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If it works to put a USB memory stick to increase the RAM memory?
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I tested putting a large usb, configuring it as ram (ReadyBoost) and opening as many programs as would saturate the main memory so that it would be forced to use the ram.
I have one, in ReadyBoost on Windows 10.
I have 8GB in physical RAM, and it was slow to load the system, so I decided to do the USB stick.
And yes, it works (but with a much lower performance)
My USB stick is 8GB also, and I dedicated it completely as RAM and it improved a little, especially in games. Then I removed it and put in 2GB physical RAM, and it worked better.
Conclusion (in my case): An 8GB USB stick set as RAM with ReadyBoost, connected to a USB 3.0 gen 1 port, is equivalent to between 1 and less than 2GB of physical RAM.
I recommend it only if you have no possibility of buying RAM.
No, if that were the case, there would be no need to buy ram cards and the companies that produce them would go bankrupt.
It works perfectly. In fact, most operating systems have the option to use not just a USB stick, but part of your hard drive as RAM.
However, it is one of the least efficient things out there and that is because of the data transfer speed and the types of memory we are talking about.
RAM memories are volatile, extremely fast memories, whereas hard drives or USB devices are storage memories in this case mechanical. The operating system is this option as a last resort, but this should never be taken as a primary option or your PC will become really slow.