Okedokey
Well-Known Member
Here is my guide to creating a free RAM Disk.
RAM disk software is nothing new on PC where even the old DOS supported its own RAMDRIVE.SYS.
Generally RAM disks are useful to accelerate read and write times for software. A RAM drive is typically 20 times faster than even the fastest SSD, so if speed is important, nothing beats a RAM drive. Essentially it mounts an application or data to RAM from a HDD for epic fast access.
So here we go, use that extra RAM for things like Steam and other stuff.
Download SoftPerfect RAM Disk.
Select the + sign icon and select say 12000. That's about 10GB. Format it normally.
From there I moved BLOPS multiplayer, (which I play most), but you can move whatever you want, or install something there as any other drive.
Now it loads every time I start Windows, and now the game runs epic quick and uses my spare RAM.
Still leaves around 5 or 6GB for the system.
Thought you guys would appreciate a new use for that extra RAM.
When you shut down, it saves it to HDD.
Let me know what you think, and next time someone says they want 32GB of RAM, you can give them a use-case.
RAM disk software is nothing new on PC where even the old DOS supported its own RAMDRIVE.SYS.
Generally RAM disks are useful to accelerate read and write times for software. A RAM drive is typically 20 times faster than even the fastest SSD, so if speed is important, nothing beats a RAM drive. Essentially it mounts an application or data to RAM from a HDD for epic fast access.
So here we go, use that extra RAM for things like Steam and other stuff.
Download SoftPerfect RAM Disk.
Select the + sign icon and select say 12000. That's about 10GB. Format it normally.
From there I moved BLOPS multiplayer, (which I play most), but you can move whatever you want, or install something there as any other drive.
Now it loads every time I start Windows, and now the game runs epic quick and uses my spare RAM.
Still leaves around 5 or 6GB for the system.
Thought you guys would appreciate a new use for that extra RAM.
When you shut down, it saves it to HDD.
Let me know what you think, and next time someone says they want 32GB of RAM, you can give them a use-case.
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