CompactFlash for virtualmem...

**The_Other_One** · 12-24-2005, 07:49 AM

Just a thought... You can get 1gig CF cards for less than $50. You can get a CF to IDE converter for just a few bucks. Ever considered using such a card for virtual memory. Some CF cards can be quite fast, I'm sure faster than a 1G HD! It would be silent, and cheaper than adding more RAM.

Just an interesting, and probably pointless idea, that hit me as I was tweaking my machine a bit...

Maybe tommarow I'll look for some actual benchmarks and see how fast the cards really are.

**ceewi1** · 12-24-2005, 11:22 AM

Sounds like quite a good idea, i'd be interested to see how it performs. Hard drive manufacturers are already working on integrating flash memory into the cache, so that instead of the current 2, 8 or 16MB caches we could have 1GB or more, so it seems quite logical. You'd get the benefits of getting the page file off the main hard drive, and also improving its access speed.

**The_Other_One** · 12-24-2005, 02:10 PM

Yay, someone likes my stupid idea

Hmm... I wonder if Dad has a 512M CF card I could start with...

**Praetor** · 12-26-2005, 02:54 PM

I get a sneaking feeling they cant keep up with say 40-60MB/s offered by HDD (not includcing cached xfers which are peaked)

12-24-2005, 07:49 AM	#1 (permalink)
The_Other_One Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lexington, NC Age: 23 Posts: 12,368	CompactFlash for virtualmem... Just a thought... You can get 1gig CF cards for less than $50. You can get a CF to IDE converter for just a few bucks. Ever considered using such a card for virtual memory. Some CF cards can be quite fast, I'm sure faster than a 1G HD! It would be silent, and cheaper than adding more RAM. Just an interesting, and probably pointless idea, that hit me as I was tweaking my machine a bit... Maybe tommarow I'll look for some actual benchmarks and see how fast the cards really are. __________________ Desktop * Athlon X2 4200 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| 7600GT Laptop1 * C2D T5550 \| 3G RAM \| 120G HD \| Intel x3100 Laptop2 * C2D T5250 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| Intel x3100

12-24-2005, 11:22 AM	#2 (permalink)
ceewi1 Moderator Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 21 Posts: 5,280	Sounds like quite a good idea, i'd be interested to see how it performs. Hard drive manufacturers are already working on integrating flash memory into the cache, so that instead of the current 2, 8 or 16MB caches we could have 1GB or more, so it seems quite logical. You'd get the benefits of getting the page file off the main hard drive, and also improving its access speed. __________________ CPU: Core 2 Duo E6600 / MOBO: Gigabyte 965P-DS3 / GPU: Gigabyte HD4870 RAM: 2GB G.Skill F2-6400CL4D-2GBPK / HDD: 2TB Total HDD / PSU: Antec NeoPower 480W Cheap PSUs - 2% of system costs, responsible for 28% of system deaths As Sealed Stick was removed, lost or damaged, it shall be out of warranty validity. - The "Warranty void if removed" sticker on numerous CoolerMaster PSUs. Useful PSU Guides

12-24-2005, 02:10 PM	#3 (permalink)
The_Other_One Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lexington, NC Age: 23 Posts: 12,368	Yay, someone likes my stupid idea Hmm... I wonder if Dad has a 512M CF card I could start with... __________________ Desktop * Athlon X2 4200 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| 7600GT Laptop1 * C2D T5550 \| 3G RAM \| 120G HD \| Intel x3100 Laptop2 * C2D T5250 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| Intel x3100

12-26-2005, 02:54 PM	#4 (permalink)
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