Wow!!! RamDisk Setup & Demo with over 9,000 MB/s Write Performance!

Nelly · 20 Apr 2012 at 21:59

Nelly · 20 Apr 2012 at 23:14

Nightglow said:
Would interesting to see if there is any further benefits to be gained by using faster memory.

In the video they mentioned using G.Skill Trident 2800 @ 11-13-13-35. So doesn't look like it makes any difference, although would be good to see more tests.

Nelly · 20 Apr 2012 at 23:24

hyperst said:
Now these http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-067-GS&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=817 would go well with my Asus Z77 Gene V, could put BF3 on 16GB of it, who's going to try it?

Edit, maybe not/ it's 8x4GB, facepalm.

Makes me feel like going X79, this to me seems better than the release of new CPU's or whatever else!

Nelly · 20 Apr 2012 at 23:31

Nightglow said:
This is more suitable if you have a X79 board DDR3-2400 - PC3 19200 64gb (8X8gb)

http://www.gskill.com/products.php?index=460

Did look at Z68 & Z77 boards to replace an aging 775 pc, but decided X79 was the better option.

Looking at prices on the web, looks like it would cost around a grand for that kit if not more. :eek:

I would just get the cheapest 8x4GB 1600C9 for now, well if I switched to X79.

Nelly · 21 Apr 2012 at 00:26

I think I'm definitly going to get 32GB Ram, will stick with this Z77 using all four banks.

The amount of time I spend reading up on geeky stuff on the net and I have never even seen this tech till tonight! feel like hitting my head against a brick wall! lol

Nelly · 21 Apr 2012 at 00:36

SeraphX said:
i spotted it somewhere a few weeks back, but only finished my SB build with enough ram a few days ago now, thanks for posting this, and curses for posting this, never really played much with ram clocking in the past, so hope all this goes well haha

I only found out because Gibbo in the CPU section posted "So who shall be buying IvyBridge?" and saw this post:

KiiYzOo said:
I want to get ivy unless it is a lot more expensive than sandy, but I definitely want an asus z77 motherboard after watching the asus z77 motherboard roundup on motherboards.org

So I went and had a look on youtube on the motherboards.org and there is a newer vid about this, so posted the vid, it feels like Asus trying to make out it's exclusive to they're boards only lol!

Nelly · 21 Apr 2012 at 00:50

SeraphX said:
HA!

Lol if they are seriously trying to pull that one

I've seen that JJ on a few newegg vids, says he's the marketing manager @ Asus, so guess he's giving it the big one on that video lol, at first I was like omg! Asus have really come up trumps here, only when I looked into it more I realised it works on any motherboards / ram lol.

KiiYzOo said:
yeah watched this video earlier and thought that I had heard of this before even ttl said he's doing it in his main rig!

lol this is absolutly amazing, it will take SSD's years! to catchup... wish we could get hold of 64GB sticks of Ram really cheap lol.

Nelly · 12 Oct 2012 at 01:05

Some more info posted in this Hexus article, from yesterday >> http://hexus.net/tech/news/ram/46493-optimise-os-amd-radeon-ramdisk-application/

Hexus.net said:
Optimise your OS with the AMD Radeon RAMDisk application

When we think of RAMDisks, the first thing that comes to mind is that if the power is cut, data is lost and so we tend to steer clear of anything that attempts to place our precious files into volatile memory.

AMD believes, however, that RAMDisks are more relevant now than ever and that they have the potential to seriously enhance our PC experience. As such, AMD has teamed-up with specialist firm, Dataram, to launch the AMD Radeon RAMDisk and RAMDisk Xtreme software suites.

The former will allow users to automatically create disks of up to 4GB in RAM for free, whilst the latter, which can be had for ~$20, will allow users to automatically create virtual storage of up to 64GB. It's perhaps worth noting that owners of Radeon-branded memory, which the company launched earlier this year, will be able to squeeze 6GB out of the free edition.

Advantages over a standard spinning disk are clear:

Gaming up to 1,700 per cent faster

Significantly faster general performance - read performance up to 25.6GB/s

with DDR3-1600 RAM
With SSDs all-the-rage right now, the extra speed offered by RAMDisks may seem unnecessary, however, there are very real advantages to adopting a RAMDisk:

Keep temporary files and saves off the SSD - extending drive life

SSDs can dump data into RAM at incredible speeds, reducing the time it takes to prepare a RAMDisk after boot

For those who wish to give AMD's Radeon RAMDisk a try, you can head over to the following link and, please, let us hear about your experiences: www.radeonramdisk.com.