Windows ReadyBoost Put To The Test For Gaming

Post by **Apoptosis** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 10:05 am

Now that LR has installed Windows Vista Ultimate 32-bit we can dive deeper into the new features of Vista. The ReadyBoost feature is only found in Windows Vista and allows you to use a USB key as virtual memory in order to enhance performance. This can improve small random I/O for people who lack the expansion slots, money, and or technical expertise to add additional RAM.

Article Title: Windows ReadyBoost Put To The Test For Gaming
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Dragon_Cooler · Post by **Dragon_Cooler** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 10:23 am

Never heard of this. Seems pretty cool, but not for i. The ram i have will be sufice, i will take your wonderful review word for it. LOL

werty316 · Post by **werty316** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 7:29 pm

I heard about ReadyBoost and came to the conclusion it doesn't quite work so well.

Hybridesque · Post by **Hybridesque** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 1:37 am

Agreed, it doesn't really give anything tangible. Then again, it was tested on a really powerful machine. Memory isn't that dear these days, even in the UK. Still no substitute for it, along with a fastish HDD.

blitzkrieg1110 · Post by **blitzkrieg1110** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 8:47 pm

When I had Vista installed (that didn't last long) I tried using my 512mb flash drive and it failed the test for speed. I read somewhere that they are very strict with their speed to allow the use of your flash drive in ReadyBoost. Seems like a nice feature though (when I go back to vista in 4 or so months).

slugbug · Post by **slugbug** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 10:44 am

I tried it with a Verbatim 1 GB thumb drive and find some programs do open a little quicker.

SlipSand · Post by **SlipSand** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 2:42 pm

This is only available on vista?

liqnit · Post by **liqnit** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 2:46 pm

SlipSand wrote:This is only available on vista?

Yes

Casper · Post by **Casper** » Thu Feb 15, 2007 11:26 am

Are there 3rd party programs for windows xp that do the same thing?
I think this whole feature has limited value, adding RAM is much more beneficial (when possible). They need to develope really fast thumb drives to make this feature more attractive.

Post by **Apoptosis** » Thu Feb 15, 2007 11:30 am

Casper wrote:Are there 3rd party programs for windows xp that do the same thing?

No and I don't think i'd want to see a 3rd part encrypt data like that... hehe

dotslasher · Post by **dotslasher** » Thu Feb 15, 2007 1:45 pm

This doesnt really work

i wont use it, i'll stick to my 2gigs of ram

liqnit · Post by **liqnit** » Thu Feb 15, 2007 2:37 pm

it is a very good feature but not so good implementation...