Success using DataRam Ramdisk with A-10c

[Ranger79]

Hey everyone,

 

I have seen a great improvement in loading times, FPS, and playability by placing the entire game on an .img and running in through DataRam Ramdisk. I also tested it with FC2 and also had great success.

 

If you have 8 - 12 GBs of ram, this may be an option for you.

 

Just thought I would share with everyone, hopefully it will help someone.

[baksie]

can you give some numbers.

also please explain in more detail how you did do it

[Ranger79]

Basically you need to have enough RAM to run windows, operate your graphics cards, and the rest can be utilized for DataRam RamDisk (http://memory.dataram.com/products-and-services/software/ramdisk).

 

I currently have 12 GB's of Ram in which I utilize 8 GB's for RamDisk.

 

Once in the program, create a virtual drive, then install the game to the virtual drive. You can then create a .img file for the game.

 

I have an .img for both A-10c Beta and FC2.

 

I have seen increases in LOMAC FC2 of 7-12 FPS, and the loading screens are around 50% faster.

 

PM me if you would like additional information.

 

My current rig:

 

i7 930 (o/c 3.87 ghz)

H50 water cooling

PNY GTX 580

12 GB OCZ 1600 DDR3

2 OCZ Vertez 2 60 GB SSD's

1 OCZ SSD (50 GB)

1 TB 7200 HD

 

(running windows off on one SSD, games on another, videos recorded on another, and 1 TB is used for saving videos, media, etc.)