Readyboost..?

sehcure · 5 Feb 2012 at 23:40

I have 8GB of RAM which is fine, but I found a 8GB USB stick and a 2GB USB stick that won't be used for anything, and thought I might aswell try them for caching with readyboost.

They're both setup for it now, and they go at the back USB slots so I can't see them, but will it actually make any difference?

I heard readyboost is much better now than it was in vista... :confused:

The_Baron · 5 Feb 2012 at 23:45

Just plug in a USB flash drive or card and let ReadyBoost borrow it. ReadyBoost is designed to help when your PC's memory is running low. Low memory can make your computer sluggish because Windows, which needs a place to stash data, turns to the hard drive. Flash memory offers a speedier alternative.

ReadyBoost works with most flash storage devices. In Windows*7, it can handle more flash memory and even multiple devices—up to eight, for a maximum 256 gigabytes (GB) of additional memory.

The_Baron · 5 Feb 2012 at 23:45

Answer : no not really when you already have 8 gigs

abarth_1200 · 6 Feb 2012 at 20:43

Anyone have any ideas on how to make readyboost work when it says you dont need it.

I have W7 on and SSD and it says my system doesnt need readyboost, however I only have 4 GB of DDR2 ram and I aint spending £50/4GB RAM that is outdated

Cold_And_Miserable · 6 Feb 2012 at 20:59

Readyboost was designed to speed up loading data from mechanical drives and it definitely made a noticeable difference. Basically it was a poor mans SSD. Since you have a SSD it is obsolete.

I used to use it to reduce stuttering in X3: Terran Conflict which couldn't use much RAM due to edit: VERY bad coding and constantly loaded off the HDD.

marms · 7 Feb 2012 at 16:57

abarth_1200 said:
Anyone have any ideas on how to make readyboost work when it says you dont need it.

I have W7 on and SSD and it says my system doesnt need readyboost, however I only have 4 GB of DDR2 ram and I aint spending £50/4GB RAM that is outdated

You don't need readyboost because your ssd is faster than your flash drive, if windows used readyboost on the flash drive instead of the ssd it'd slow your system down.