Yes it was, on my laptop, but even with 8GB RAM (recently upgraded to 16GB) I din't see the kind of numbers I was expecting rather hoping for. I may revisit the application if/when I upgrade the storage on my laptop, to SSD, & am definitely looking at RAPID or some other OEM caching software like Plexturbo provided I don't find Primocache too helpful at that point in time either.
Btw thanks for your informative (last) post on the previous page
It's always nice to see folks cooperating in these exchanges.
I'd made earlier reference to PrimoCache -- perhaps initial inquiries about it -- some several months ago when I'd first installed it as a 90-day trial. There was some contention that it was "not block-level caching," but block-level-caching is exactly what Romex and Superspeed ("SuperCache") promote and guarantee.
It was especially useful on my older laptop, which I mentioned. As a sort of "Swiss-Army Knife" of caching features, I would use it thoughtfully.
For instance, as much as I don't quite see the point of caching an SSD-RAID0, I also don't see the point of an SSD-RAID0. Surely, the argument for the latter hinges on an observation that it is "real-world speed without any caching gimmick." But the argument against using RAPID might also apply to the hardware RAID0 -- no human is really going to notice a difference between actual 530MB/s and 900MB/s in storage sequential throughput. Maybe, with certain applications and scenarios, it might matter a little -- I can't say. I can argue that I see some slight improvement with RAPID as opposed to no RAPID, but the difference isn't a matter of "hourglass" experiences.
Yet I DO notice quite a difference in HDD usage and access for the L2 feature, just as I was happy with ISRT using the Intel solution.
In my case, I was building a second machine for a gen2/gen3 processor. It wasn't one of my "planned" projects. I was almost planning to use a traditional HDD for boot/system, didn't want to spend more money on SSDs of acceptably large capacity (512GB), and finally purchased a couple 256GB EVO's (supposedly) on sale. I deployed one in the "system-in-progress."
So with my ISRT experience behind me, no desire to force RAID-mode for "everything" on one controller, I could see that I could put some games on an HDD with Primo's "L2" SSD-caching feature.
The bottom line follows, though.
If the software works without flaw, you're no less prudent for using it, even for just "thinking" it improves performance. If it doesn't work without flaw, then it shouldn't be in your toolbox.
And BSOD's? If you're an overclocker, you should attempt to get past those experiences earlier in your computer-building project. If you plan to use RAPID or PrimoCache -- assure yourself that the hardware, OS and installed software are totally rock-stable.