i7 920 / Velocerapptor - Setup RAM Disc in 12 GB?

[BubbaBooBoo]

I'm seting up my i7 920. Got a Veloceraptor 150 for boot drive, a RAID 1 for storege and 12 GB RAM. What I want to do is too set up the Vista 64 OS on boot drive plus the aplications but Id think it mite be a good idea to set aside about 4 GB or so for RAM disc. What is the best way to manege this, how do I do it, and what would I keep on RAM disc? The only app I care about is photoshop.

 

[ChunkyBarf]

BubbaBooBoo:
Search for 'RAM Disk' software and you will be in the right path. One of the first hits I got was for FarStone. I have not used it. I used a RAM Disk a long time ago to speed up video game emulation, but it was years ago. Now that RAM is so plentiful and inexpensive, going this route may not be a bad idea. Bear in mind that a good portion of Adobe's code is memory (page file) management. Do not expect miracles.

Good luck,
ChunkyBarf

 

[BubbaBooBoo]

Thanks Chunk! With i7s memory managment being diferent than Core 2 Quads would a RAM disc still be a good idea? Or would it be beter just to let photoshop acess all the RAM normaly? Its CS4 so it should be able to suck all that RAM up, right?

 

[BubbaBooBoo]

Ive been reading up on RAM disc and some sites say just let Vista 64 acces the RAM normaly. Any thoughts?

 

[dguy6789]

I don't recommend using a ram disk. Vista(and probably Windows 7) already caches up into your memory all of your commonly used programs, games, and files, so it basically functions as a ram disk already.

 

[taltamir]

Originally posted by: dguy6789
I don't recommend using a ram disk. Vista(and probably Windows 7) already caches up into your memory all of your commonly used programs, games, and files, so it basically functions as a ram disk already.

+1... ramdrives are not for accelerating general program loads, ram is better for that...

Ramdrives are for serving the same file over and over to millions of clients or other rare obscure things that the home user never does.

 

[dguy6789]

If you are using the 64 bit CS4 and you have a 64 bit OS(and it looks like you do), the program can use over 4GB of ram(or as much as you have or want) on it's own. It's very nice

 

[BubbaBooBoo]

Ya, it seems that it migth be better just to leave everything alone and let Vista do its thing! As for the CS4, I havent even opened up the box yet. its Photoshop CS4 Extended. Will that work as a 64 bit or not? I dont see anythng on the box that says 32 or 64 bit.

 

[dguy6789]

When I installed mine, it left two shortcuts on my desktop for normal and 64 bit. I just always use the 64 bit one.

 

[Flipped Gazelle]

Originally posted by: BubbaBooBoo
Ya, it seems that it migth be better just to leave everything alone and let Vista do its thing! As for the CS4, I havent even opened up the box yet. its Photoshop CS4 Extended. Will that work as a 64 bit or not? I dont see anythng on the box that says 32 or 64 bit.

Yup, 64 bit is included. Many 3rd party filters, however, will not work with the 64 bit version.

If you need to use the 32 bit version of CS4, you can set up a RAMDisk and then set it as the scratch disk.

 

[BubbaBooBoo]

I havent even opned up the box yet, but Im lookin forward to instaling it all. I didnt know about the two icons. Im gonna go 64 bit all the way. I dont use any thrid party filters so i should be just fine. I can hardly wait to see that photoshop just zoooooooom along on that sucka!

 

[BubbaBooBoo]

DANG! DANGDANGDANGUMMIT!

Blown away. Never thougth anything could be this fast. Feel sorry for anyone who spent money to buy a rig and dindt get a i7 920.

DANG!

Sell your house, your wife, your kids, your dog and buy this thing!