RAM DRIVE

[Ruger22C]

I'd like to put my game into a RAM drive, so it loads faster. However, is this possible with newer games? I've ran two partitions before, and if I installed it to C it won't run from D. (Registry keys?). So, how would this work? I suppose as long as I'm on the OS that installed it, it should be fine?

 

[Fenixgoon]

as i recall, the gigabyte RAMdrive only supported up to 4gigs, and many games these days are larger than that.

 

[Ruger22C]

Not the ones I play, Fenix. Usually 500mB to 2gB.

 

[Nathelion]

There are some ram drives that can remain powered through batteries or standby power when the computer is turned off, you could just plain install the game there and keep it. Otherwise, couldn't you have a partition on you main harddisk that you install it to, and then when you want to play you go into disk management you just switch the drive letters around? I think that will work, the registry isn't updated automatically IIRC.

 

[Ruger22C]

Interesting. Can you link me to battery-powered RAM drive?

Thanks.

 

[imported_Tick]

It's not worth it. We've had this thread over and over again. The difference is trivial and there are way better ways to spend your money.

 

[Ruger22C]

Where's that thread, mate?

 

[Ruger22C]

Bump.

 

[yinan]

The products name is the Gigabyte iram.

 

[Mellman]

its ~$400-500 IIRC for 4GB, i think their version 2 supported, or was supposed to support 8gb...

 

[0roo0roo]

buy raptors and be done with it. if you really feel insane buy 15k rpm enterprise drives.

 

[Blain]

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
buy raptors and be done with it.

:thumbsup::laugh: