SSD Fight!

-TangleFoot-

Kernel_Sanders wrote: »

Is this some sort of trial run MS are offering?

More of a beta test; if something goes horribly wrong all you can do is tell them about it and hope it's easily fixed.

And DRAM is the 'almost nothing' you can use to go even faster.

Kernel_Sanders

-TangleFoot- wrote: »

And DRAM is the 'almost nothing' you can use to go even faster.

What do you mean by 'almost nothing'? In your link, it states
The performance of a RAM disk is in general orders of magnitude faster than other forms of storage media, such as an SSD, hard drive, tape drive, or optical drive.
I've never heard of RAM discs; is this the 'next big thing 'that will replace SSDs?

-TangleFoot-

Kernel_Sanders wrote: »

What do you mean by 'almost nothing'?

Take another look at your previous post.

Also: standalone RAM disks are hideously expensive.

S0litaire

Kernel_Sanders wrote: »

What do you mean by 'almost nothing'? In your link, it states
The performance of a RAM disk is in general orders of magnitude faster than other forms of storage media, such as an SSD, hard drive, tape drive, or optical drive.
I've never heard of RAM discs; is this the 'next big thing 'that will replace SSDs?

RAM Drives are rather OLD technology in IT terms..

In the past Hard disk space was VERY slow and costly (talking £1's per Mb) but RAM was slightly cheaper and a LOT faster (since programs at that time didn't use as much.)

So instead of using the slow expensive Hard drive space for files the computer needed quickly
An amount of RAM was set aside as a virtual hard drive or "RAM Drive" and that was used to speed up the computer.

These day's RAM Drives are are starting to come back into fashion to stop excessive writes to SSD's.

You can use your computers RAM or buy "RAM drives" that you plug in like a graphics card. the plugin ones are VERY expensive.

their is a Half-way option of flash cards that plug into the PCIe they use SSD chips instead of RAM chips they are becoming more affordable

Kernel_Sanders

-TangleFoot- wrote: »

Take another look at your previous post.

Whoops, a bit slow there!

S0litaire wrote: »

RAM Drives are rather OLD technology in IT terms..
You can use your computers RAM ....

That's quite interesting, seeing older technology making a comeback. Knowing a little about IT history really does make understanding newer technology easier. I wish I'd taken an interest at the dawn of the PC!

Reading this, it would appear that it would be prudent to buy a larger stick than you need when upgrading RAM so you can max out at least one of the slots in readiness for what might come next. After all, in the 1990s, few could have foreseen that RAM requirements could increase a thousand-fold!

-TangleFoot-

Kernel_Sanders wrote: »

...it would appear that it would be prudent to buy a larger stick than you need when upgrading RAM so you can max out at least one of the slots in readiness for what might come next.

Slots be damned - quite a few of us are running dual-channel these days!

Kernel_Sanders

-TangleFoot- wrote: »

Slots be damned - quite a few of us are running dual-channel these days!

Huh!, that is so 1960s

Actually, they do have slots, I see



Dual channel memory slots, orange and yellow for each channel. Paired memory chips should go in slots of same colour.

-TangleFoot-

Kernel_Sanders wrote: »

Dual channel memory slots, orange and yellow for each channel. Paired memory chips should go in slots of same colour.

Some manufacturers have been known to use different-coloured slots to signify this. So you should always read the manual before proceeding.

Kernel_Sanders

-TangleFoot- wrote: »

Some manufacturers have been known to use different-coloured slots to signify this. So you should always read the manual before proceeding.

Somebody needs to update Wiki if so.

-TangleFoot-

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