Will USB 3.0 Take ReadyBoost to New Levels?

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  1. BillS22
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    Will USB 3.0 Take ReadyBoost to New Levels?


    I just read about USB 3.0 External Hard Drives.

    Are Thumb Drives next?
    Is a 5GB/sec ReadyBoost Drive in the future?
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  3. pparks1
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    A 5GB/s ready boost drive is called RAM and it already exists.
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  4. obarthelemy
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    7x64
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    RAM is NOT persistent


    ReadyBoost is.

    So RAM does not replace/make redundant readyboost.
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  6. rixto003
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    Windows 7 Enterprise X64
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    OT: ise RAM u get from readyboost useful? (does it make ur PC better, or is it just virtual RAM?)
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  7. kucing13
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    I think it is
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  8. Fumz
    Posts : 1,496
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    obarthelemy said:
    ReadyBoost is.

    So RAM does not replace/make redundant readyboost.
    Actually, RAM renders ReadyBoost superfluous.
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  10. whs
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    Regardless how fast the USB connection may be, it does not make the USB sticks any faster. There is anyhow only a very narrow "market" for Ready Boost - just systems with 512MB or 1GB of RAM. And the performance gain is not fantastic. Nothing beats RAM - the more, the better.
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  11. Krispy1
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    5gbps is theoretical speed not actual speed. actual speed is usually a 10th so usb 3.0 will probably have transfer rates around 500mbps. either way real ram works better with the system then readyboost
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  12. A Guy
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    A system that uses usb3 and SATA 6 Gb/s can probably have a minumum 16GB Ram. If you aren't starting with at least 4Gigs Ram, it's a crime :). The thought of ready boost at that point becomes moot I'd think. A Guy
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  13. darkstar420
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    USB 3.0 and Ready Boost


    Actually, most of you ARE incorrect.

    Ready Boost works to speed up read/write speeds by caching frequently used content to a USB drive.

    Even with USB 2.0 you get a fairly decent increase in boot times, and USB 2.1 is 480mb/sec while USB 3.0 is 6gb/sec which is substantially faster.
    Universal Serial Bus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
    USB 3.0 standard is
    Universal Serial Bus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    Asus seems to have the best USB 3.0 ports which are MUCH faster than standard USB 3.0.

    So the idea is to use a SATA3 3tb drive and then a 8 or 16gb USB 3.0 memory stick for additional caching.

    My favorite combo is a 64gb SSD SATA3 + 3TB SATA3 + 16gb of dedicated cache memory, Using Asus X79 RAM cache.

    With this setup not only does a 3TB 7200RPM drive perform like a SSD it tops out max performance for SATA3. Damn near instant load times.

    So the three techs are

    Microsoft Ready Boost with USB 3.0 Asus USB Boost
    ASUS - The Best USB 3.0 Experience - USB 3.0 Boost

    Asus SSD Caching
    ASUS X79 - SSD Caching - YouTube

    Asus RAM Cache
    ASUS X79 - RAM Cache / RAM Disk - YouTube

    BTW 32gb of DDR2400Mhz Quad Channel memory powers my setup. G.Skill
    Most definitely is overkill but its so nice to have...

    In the future I want to get a second 3TB SATA3 and add another 64gb SSD SATA3 drive for caching.
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