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SamtheDog
Singularity.
Talon Alliance
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Posted - 2008.01.26 14:58:00 -
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I've been contemplating purchasing a RAM disk with 8GB of DDR2 ram. I was wondering which would provide the greatest performance benefit.
Install windows on a pure RAM disk where windows loads in literally 3 seconds from on boot to desktop
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Install EVE on a RAM disk for maximum performance.
The unit is specifically listed here http://techreport.com/articles.x/9312/1
I can get 2GB ram for roughly $35 each. My main question would be, would it be beneficial to play eve on a RAM disk, if so, would it be better to run windows vista or EVE off the ram disk alone?
Sam
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SamtheDog
Singularity.
Talon Alliance
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Posted - 2008.01.26 15:13:00 -
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The i-ram is compatible with 2GB memory sticks. 8GB is very possible currently.
Question remains, should I install vista on it or just eve?
Sam
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SamtheDog
Singularity.
Talon Alliance
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Posted - 2008.01.27 00:50:00 -
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Thanks for the links. It seems to me that no matter what I'll do I'll still get a bottleneck of speed due to the small size of the i-ram (8GB config).
I started looking at Raptor drives in RAID 0 config. This would encompass a huge improvement over my std SATA 500GB drive (7200rpm). I'm just curious to see how viable the performance difference of say loading another system would be after you jump from a standard drive to a very high speed one.
Sam
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SamtheDog
Singularity.
Talon Alliance
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Posted - 2008.01.27 06:27:00 -
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Thanks for the comments today. I purchased 2 x 150GB raptors today (with the clear window).
I've read & heard nothing but good things about them. Also, considering my internet lines in my home are a true & unmetered 96.4Mbit lines (Korea rocks for net speeds) I'm sure the game won't make me wait as much when I play in the new drives.
Also, Samsung drives suck.
Sammy
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