Vista - Best way to use 16 gig

**rcs1000** · 02-17-2008

Hi,

I've persuaded my boss that I need 16 gig of RAM. The purpose being, of course, to make Vista fly.

Is a RAM disk the best way to do this? Can I 'cache' the system disk in a RAM disk?

Or is there a better way to make use of my new endownment.

Thanks,

Robert

**z3r010** · 02-17-2008

Quote: Originally Posted by rcs1000

Hi,

I've persuaded my boss that I need 16 gig of RAM.

Rep added, for getting your boss to believe you need 16gig

**mathews2010** · 02-17-2008

haha nice...hey john..if i can persuade my boss to get me a 4hnm cmpu, 16 gb ram, and alot of other stuff..can i get free reputation too??

hmm what about if i persuade myself to buy u 16 gb of ram, john...

lol jus kidding

now rcs1000,
if i got 16 gb, yes i would personally use a ramdisk...not sure about the caching though

**theredraven** · 02-17-2008

16gb of RAM O.o, don't waste the money, get 8gb and persuade him to let you get a Q6600 quad core. 8gb of ram is even overkill

**sahitanand** · 02-17-2008

hehe....i had that dream recently
i had 16 GB ram and still my conputer wasnt fast enough

Stanknnewbie · 02-22-2008

Quote: Originally Posted by theredraven

16gb of RAM O.o, don't waste the money, get 8gb and persuade him to let you get a Q6600 quad core. 8gb of ram is even overkill

Really? I get oom crashes using fsx and adobe cs3. I have completely disabled system restore, hybernation file and indexing. I think 16gb is not overkill for me, im just waiting to see some reviews

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(2) WD 320Gb Sata HDD Raid 0
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**roy69** · 02-23-2008

16gb is ideal for high res photo editing and video ork. Now you need two or three 47 inch widescreens to go with it to make the rig more compleat.

02-17-2008	#1 (permalink)
rcs1000 Ultimate x64 1 posts	Best way to use 16 gig Hi, I've persuaded my boss that I need 16 gig of RAM. The purpose being, of course, to make Vista fly. Is a RAM disk the best way to do this? Can I 'cache' the system disk in a RAM disk? Or is there a better way to make use of my new endownment. Thanks, Robert
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02-17-2008	#2 (permalink)
z3r010 Windows 7 Ultimate x64 21,391 posts	Re: Best way to use 16 gig Quote: Originally Posted by rcs1000 Hi, I've persuaded my boss that I need 16 gig of RAM. Rep added, for getting your boss to believe you need 16gig
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02-17-2008	#3 (permalink)
mathews2010 Vista Ultimate x64 Service Pack I 242 posts	Re: Best way to use 16 gig haha nice...hey john..if i can persuade my boss to get me a 4hnm cmpu, 16 gb ram, and alot of other stuff..can i get free reputation too?? hmm what about if i persuade myself to buy u 16 gb of ram, john... lol jus kidding now rcs1000, if i got 16 gb, yes i would personally use a ramdisk...not sure about the caching though
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02-17-2008	#4 (permalink)
theredraven Vista Home Premium x64 17 posts	Re: Best way to use 16 gig 16gb of RAM O.o, don't waste the money, get 8gb and persuade him to let you get a Q6600 quad core. 8gb of ram is even overkill
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02-17-2008	#5 (permalink)
sahitanand vista Ultimate X64 SP1 89 posts	Re: Best way to use 16 gig hehe....i had that dream recently i had 16 GB ram and still my conputer wasnt fast enough
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02-22-2008	#6 (permalink)
Stanknnewbie Vista Home Premium x64 4 posts	Re: Best way to use 16 gig Quote: Originally Posted by theredraven 16gb of RAM O.o, don't waste the money, get 8gb and persuade him to let you get a Q6600 quad core. 8gb of ram is even overkill Really? I get oom crashes using fsx and adobe cs3. I have completely disabled system restore, hybernation file and indexing. I think 16gb is not overkill for me, im just waiting to see some reviews Intel Q6600 @ 3.4Ghz on air EVGA 780i (3) watercooled BFG 8800GTXOC Tri-SLI 4Gb OCZ PC6400 DDR2 800 1200W PC Power and Cooling Turbo Cool Max Performance PSU (2) WD 320Gb Sata HDD Raid 0 Vista Home Premium x64 Antec P180
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02-23-2008	#7 (permalink)
roy69 Vista home premium 64 bit 2,108 posts	Re: Best way to use 16 gig 16gb is ideal for high res photo editing and video ork. Now you need two or three 47 inch widescreens to go with it to make the rig more compleat.
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