Readyboost in Raid 0?

[HeyLittleBitty]

I want to learn more about ReadyBoost since my family PC is very old.

What would be better? and in what order?

1 x 16 Gb flash drive with ReadyBoost.

2 x 8 Gb flash drives with ReadyBoost.

2 x 8 Gb flash drives with ReadyBoost in Raid 0 (if possible). or

4 x 4 Gb flash drives with ReadyBoost.

[Mira Yurizaki]

6 minutes ago, HeyLittleBitty said:

I want to learn more about ReadyBoost since my family PC is very old.

What would be better? and in what order?

1 x 16 Gb flash drive with ReadyBoost.

2 x 8 Gb flash drives with ReadyBoost.

2 x 8 Gb flash drives with ReadyBoost in Raid 0 (if possible). or

4 x 4 Gb flash drives with ReadyBoost.

It won't matter after a certain point because unless the PC has that many USB 3.0 ports, you're going to be capped to USB 2.0 speeds which is, on a good day when the stars align, about 35MB/sec.

 

It'd be better to get an SSD for them if you want better loading performance.

[HeyLittleBitty]

Yeah... it has no USB 3.0 ports.....

[Shadestones]

One fast USB 3.0 Flash drive with at least 4 GBs should do the trick. The reason you'll want to get USB 3.0 instead of 2.0, is that it will have an easier time saturating the maximum speeds of the USB 2.0 interface. Although it will help with very old computers, Readyboost isn't going to make a big difference. You might consider upgrading a different part of the computer.

 

What computer/model is it, if you are able to tell?

[HeyLittleBitty]

 

2 hours ago, Shadestones said:

One fast USB 3.0 Flash drive with at least 4 GBs should do the trick. The reason you'll want to get USB 3.0 instead of 2.0, is that it will have an easier time saturating the maximum speeds of the USB 2.0 interface. Although it will help with very old computers, Readyboost isn't going to make a big difference. You might consider upgrading a different part of the computer.

 

What computer/model is it, if you are able to tell?

HP Pavilion a6120n

I exchanged the cpu to a Pentium d 925 and added 1 gb of ram with two sticks.

[Shadestones]

5 hours ago, HeyLittleBitty said:

 

HP Pavilion a6120n

I exchanged the cpu to a Pentium d 925 and added 1 gb of ram with two sticks.

Oh my. On the topic of Readyboost, my original answer will suffice.

 

Other upgrade options:

 

RAM: According to HP's product page, it can support up to 4GBs of RAM. A dual channel setup with 2 x 2 GBs will be the best you can get in terms of RAM capacity.

Crucial's RAM & SSD advisor tool only suggests these kits: http://www.crucial.com/usa/en/compatible-upgrade-for/HP-Compaq/pavilion-a6120n

 

Processor: HP says your motherboard can support these processors:
 

• Core 2 Duo E6x00
• Core 2 Duo E4x00
• Pentium D 9x0 Dual Core
• Pentium D 8xx Dual Core
• Pentium 4 6x1 series
• Celeron D 3xx series

You're probably fine with the Pentium you upgraded to, since the Core 2 Duos seem to require a faster Front-Side Bus.

 

Storage: Any SATA 2 or 3 SSD will be nice to have, but it's certainly not the top priority. You'd be better off considering a new PC at this point.

 

 

HP's documentation: https://support.hp.com/ro-en/document/c01048279

 

[HeyLittleBitty]

Thank you!

8 hours ago, Shadestones said:

Oh my. On the topic of Readyboost, my original answer will suffice.

 

Other upgrade options:

 

RAM: According to HP's product page, it can support up to 4GBs of RAM. A dual channel setup with 2 x 2 GBs will be the best you can get in terms of RAM capacity.

Crucial's RAM & SSD advisor tool only suggests these kits: http://www.crucial.com/usa/en/compatible-upgrade-for/HP-Compaq/pavilion-a6120n

 

Processor: HP says your motherboard can support these processors:
 

• Core 2 Duo E6x00
• Core 2 Duo E4x00
• Pentium D 9x0 Dual Core
• Pentium D 8xx Dual Core
• Pentium 4 6x1 series
• Celeron D 3xx series

You're probably fine with the Pentium you upgraded to, since the Core 2 Duos seem to require a faster Front-Side Bus.

 

Storage: Any SATA 2 or 3 SSD will be nice to have, but it's certainly not the top priority. You'd be better off considering a new PC at this point.

 

 

HP's documentation: https://support.hp.com/ro-en/document/c01048279