way faster than flash drives. Needless to say, setting the main pagefile on a flashdrive can be quite troublesome in certain cases. Keep in mind that flash memory have a limited write cycle.[/QUOTE] Which is why SSDs in college-issued laptops are a TERRIBLE idea. (Story of my life)
Readyboost is like swap memory, but even slower. I've tried it - didn't notice any difference.
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