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    Moving BF2 to a flashdrive for increased loading times?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by a7x2thedeath, Jul 24, 2008.

  1. a7x2thedeath

    a7x2thedeath Notebook Consultant

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    Hi all, I was wondering if I relocate my BF2 file from my D: drive to my 4gb flash drive, if it will give me increased performance for loading maps and so on. If I have to, I can go into the registry and manually configure the read and write mbps, but I was just wondering if any of you think this would work.
     
    a7x2thedeath, Jul 24, 2008
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  2. flipfire

    flipfire Moderately Boss

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    Its fastest when it loads from the internal HD
     
    flipfire, Jul 24, 2008
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  3. Greg

    Greg Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    You can't alter the read/write times of a flash drive...not sure where you get that idea.

    Your drive probably transfers at speeds of around 50MB/s-100MB/s Thumb drives? - Try 30MB/s or slower.
     
    Greg, Jul 24, 2008
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  4. a7x2thedeath

    a7x2thedeath Notebook Consultant

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    Would it work if I put it on my Ipod?

    80g Video
     
    a7x2thedeath, Jul 24, 2008
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  5. flipfire

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    I dont think you got what we said...

    External devices will be half as slow transfer rate, (except for eSATA) but flash drives do have faster seek time.
     
    flipfire, Jul 24, 2008
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  6. KGann

    KGann NBR Themesong Writer

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    Why in the world would you even want to do that? If your load times are slow, invest in more RAM or a faster HD. Don't waste time trying to use USB transfer methods.
     
    KGann, Jul 24, 2008
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  7. a7x2thedeath

    a7x2thedeath Notebook Consultant

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    I was looking into getting a raptor drive for my laptop, and I just found out that I have an E-Sata port, so maybe that will work. Any suggestions on what kind of external raptor drive to buy for e-sata?
     
    a7x2thedeath, Jul 24, 2008
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  8. Jamaicanyouth

    Jamaicanyouth Notebook Evangelist

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    Get a 7200 rpm 320gig internal hard drive. Don't be a laughing stock with an external raptor drive.
     
    Jamaicanyouth, Jul 24, 2008
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  9. miscolobo

    miscolobo Notebook Deity

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    Well i used to run Counter Strike 1.6 off my USB at school :cool:
     
    miscolobo, Jul 24, 2008
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  10. Jamaicanyouth

    Jamaicanyouth Notebook Evangelist

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    Yea but BF2 loads a lot from the HDD.
     
    Jamaicanyouth, Jul 24, 2008
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  11. reidy-

    reidy- Notebook Enthusiast

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    get 8GB of RAM and make a virtual harddrive that'd load fast
     
    reidy-, Jul 24, 2008
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  12. masterchef341

    masterchef341 The guy from The Notebook

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    except it'll be gone every time you turn off the machine lol.

    anyway, this whole idea of moving parts away from your laptop to increase performance is backwards.
     
    masterchef341, Jul 24, 2008
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  13. Cheeseman

    Cheeseman Eats alot of Cheese

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    And the fact that the ASUS G1S can accept 4GB of RAM at maximum.
     
    Cheeseman, Jul 24, 2008
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  14. talin

    talin Notebook Prophet

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    This is definitely one of the more interesting threads I've seen in awhile.
     
    talin, Jul 24, 2008
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  15. BenLeonheart

    BenLeonheart walk in see this wat do?

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    Dude, you should get BF2 running off a USB drive...Yes, it WILL run crappy compared to running from internal HDD or external, but, hey, at least YOU WILL BE HAPPY... or, at least some of us will prove a point when we say... dont...

    either way, try doing it :D
    and compare by yourself what suits your needs... choppiness from external loading, or smoothnessnessnessness from internal hdd :)
    cheers
     
    BenLeonheart, Jul 24, 2008
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  16. HTWingNut

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    Maximum Transfer Rates:

    USB 2.0 = 60 MB/s
    SATA 150 = 150 MB/s
    SATA 300 = 300 MB/s

    Of course each device has their own specs within the device to improve performance like spindle RPM, cache size, seek time, write time, and latency. The only thing flash drives have going for them is the seek time, but actual transfer rate is atrocious when compared with a SATA HDD.

    Actually, there would be some merit in using an eSATA VelociRaptor since it is same transfer speed as SATA 300.
     
    HTWingNut, Jul 25, 2008
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