[Article/tutorial] RAM disks and how it can help your workflow

[anonymous_user_f86262ff1 (anonymous_user_f86262ff)]

Hey Tom!

I really liked your article, it was very interesting! I am going to try this for sure.

However, this part is completelly false:

@Sitrec;94005

RAM:
Just wanted to add a small section about RAM.
If you plan on buying RAM most important will be getting as much as you feel that you need obviously.
Secondly you should choose ram with low CAS Latency (CL) as it is what will affect your speeds the most, so don’t get tricked by high ram speeds.

For example: 2400mhz 12/11/11 RAM is way slower than 1600mhz 9/9/9 ram

I run 1600MHz CAS10 (10/10/10) and get great speeds.

Cheers!
-Tom L

CAS latency is measured in cycles, not in time. Thus, while higher speed memory tend to have a higher number of cycles of delay, every cycle is faster!

For exemple, 2400mhz at CL 12 has a cycle time of 0.833 ns, giving us a total of 10 ns of latency.
The 1600mhz at CL9 has a cycle time of 1.25 ns, giving us a total latency of 11.25 ns!