Windows 7 <> Rail Simulator

[theokus]

No worries here...
Quad core, 4 giga ram
And the 64 bit version of Windows 7.

KRS is doing good

[777fred]

I dread to think what 2GB of ram would do...

[Easilyconfused]

Fred - 2GB will not be great - my virtual PC running with 2GB is somewhat pedestrian but it does work.

Having tried Windows 7 both at beta and RC levels on a variety of PCs at work (both virtualised and real) I can say it does really like 3GB+ RAM

[theokus]

Fred - 2GB will not be great - my virtual PC running with 2GB is somewhat pedestrian but it does work.

Having tried Windows 7 both at beta and RC levels on a variety of PCs at work (both virtualised and real) I can say it does really like 3GB+ RAM

I have just one small problem: there is no way I can see the number of ram is installed.
So, not in the usual places of Windows.
It is staying empty....

My index = 7.6
The weak link is the hard disk....

Anybody has some experience with SSD ?

[mikesimpson]

Hi Theokus,

I was corresponding with a SSD user this week and he advised that after numerous read/writes the SSD slows down.

Like you, the worst part of my system when running Windows 7 is the hard disk. However, I have 4 gigs of ram and am also using a USB Key to give extra virtual ram and this appears to have speeded up the system somewhat.

I have my PC dual-booting with Vista and Windows 7 and have Rail Simulator on both. I find that starting the identical version of RS on both operating systems and starting the same scenario, the Windows 7 machine shows about a 15pct increase in FPS compared to the Vista o/s. Also stuttering is virtually eliminated.

Mike

[theokus]

Hi Theokus,

I was corresponding with a SSD user this week and he advised that after numerous read/writes the SSD slows down.

Like you, the worst part of my system when running Windows 7 is the hard disk. However, I have 4 gigs of ram and am also using a USB Key to give extra virtual ram and this appears to have speeded up the system somewhat.

I have my PC dual-booting with Vista and Windows 7 and have Rail Simulator on both. I find that starting the identical version of RS on both operating systems and starting the same scenario, the Windows 7 machine shows about a 15pct increase in FPS compared to the Vista o/s. Also stuttering is virtually eliminated.

Mike

Yes indeed Mike.
Same here, more or less.

Guess the use of SSD is too early.
It's about performance and the price too.

I could NOT install KRS with AVG running....
So I did put the firewall down and AVG too.
(and back on after the installation he)

[dipper6]

Hi Theokus,
However, I have 4 gigs of ram and am also using a USB Key to give extra virtual ram and this appears to have speeded up the system somewhat.
Mike

Could someone do me a favour and let me know what a USB Key is and how to set it up for virtual memory.

What do I actually ask for in a dealers for a USB Key, this is the first I've found out about these items.

I'm very gratefull for any replies, thanks lots.

[simuk]

You can only speed up Windows if you are using Vista (or Windows 7?) and have a "ReadyBoost" compatible USB stick, which looks something like:

[dipper6]

thanks lots simuk.
I've just ordered one from Amazon, 16gb.

[overmarze]

You can only speed up Windows if you are using Vista (or Windows 7?) and have a "ReadyBoost" compatible USB stick, which looks something like:

Hmm Pc World said that ready boost dosent work on windows 7.

Wouldnt make any difference anyway as i have 8 gb of ram or would it?

[CaptScarlet]

Hmm Pc World said that ready boost dosent work on windows 7.

Wouldnt make any difference anyway as i have 8 gb of ram or would it?

From everything I have read readyboost is generally only useful with less than 1.5GB ( approx ) of ram.

John

[mikesimpson]

Following regarding Windows 7 and Readyboost - Refers to the release candidate, not the early betas.
quote
The German computer magazine Winfuture revealed in a recent post that Microsoft will extend Readyboost support in Windows 7. Readyboost was introduced in Windows Vista and was used to add flash drive caches of up to 4 Gigabytes to the system. The main intention of Readyboost was to provide lower end systems running Windows Vista with better performance by utilizing those additional flash caches.

The updated Readyboost in Windows 7 will see several advancements. The 4 Gigabyte restriction will be lifted which essentially means that flash drives with larger capacities can then be used as additional cache. The limit to one Readyboost device has also been removed which gives users the possibility to use multiple flash drives as additional caches in Windows 7.
unquote

Certainly seems to give some improvement on my system

Mike

[dipper6]

There is also a "Help" info file in W7 about ReadyBoost, how to set it up etc.
This is in the x32 version, I downloaded the x64 version last night and will be installing it and checking out Readyboost for it.

[AndiS]

So when you (Mike et al.) refer to USB sticks/keys, you talk about extending RAM via this Readyboost. Has anyone collected data on how having your KRS installation on a USB stick speeds up business? I don't know current comparisons between a decent (who you you define that) harddisk and a USB(2) stick. But my naive guess would be that the stick should "stutter" less, even if filesystem on it is fragmented.

[overmarze]

So when you (Mike et al.) refer to USB sticks/keys, you talk about extending RAM via this Readyboost. Has anyone collected data on how having your KRS installation on a USB stick speeds up business? I don't know current comparisons between a decent (who you you define that) harddisk and a USB(2) stick. But my naive guess would be that the stick should "stutter" less, even if filesystem on it is fragmented.

Nice idear