Is this rig able to handle heavy games well?

OldBuzzard · Sep 2, 2008, 03:04 AM

One thing you can do with Vista until you do add more RAM is to use a USB Flash drive in REABYBOOST. It definately gives Vista a bump in performance if you have 4GB of RAM or less.

I know this from personal experience as I have run Vista64 on this system with 2, 4, and 8GB RAM. I could 'feel' the difference when I was running 2 & 4GB when I added a 4GB Flash drive in READYBOOST. Once I went to 8GB, there seemed to be a bit of a boost, but not enough, at least for me, to justify tieing up a USB port for it.

comp_ali · Sep 2, 2008, 08:41 AM

Well I have a flash drive(4gb)I will give a try

comp_ali · Sep 2, 2008, 12:45 PM

I tried but unfortunately I found that the computer is behaving madly and became more slowly, I think the problem is the usb port does't support much speed as ram

comp_ali · Sep 2, 2008, 12:50 PM

Should I clear all data on the Flash Drive or It can be used while partially loaded

**temeteus82** · Sep 2, 2008, 12:54 PM

What Flash drive you have? I ask it because the flash drive must be one of those fast ones that has access time 1ms or less. The drive must be capable of 2.5 MB/s read speeds for 4 KB random reads spread uniformly across the entire device and 1.75 MB/s write speeds for 512 KB random writes spread uniformly across the device.

comp_ali · Sep 2, 2008, 01:05 PM

It is (a-data) Myflash 4.0 GB

**temeteus82** · Sep 2, 2008, 01:13 PM

That is readyboost compatible flash drive. Perhaps you should use a bigger portion of the drive for the readyboost ....

comp_ali · Sep 2, 2008, 01:25 PM

Oh It is exactly this one
A-DATA Technology

**temeteus82** · Sep 2, 2008, 01:38 PM

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Originally Posted by comp_ali

Oh It is exactly this one
A-DATA Technology

I see... That isn't readyboost capable. A bit too slow. I had this : A-DATA Technology flash drive until I lost it some where...

Anyway that worked just fine with 2GB's of RAM. And the drive costed me around 20€ when bought it. It was the 2GB version.

comp_ali · Sep 2, 2008, 02:16 PM

I am sorry about your drive ,It was a turbo speed one.
Anyway I guess I will wait 1 another year or less till I think about upgrading.

cozumel · Sep 2, 2008, 10:30 PM

I was reading this DH thread today and then took the link to read the review and it turns out the review site is the middle east. So I read a couple of their reviews. At the end of some of their reviews they tell you where you might be able to able to buy the products. It may be useful to you during the next few months when you're trying to work out which compenents you want and from where you may able to make your purchases.

The review/tech site is t-break

comp_ali · Sep 3, 2008, 11:18 AM

Thanks Coz you made great efforts
I WILL SEE THEN

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Sep 2, 2008, 08:41 AM	Thread Starter #32
comp_ali Sniper Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Egypt Posts: 10,469 Rep Power: 339 System Specs	Well I have a flash drive(4gb)I will give a try

Sep 2, 2008, 12:45 PM	Thread Starter #33
comp_ali Sniper Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Egypt Posts: 10,469 Rep Power: 339 System Specs	I tried but unfortunately I found that the computer is behaving madly and became more slowly, I think the problem is the usb port does't support much speed as ram

Sep 2, 2008, 12:50 PM	Thread Starter #34
comp_ali Sniper Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Egypt Posts: 10,469 Rep Power: 339 System Specs	Should I clear all data on the Flash Drive or It can be used while partially loaded

Sep 2, 2008, 01:05 PM	Thread Starter #36
comp_ali Sniper Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Egypt Posts: 10,469 Rep Power: 339 System Specs	It is (a-data) Myflash 4.0 GB

Sep 2, 2008, 01:25 PM	Thread Starter #38
comp_ali Sniper Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Egypt Posts: 10,469 Rep Power: 339 System Specs	Oh It is exactly this one A-DATA Technology

Sep 2, 2008, 02:16 PM	Thread Starter #40
comp_ali Sniper Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Egypt Posts: 10,469 Rep Power: 339 System Specs	I am sorry about your drive ,It was a turbo speed one. Anyway I guess I will wait 1 another year or less till I think about upgrading.

Sep 3, 2008, 11:18 AM	Thread Starter #42
comp_ali Sniper Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Egypt Posts: 10,469 Rep Power: 339 System Specs	Thanks Coz you made great efforts I WILL SEE THEN