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Is it possible to have CS Source always in the RAM, so it loads up
instantly? How?

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Lief wrote:
> "KS_90" <ks@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>
>>Is it possible to have CS Source always in the RAM, so it loads up
>>instantly? How?
>
>
> Buy lots of RAM

But it still has to load from the hard disk to the RAM every time. How
do you keep it in the RAM so it is always there? A RAM drive or something?

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Peter [AGHL] wrote:
> KS_90 wrote:
>
>>But it still has to load from the hard disk to the RAM every time. How
>>do you keep it in the RAM so it is always there? A RAM drive or something?
>
>
> You would need the full Steam installation on the RAM drive
> My steam folder is ~ 10Gb
>
> You'd be better of by buying a Tyan Thunder system
> Eg
> http://www.tyan.com/products/html/thunderi7525.html
> Add in 6 15000 rpms SCSI disks in a raid setup
> You need at least three raid systems
> 1) OS
> 2) Swapfile
> 3) Apps
> Don't go with the cheap onboard raidcontroller
> Get a highend external raidcontroller
>
> It'll give you the shortest possible loading time for any application

Heh. Kinda overkill for a computer game, no?

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On 14 Jun 2005 01:15:18 -0700, "Peter [AGHL]" <peter.aghl@gmail.com>
wrote:

>Can't find it on Google atm though

iRam is for the geek with too much money who wants bragging rights:
http://www.techworld.com/opsys/new [...] ewsID=3775
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On 14 Jun 2005 00:04:08 -0700, "Peter [AGHL]" <peter.aghl@gmail.com>
wrote:

>KS_90 wrote:
>>
>> But it still has to load from the hard disk to the RAM every time. How
>> do you keep it in the RAM so it is always there? A RAM drive or something?
>
>You would need the full Steam installation on the RAM drive
>My steam folder is ~ 10Gb
>
>You'd be better of by buying a Tyan Thunder system
>Eg
>http://www.tyan.com/products/html/thunderi7525.html

drool, slobber.

>Add in 6 15000 rpms SCSI disks in a raid setup

could be done better & cheaper with sata [especially 10k rpm].
scsi only really shines in situations, such as real-time databases,
where many small transactions need to be simultaneously actioned.
3ware manufacture a tasty 8xsata raid 64bit pci card that will also
operate in a 32bit pci slot. i haven't seen their new range for pci-e
but i trust they'll be up to their usual standards.
a couple of the tech-sites have published comparative benchmarks on
these setups if you want little bar charts & numbers to peruse.

>You need at least three raid systems
>1) OS
>2) Swapfile
>3) Apps

ime, win xp prefers the swapfile on the same partition as the os.
likewise, steam prefers to be on the same partition as the swapfile

>Don't go with the cheap onboard raidcontroller
>Get a highend external raidcontroller
>
>It'll give you the shortest possible loading time for any application

there are flash memory ide devices that pretend to be hdds, even with
the udma66 interface, which seems pretty standard for these devices.
they respond & operate quickly as they have no moving parts.
these are also very expensive but throwing bucketsful of cash at
something rarely hurts, except your bank balance.

dr ratt

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dr ratt wrote:
>
> but the average pc, especially of gamers, is definitely not a high
> performance server.
>
I know, OP is in the need of high performance IO :-)

rgds/Peter

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http://www.thetechzone.com/articles/ram_drive/

What about this sort of thing? I think that is for win98 though.