RAM drive for W7

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  1. Posts : 146
    Windows 7 Ultimate X64 RTM
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    RAM drive for W7


    Whats the best and most compatible RAM drive for 7 x64 ?
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  2. Posts : 28,845
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    Hey Earlz

    Why would you want to use a ram drive in win 7, given that it has prefetch?

    Ken
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  3. Posts : 4,925
    Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
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    check this thread out: How to make a RAM drive in Win7 64?
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  4. Posts : 4,925
    Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
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    zigzag3143 said:
    Hey Earlz

    Why would you want to use a ram drive in win 7, given that it has prefetch?

    Ken

    Prefetch isnt a ramdrive. Prefetch attempts to accelerate application and boot launch times respectively by monitoring and adapting to usage patterns over periods of time and loading the majority of the files and data needed by them into memory so that they can be accessed very quickly when needed.

    Although it loads them into memory, its not in the same way a ramdrive would operate.
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    swarfega said:
    Prefetch isnt a ramdrive. Prefetch attempts to accelerate application and boot launch times respectively by monitoring and adapting to usage patterns over periods of time and loading the majority of the files and data needed by them into memory so that they can be accessed very quickly when needed.

    Although it loads them into memory, its not in the same way a ramdrive would operate.
    Understood. I know what a ramdrive does from my win95 days. Just curious why the OP wanted one.

    Ken
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  6. Posts : 4,925
    Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
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    Indeed, with todays hardware, I dont see the need for one.
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  7. Posts : 146
    Windows 7 Ultimate X64 RTM
    Thread Starter
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    For faster over all loading speed on my selected applications
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  8. Posts : 28,845
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    EarlZ said:
    For faster over all loading speed on my selected applications
    Ah so you want to put the app into ram drive so it will load faster. The one issue with ram drives is loss of data in a crash.

    You have a 64bit OS with lots of ram. I just wonder what is causing your app to load slower than you like?

    Ken
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  9. Posts : 4,925
    Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
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    With a 3.5ghz system such as yours, you really dont need to worry about load times. I have a 3ghz cpu and most of my programs load in a few seconds.

    You could get a usb flash drive of 4gb or above and use that for readyboost. Readyboost also helps make certain applications load faster.
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  10. Posts : 7,878
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
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    Of course, while a more expensive option, those wishing for instant loading apps these days should consider the purchase of a SSD (solid state disk). While not ideal for the OS with the stuttering issues, for running and installing applications, it might just do the trick.
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