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Processor | i7 2600k@4.6ghz |
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Motherboard | MSI z68ma-ed55 |
Cooling | Silentx Extreem 120mm |
Memory | 2x4gb XMS 7-8-7-20 1600 |
Video Card(s) | HD6870 |
Storage | 2x128gb Kingston Hyper-X (Raid0), 2x750gb RE3 (RAID1), 2x750gb RE3 (RAID1) |
Display(s) | Soyo 24", Gateway 22" |
Case | Fractal Design Arc Mini 6x120mm fans. |
Audio Device(s) | Onboard |
Power Supply | Zalman 750w |
Software | Windows 7 |
I'm still facinated by devices like this.
http://www.acard.com/english/fb01-specification-print.jsp?idno_no=270
Ram is dirt cheap. The PCB and interface components are not costly either. In the link I posted, that devices biggest flaw is the CF card for backup. Replace the CF with a 2.5" HDD or SSD and you would have an impressive product.
Mass storage using system memory isn't new. There's quite a few products having 10TB or more storage available in rack-mount enclosures but, like so many other technologies, it doesn't take foothold in the consumer market. :shadedshu
In the mean time I've allocated a small part of my system memory to a ramdrive. It's used for Window's and IE's temp files. The increase in performance is just awesum. I don't necessarily feel any improvement in general Window's operations but application and driver installs are ridiculously fast. I have 8gb of memory and have 3gb allocated to the ramdrive (test was done with 2gb). You should try it. The ramdrive benchmarks at 7-9GB/s vs. the 450MB/s of my SSD raid-0.
http://www.acard.com/english/fb01-specification-print.jsp?idno_no=270
Ram is dirt cheap. The PCB and interface components are not costly either. In the link I posted, that devices biggest flaw is the CF card for backup. Replace the CF with a 2.5" HDD or SSD and you would have an impressive product.
Mass storage using system memory isn't new. There's quite a few products having 10TB or more storage available in rack-mount enclosures but, like so many other technologies, it doesn't take foothold in the consumer market. :shadedshu
In the mean time I've allocated a small part of my system memory to a ramdrive. It's used for Window's and IE's temp files. The increase in performance is just awesum. I don't necessarily feel any improvement in general Window's operations but application and driver installs are ridiculously fast. I have 8gb of memory and have 3gb allocated to the ramdrive (test was done with 2gb). You should try it. The ramdrive benchmarks at 7-9GB/s vs. the 450MB/s of my SSD raid-0.
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