SH3 computer specs

Tessa · 07-21-10, 01:59 AM

As previously pointed out, more ram (even just doubling it) will get you the biggest improvement for the minimal amount of $$$. If you've got Win 7 (not sure if it was available in Vista or not) but using readyboost with a fast usb flash drive can add a noticeable boost, especially graphics wise.

The key here is that for readyboost to really work the flash drive must have really fast i/o speeds, otherwise you won't really get any performance gain. While most of the memory get used in paging, some gets dedicated to video. Friend of mine with an older machine that just put on 7 got a nice surprising boost of about 5-10% when he enabled it with a 4gb drive.

07-21-10, 01:59 AM	#8
Tessa Grey Wolf Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: CG 96 Posts: 861 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	As previously pointed out, more ram (even just doubling it) will get you the biggest improvement for the minimal amount of $$$. If you've got Win 7 (not sure if it was available in Vista or not) but using readyboost with a fast usb flash drive can add a noticeable boost, especially graphics wise. The key here is that for readyboost to really work the flash drive must have really fast i/o speeds, otherwise you won't really get any performance gain. While most of the memory get used in paging, some gets dedicated to video. Friend of mine with an older machine that just put on 7 got a nice surprising boost of about 5-10% when he enabled it with a 4gb drive.