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30 gigs ram?
Name: Munkybut Date: October 26, 2006 at 19:27:28 Pacific OS: WinXP Pro CPU/Ram: Athlon 64/1.5g Product: n/a
Comment:
I just purchased a new hd to replace my old 30gig one. Now I was wondering, rather than use the 30gig drive as backup, could i turn it into some sort of 30gig virtual ram or somthing of the sort?
I would hate to throw away perfectly good parts, and I would love to make my computer bette for free.
Name: Internet Date: October 26, 2006 at 19:37:20 Pacific
Reply:
A hard drive can never be as fast as random access memory. But if you're a gamer, you could gain a bit more speed by having the page file (swap file) write itself to a second drive.
Some gamers, depending on the game and their PC's configuration, disable the page file when playing. But be careful: disabling the page file can cause your box to crash.
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Response Number 2
Name: Internet Date: October 26, 2006 at 19:42:01 Pacific
Reply:
PS If you've got a gig and a half of RAM as you indicate, you might be able to disable the paging file without diverting it to a second drive, with no problems. But again, this is only of real help to gamers.
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