RAM can't store all the programs you're running, so it doesn't. Instead, things that haven't been accessed recently get swapped out to disk (e.g. minimized programs - most things you've minimized aren't in the physical RAM). In addition, sometimes programs you launch don't necessarily map everything into RAM at once - it assigns addresses for the executable, but it doesn't bring it into physical RAM until it's needed (this is really noticeable with things like Java, with a huge library which only has a tiny bit used in each program - that library isn't all put in RAM). Try launching Resource Monitor sometime. Under "Memory", see where it says "Hard Faults/sec"? When you switch programs, it spikes; if you switch tabs in Chrome, it can spike. Every time there's a hard fault, it means something that was supposed to be in RAM wasn't actually in hardware RAM.

The real issue with physical drives for that isn't speed; it's latency. Memory's swapped out in 4 KB chunks; rarely is too much read in at a time from one contiguous spot. Instead, different things are in different parts of the pagefile, and you have to wait until the head reaches them. Coincidentally, latency is the biggest advantage of an SSD over an HDD.

RAM can't store all the programs you're running, so it doesn't. Instead, things that haven't been accessed recently get swapped out to disk (e.g. minimized programs - most things you've minimized aren't in the physical RAM). In addition, sometimes programs you launch don't necessarily map everything into RAM at once - it assigns addresses for the executable, but it doesn't bring it into physical RAM until it's needed (this is really noticeable with things like Java, with a huge library which only has a tiny bit used in each program - that library isn't all put in RAM). Try launching Resource Monitor sometime. Under "Memory", see where it says "Hard Faults/sec"? When you switch programs, it spikes; if you switch tabs in Chrome, it can spike. Every time there's a hard fault, it means something that was supposed to be in RAM wasn't actually in hardware RAM.

The real issue with physical drives for that isn't speed; it's latency. Memory's swapped out in 4 KB chunks; rarely is too much read in at a time from one contiguous spot. Instead, different things are in different parts of the pagefile, and you have to wait until the head reaches them. Coincidentally, latency is the biggest advantage of an SSD over an HDD.

 

Thanks, that was interesting =)

 

Anyway it's an overall performance increase not perceptible to the end-user. Does the cost fit the benefit?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834313584

 

i am thinking about this any input?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834313584

 

i am thinking about this any input?

 

Seems very great to me, and it's really cheap too! (750M SLI? it will be hot as hell) By the way, I have no idea on Lenovo's manufacturing quality

Plan & Simple DONT! Get a desktop it will help in the long run!

Plan & Simple DONT! Get a desktop it will help in the long run!

"I need something that does not require a direct connection" meaning a laptop or netbook, essentially. 

it also has 2 graphics cards ,I plan on getting a cooling pad with 3 fans ,so would that work/?

Seems very great to me, and it's really cheap too! (750M SLI? it will be hot as hell) By the way, I have no idea on Lenovo's manufacturing quality

 

Overclock, always, especially if you plan on getting a cooling pad, it'll put it to good use. After I overclocked my rustbucket laptop I could achieve 40-50fps on GTA IV, medium settings. On a £1000 laptop god knows what fps you're gonna get by overclocking.

it also has 2 graphics cards ,I plan on getting a cooling pad with 3 fans ,so would that work/?

 

It should surely help... Anyway, you'd better search for users reviews and check if it has overheating issues: SLI configurations can be difficult to cool in a desktop pc too

Overclock, always, especially if you plan on getting a cooling pad, it'll put it to good use. After I overclocked my rustbucket laptop I could achieve 40-50fps on GTA IV, medium settings. On a £1000 laptop god knows what fps you're gonna get by overclocking.

 

It's not recommended to overclock a laptop... That very model will burn with stock settings too

ok cool it has a 4 out of 5 starts

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834313584

I'm not really a huge fan of laptops, especially ones released now at the moment. 

 

If you are really set on a mobile device such as a laptop look for one with an SSD and hard drive combo because usually the hard drive is the first to fail on a laptop since they are tossed around a lot. 

 

Also, if you are willing to wait a year or two, Nvidia is working on some great stuff with SLI integration into gaming laptops, they actually have certain laptops on the market now that have open GPU slots so you can add another GPU when you want to upgrade. 

could I get somes links to ones?

lenovo y570 runs mine smooth on high graphics but thats from 2011 i am going to get a lenovo y510p soon when i sell my current one. lenovo bios is strictly locked so i dont think you can overclock it

 

 

y510p

This laptop is one of the few 15.6 inch laptops currently in the market with a fourth generation Haswell Intel Core i7 processors. The Y510p also comes with an ultrabay, which can house a second dedicated graphics card, a hard drive or an exhaust fan; and uses the secure boot UEFI protocol.

Specifications:

• CPU/Chipset: 4th Generation Intel® Core™ 2.5 GHz Quad Core i7-4700MQ

• Memory: up to 16 GB (DDR3 1600 MHz)
• Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GT750M 2GB GDDR5 built-in graphics, with option of secondary NVIDIA® GeForce® GT750M by using the external UltraBay Graphics Card.
• Operating System: Windows 8
• Screen size: 1366x768 or 1920x1080

only $789.00

Edited January 15, 201412 yr by miked9372

could I get somes links to ones?

 

I thought we had this discussion... And I told you the Good laptops for your money and good Desktops parts to build your own.