So it's stupid that I got a cheap set of RAM for a system I'm building and decided to throw it in my current system until I build the other system? Hmmm.
not stupid in the least to play around with something so easy to take in and out.
I could also add to the list of Fancycache strengths.. that it also has the ability to cache/defer writes to an SSD with active trimming to reduce the number of files actually written to fresh blocks when the data is finally flushed.
It's not so much about the lifespan saved(we're well past worrying about that crap, IMO).. but more about reducing the amount of trashed free blocks for increased stamina and resistance to slowdowns. Especially for those who like to overfill these SSD's beyond what the firmware really likes from an overhead/recovery standpoint.
Just helps to keep a cleaner drive for longer periods of time by reducing all the redundant crap(especially partial block consumption when the drive can't always write combine), is all.
I could also add to the list of Fancycache strengths.. that it also has the ability to cache/defer writes to an SSD with active trimming to reduce the number of files actually written to fresh blocks when the data is finally flushed.
It's not so much about the lifespan saved(we're well past worrying about that crap, IMO).. but more about reducing the amount of trashed free blocks for increased stamina and resistance to slowdowns. Especially for those who like to overfill these SSD's beyond what the firmware really likes from an overhead/recovery standpoint.
Just helps to keep a cleaner drive for longer periods of time by reducing all the redundant crap(especially partial block consumption when the drive can't always write combine), is all.
So is it ok to reinstall every 90 days, or does it install crap on there to prevent that?
I like the idea of cpu cache->DDR3 holding area (ram drive) before getting written to my SSD or RAID array.
Umm.. not sure. but I think it does keep track of previous installs. I usually reimage my array in less time than that and easily get away with it since there is no previous version installed on my backup image.
The other method I've often used for various trial software is to delete and then clean the registry to get rid of all traces for reinstallation later on.
You'd just have to try it, is all I could really tell you.
The other method I've often used for various trial software is to delete and then clean the registry to get rid of all traces for reinstallation later on.
You'd just have to try it, is all I could really tell you.
DesiPower
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When was this? I remember I paid a small fortune while upgrading from 4MB to 16 MB when I switched to windows 95 :biggrin: I was exited!! and this week I went 16GB just for the heck of it...
What can you do with 24GB? Mainly just post here that you have 24GB. Oddly a person could do that without actually buying the 24GB.
exdeath
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Don't know why people think it's crazy. You can get 16 GB for like $100.
Get a 8 slot X79 with 64 GB, build a 48GB RAM drive, and write a startup script that loads all your most heavily used games and applications to the 48 GB on boot from a 2+ GB/sec SSD RAID-0 and symlink things like the config files and save dirs to actually write back to the SSDs.
You could use sleep mode 99% of the time and keep RAM alive in combination with a UPS, and worst case scenario if you lose power you only have a 20 second boot time including streaming compressed image data from the SSD RAID to the RAM drive at 2+GB/s. Would be totally worth it. I'm spoiled by SSDs, I need faster now. Primary storage latency must die in a nuclear holocaust if we truly want to see the greatest revolution in the computer since the invention of the microprocessor. We need this BAD. We can't keep upgrading to 900 GB/sec processors and memory buses and quadrupling our file sizes and data quantity every year and still moving GBs and TBs of files at 2,500 Kilobytes / sec random access speeds like it's the 1960s.
Yeah. I'm done with shitty spinning magnetic "tape" garbage. Anything with read/write heads belongs in the garbage next to the floppy disk and VHS tape, not in a modern PC circa 2011. Memory gap is too wide now. People didn't stop and think advancing computers exponentially for the last 50 years "hey how are we going to store and retrieve the data for this new 2345897349857349 TFlop CPU to access??"
1:1 CPU
rimary storage is where it's at.
Yeah... there you go, perfect use for excessive amounts of RAM. I want such a truly zero wait state computing experience that the hourglass and progress bar APIs can be safely removed from the OS forever. Like those computers you see in sci fi movies that never have load times for anything and move exabytes of data in the push of a button. Full virus scans that take all of 3 seconds to check 20 million files, etc.
This is the next best thing until a true universal memory like STT-MRAM or FRAM takes off. Imagine 256GB of non volatile RAM that is both your "RAM" and "storage device" at the same time, that's as fast as SRAM, infinite rewrites, doesn't require power to retain data forever, instant on/off, no loading ever because everything is already just... there... directly addressable by the CPU at all times. "loading" would become synonymous with "installing" where you upload the program and data from external media to "RAM" one time. Screw the ball and chain of hard drives.
Until then, there is 64 GB of RAM backed by generous quantities of RAIDed NAND flash SSDs.
Get a 8 slot X79 with 64 GB, build a 48GB RAM drive, and write a startup script that loads all your most heavily used games and applications to the 48 GB on boot from a 2+ GB/sec SSD RAID-0 and symlink things like the config files and save dirs to actually write back to the SSDs.
You could use sleep mode 99% of the time and keep RAM alive in combination with a UPS, and worst case scenario if you lose power you only have a 20 second boot time including streaming compressed image data from the SSD RAID to the RAM drive at 2+GB/s. Would be totally worth it. I'm spoiled by SSDs, I need faster now. Primary storage latency must die in a nuclear holocaust if we truly want to see the greatest revolution in the computer since the invention of the microprocessor. We need this BAD. We can't keep upgrading to 900 GB/sec processors and memory buses and quadrupling our file sizes and data quantity every year and still moving GBs and TBs of files at 2,500 Kilobytes / sec random access speeds like it's the 1960s.
Yeah. I'm done with shitty spinning magnetic "tape" garbage. Anything with read/write heads belongs in the garbage next to the floppy disk and VHS tape, not in a modern PC circa 2011. Memory gap is too wide now. People didn't stop and think advancing computers exponentially for the last 50 years "hey how are we going to store and retrieve the data for this new 2345897349857349 TFlop CPU to access??"
1:1 CPU
rimary storage is where it's at.Yeah... there you go, perfect use for excessive amounts of RAM. I want such a truly zero wait state computing experience that the hourglass and progress bar APIs can be safely removed from the OS forever. Like those computers you see in sci fi movies that never have load times for anything and move exabytes of data in the push of a button. Full virus scans that take all of 3 seconds to check 20 million files, etc.
This is the next best thing until a true universal memory like STT-MRAM or FRAM takes off. Imagine 256GB of non volatile RAM that is both your "RAM" and "storage device" at the same time, that's as fast as SRAM, infinite rewrites, doesn't require power to retain data forever, instant on/off, no loading ever because everything is already just... there... directly addressable by the CPU at all times. "loading" would become synonymous with "installing" where you upload the program and data from external media to "RAM" one time. Screw the ball and chain of hard drives.
Until then, there is 64 GB of RAM backed by generous quantities of RAIDed NAND flash SSDs.
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cantholdanymore
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Exactly
Memory was the first, and only thing, I upgraded in all the computers I bought in the past. Remember not been able to afford 128MB for my laptop and having to settle with 96MB just to trash it a couple of years later to install 256MB.
NEVER AGAIN
tweakboy
Diamond Member
Well?????
You will never use over 8GB . what applications you use ? Sonar X1c or Adobe Premiere... if not,, its a total waiste,,,:thumbsdown:
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