Quote:More ram = more fluid loading of applications thanks to there being plenty of more ram to cache
That doesn't make any sense. Application loading is based almost entirely on HDD speed since everything has to be copied from disk -> ram.
Quote:Faster ram is only really worth it on CPU's who's memory controller only does 1 cache read every cycle
Um......wouldn't it have more to do with how often main memory is being accessed?
Dolphin's minimum and recommended RAM requirement is 2GB RAM. At this time, the emulator will not make use of more than that. It uses between 512MB to 1GB RAM for itself.
(06-18-2012, 04:15 AM)NaturalViolence Wrote: [ -> ]More ram = more fluid loading of applications thanks to there being plenty of more ram to cache
Quote:That doesn't make any sense. Application loading is based almost entirely on HDD speed since everything has to be copied from disk -> ram.
Yes, and at the same time No.
Windows prefetching and the readyboot service maintain a priority list of files to cache in system memory allowing for an application that has not been used during the current session to load up almost instantly...Given you aren't trying to run it straight after logging in.
However, in the case i was making there, The fluidity comes from the subsequent removal of overcommitting by having more memory then you typically use. Less (to zero) cases of disk thrashing after returning to windows from a game, quicker task switching in and out of said game, etc, as the memory used is taken from the Standby pool instead of shoving the least used out into page.
Quote:Faster ram is only really worth it on CPU's who's memory controller only does 1 cache read every cycle
Quote:Um......wouldn't it have more to do with how often main memory is being accessed?
not really.
Actually, i expect that 2Ghz DDR3 + a PCI-3 enabled graphics card should improve the old implementation of EFB to ram, just like PCI-E 2.0 did for the 8800 and Project64's copy to rdram.
Quote:not really.
Actually, i expect that 2Ghz DDR3 + a PCI-3 enabled graphics card should improve the old implementation of EFB to ram, just like PCI-E 2.0 did for the 8800 and Project64's copy to rdram.
I wasn't talking about dolphins performance. Read the posts again.
(06-18-2012, 04:15 AM)NaturalViolence Wrote: [ -> ]Quote:More ram = more fluid loading of applications thanks to there being plenty of more ram to cache
That doesn't make any sense. Application loading is based almost entirely on HDD speed since everything has to be copied from disk -> ram.
Quote:Faster ram is only really worth it on CPU's who's memory controller only does 1 cache read every cycle
Um......wouldn't it have more to do with how often main memory is being accessed?
It also depend if you using RAM drive and the apps is on them. I have 48GB of RAM in my current rig and also currently building a new rig. I load/boots some of the operating system like Windows 7 x64 (nt6.1) entirely in RAM and whatever apps gets installed, get installed in RAM drive. Try it, it is incredibly fast, although not speaking of Dolphin, but speaking of Windows based applications.
The old saying is "You can never have too much RAM"