Having L2 on a ramdisk would mean cached data being stored 3 times in memory (once in Windows' file cache, once in Primo L1 and once on ramdisk as L2) so would be a waste of memory and CPU time. L2 is more for using an SSD to speed up an HDD. It works perfectly OK with a cache file, it's just that there is *no point whatsoever* in placing that cache file on a ramdisk - the L1 cache (which can use "invisible memory" above the 3.25GB limit for 32-bit Windows systems) uses RAM so just stick with that. So yes, Fancycache is way more flexible - even if it may be some percent slower. because, you simply dont need to alter/resize the Ramdrive if you want to create -or- delete the (fancy)cache. With Fancycache you dont have such Ramdrive hassle with resizing + any unecessary back up steps, (* you need to back up yours data first to HDD and doing so still costs unnecessary time) Ok, now you want to cut H.264 stuff and back to a 8GB Ramdrive = in such case you have reconfigure Primocache + to resize the Ramdrive.Ĭertainly if you resize the Ramdrive = all data in the Ramdrive will be lost (*) So for example you configure the Invisible memory: 6GB Ramdrive + 2GB Primocache I have not tried Primocache + Primodisk, but I am pretty sure this combination will not work "on-the-fly" - because there is no option in primocache to select a Ramdrive. With fancycache I can "on-the-fly" create + delete the cache file -> without (!) changing my Ramdrive size (!) Is there a way to buy the Fancycache Beta for a more fair fee - without - buying primocache? I am not sure if fancycache is at last worth 29Euro if it is still an outdated Beta that will never get any updates. So, I am at last a little bit surprised if you have to buy first primocache just for getting acess to fancycache.
#FANCYCACHE TEST SOFTWARE#
I know there is a switch "using IM/invisible memory" for XP or any other 32bit OS Users in yours primocache software - but this IM switch still crashes XP if you are using a Ramdisk. I need the Ramdrive for Browsercache, Swap, Photoshop and H.264 cuttings, de/muxing. Since a Ramdrive is just memory, so certainly there is no performance lost.
#FANCYCACHE TEST PC#
The PC itself has installed 12GB RAM, so the other (unused/not OS managed) 8GB are used as Ramdrive. So using some off this (4GB) memory for additional caching is just a bad idea, because doing so means still less (free) memory for programms in return. XP can still adress 4GB and thats not much.