No, you wouldn't see much, if any, boost with that much RAM installed.
Unless you have a lot of applications open or are running a RAM hungry app.
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"Jason" <Jason@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> "Jupiter Jones [MVP]" wrote:
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>> Jason;
>> Windows tends to use all available memory.
>> When needed, the memory is immediately released for use.
>> Depending on how much memory you have determines the performance boost
>> you
>> get.
>> The closer you are to 2 GB to start, the less Ready Boost seems to help.
>> Memory not in use is wasted memory.
>> Do you see any performance increase?
>> Look beyond just the numbers which as you see can be deceptive.
>>
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>> "Jason" <Jason@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>> > When readyboost is off the graph (performance tab, Memory) showing
>> > memory
>> > in
>> > use shows 877 and then when it is enabled it shows 929 MB in use. Free
>> > is
>> > showing 7MB, Why do I only want 7MB free? I was under the impression
>> > with
>> > readyboost it would free up memory thus taken my 877MB in use and
>> > dropping
>> > it
>> > to 6XX in use? Please help me to understand?
>> >
>> > Thanks
>>
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> I have 2.5 Gigs of memory so maybe I should not see any performance
> increase?