Is putting the swapfile & temp folder to ramdisk a good idea in Windows 7 64 bit with lots of RAM?

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Published on 2010-06-05T17:10:53Z Indexed on 2011/11/19 1:55 UTC
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I want my Windows to run as fast as possible. If I have 12GB RAM in Windows 7 64bit, quad core CPU, and all apps fit in memory, will the swap file ever be used for anything? The question is about if it's a good idea to put the swap file in a RAM disk.

Would a RAM disk help in any way or will Windows intelligently use all the available memory for all its work?

I am also thinking of putting the temp folder on a RAM disk. I know the RAM disk is volatile memory and I don't care about its content if it gets lost.

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