keetan Posted April 26, 2007 CID Share Posted April 26, 2007 Using Windows Vista, I've come to make the final judgement that 2GB of memory is a 'comfortable' amount of memory installed in order to run the OS smoothly. If you don't have the cash available to run out and purchase more, you might consider an alternative: ReadyBoost. You might have heard of the name already, but in short, it consists of substituting a flash drive (min 256MB) to act as temporary memory. From the person whom invented the feature, you can read the article and FAQ's here on how to use it. http://blogs.msdn.com/tomarcher/archive/2006/06/02/615199.aspx It's a nice benefit than reverting back to Windows XP if you had a choice in the beginning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MttFrog13 Posted April 26, 2007 CID Share Posted April 26, 2007 That's cool, i heard of ready boost but i thought it had something to do with the boot up times. I'm kind of broke right now but you say 2GB is "comfortable" so are you saying that i will notice a big performance jump if i go from 1GB to 2GB? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghostmaster Posted April 26, 2007 CID Share Posted April 26, 2007 Yes it will be a big performance jump.... I havn't really noticed ReadyBoost's effectiveness, but then again, I have resources as such that I wouldn't need it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junerian Posted April 26, 2007 CID Share Posted April 26, 2007 Yea back when I lived with my aunt and had windows vista right before I moved out I put in a 2 gb flash drive and ready boosted it, I only had 1gb normal ram so I noticed quite a big performance diferance especialy with startup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bryanlautt Posted April 26, 2007 CID Share Posted April 26, 2007 If you have 512mb to 1 gig you will notice an improvement with a 2gig jump drive but if you already have 2gig on your machine then you really wont notice it. 2 gig is the sweet spot just like 128 was the sweet spot for 95 and 98 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shug7272 Posted April 26, 2007 CID Share Posted April 26, 2007 I may have to try this out. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Posted April 27, 2007 CID Share Posted April 27, 2007 about that ReadyBoost for Windows Vista. can I install windows vista on that usb flash card? Im might thinkin of buying 8 gig flash card! just wondering, thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keetan Posted April 27, 2007 Author CID Share Posted April 27, 2007 4GB Flash Drive is the most it will use for ReadyBoost. And thats using USB 2.0. Keep in mind the real, physical memory you install is still significantly better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bryanlautt Posted April 27, 2007 CID Share Posted April 27, 2007 about that ReadyBoost for Windows Vista. can I install windows vista on that usb flash card? Im might thinkin of buying 8 gig flash card! just wondering, thanks You know hmmmmmm never tried putting an os on a Flash drive lol i mean i know you can boot with a flash drive but i am doubtfull that it will work but you never know just plug the sucker in and put your windows disk in and see if the OS will see the flash drive as a destination source. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Posted April 27, 2007 CID Share Posted April 27, 2007 that be really cool thou carrying your os in your pocket and bring it with you! :cheesy: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kamil234 Posted April 27, 2007 CID Share Posted April 27, 2007 doesnt ram run much faster than transfer between flash/usb? the readyboost "RAM" will be much slower than regular ram upgrade. you can get 2GB of good ram for $150 now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diablo321 Posted April 28, 2007 CID Share Posted April 28, 2007 doesnt ram run much faster than transfer between flash/usb? the readyboost "RAM" will be much slower than regular ram upgrade. you can get 2GB of good ram for $150 now. yeah.. but its ALOT faster than page files.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
php Posted April 28, 2007 CID Share Posted April 28, 2007 yeah.. but its ALOT faster than page files.. not really... depends on what you're doing. and it wouldn't be practical to install vista on a flash drive.. it would only work on your computer. maybe if you were trying to build a silent system, but otherwise... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjventre Posted April 28, 2007 CID Share Posted April 28, 2007 Another good alternative to a USB jump drive is if you have a laptop with a memory card reader built in. I use a SanDisk Extreme IV 2GB SD card and I just leave it in my laptop's card reader all of the time. The card sticks out less than an eighth of an inch, so its barely noticeable. It also does wonders for my performance, I already have 2 gigs of RAM, but I definitely notice the difference when I put the card in my PC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rammolo Posted April 28, 2007 CID Share Posted April 28, 2007 Hi folks, If you are running Vista with 2 Gigs you wont really note a difference unless you run memory hunger applications as Gaming, even cad applications will run sweet with just 1 gig, if you really see some difference with readyboost, with 2 gigs then you have a problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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