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Re: [LUG] SSD/Flash : Was Running Ubuntu from a USB Stick!

 

On Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:22:36 +0100
Rob Beard wrote:

> Tom Potts wrote:
> 
> >  I must confess I haven't actually looked at prices on this - and
> > if I switch my brain on and think I can hear Nelson Bunce off to
> > one side. However as a pathetic excuse I could argue that if I have
> > a motherboard that can only take 2G ram then  a couple of gig SSD
> > would help if you do silly simulations like me from time to time or
> > even 3d animations. I guess that wouldn't count for 64 bit
> > motherboards tho.... Tom te tom te tom
> 
> Just a thought, it would probably work out cheaper to upgrade the PC
> and pack in a whole wodge of memory.  You're looking at under £100
> for 4GB (2 x 2GB kit) of DDR2 memory and decent motherboards have at
> least 4 slots these days (decent - around at least about £50 not
> cheap £30 motherboards).  Couple that with a quad core CPU and I bet
> simulations would run nice and quick.
> 
> Then there's running code on the GPU as well, maybe that if it's 
> possible would speed things up.
> 
> Rob

Running code on the GPU reminded me...

http://hedera.linuxnews.pl/_news/2002/09/03/_long/1445.html

Using a GFX card's RAM as an MTD device, so it can have a filesystem
(or swap) put on it.  Info's a little outdated, but it shouldn't take
too much to rig it to work. :)

Grant.

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