Running programs from RAM

[DMZ]

I had a thought just now after reading some comments about SSDs being good for gamers because of load times.

Diverting that topic a little, could you use a tool like DataRAM RAMDisk to load an image from a harddrive (it has that feature) which contains a program and then run that program from the RAM disk? Of course the initial copying process could be slow, but it would work wouldn't it? I guess you might have to install to the RAM disk to start with for some programs (or manage the drive letters well) so that the path doesn't get messed up.

 

[biuro74]

I use RAMDisk for holding swap file there. If I had additional 8 GB of RAM, I'd use it for TEMPs, too.

But thing you mention - running programs from RAM... well, it depends on program. Some of them use standard Windows files/libraries, so during its startup those files have to be loaded up, too (from HDD, or SSD - wherever system is installed on). Some of them would activate swap file which - again - causes HDD/SSD read/write states.

Anyways, RAMdisk access time is much quicker than standard HDD/SSD, so such method would be beneficial, if program is launched (and closed) many times during day/week etc. Some of people would ask "why close program then, if you've got plenty of RAM?" - so you can see, there's another attitude to launching (and keeping) programs

You might try and see - what is better in your case, and give us some feedback to let us know: is it something really worth.