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    Does ReadyBoost really boost up system performance?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by speedking, Apr 21, 2007.

  1. speedking

    speedking Notebook Consultant

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    I just borrowed and put 4GB USB flash readyboost certified, and i wonder is it really working right ? everytime i restart the system the flash loads for around 10 minutes (blinks).
    I would like to know is it really that smart readyboost and does it really improve that much the system performance. And also does 1GB or 2GB will work to me or i have to go for 4GB?
    some tests HDTune

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    speedking, Apr 21, 2007
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    Ready boost will help if you a slow hard drive. It worked very well with my Dell D420 when I had it.
     
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    There has been a huge ongoing debate about this over at hardforum.com. The conclusion (No my experience, paraphrased info), was that if you have something laying around, it can help when navigating around windows. Even if you have a lot of ram. However, if you have a small amount (512mb), it can make a rather large difference. Don't expect miracles and many believed if you were going to buy a memory stick to use as a readyboost device that the money would be much better spent on increasing your ram first. But, if you have one laying around, it can help. On a system with 512mb, the differences seemed to be a few seconds opening programs.
     
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    oh okay so its what i thought it is , not such a big step , because i dont load that much the system , Core Duo/1GB/100GB 5400rpm. Im just worried because i ran Age of mythology today and noticed that the game took more than 500MB of RAM so i thought it may help. Ill test it tomorrow with it.
    Do you think 1 or 2 GB are enough?
     
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    When I had Vista, I used a 2gb sd card for readyboost on a laptop with 1gb of ram. I don't think it helped speeding things up. Instead, the hard drive was constantly working/grinding. I stopped using it and the grinding stopped. The best option is to increase your system ram.
     
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