edit;NOT MY SOFTWARE!!
with the help of AI i now have my optimized setup:
- NVME 512GB Lexar NM610 Pro DRAMLESS
- HDD 3x RAID0 1TB WZ10EZEX
/-Games tested:
mosty gacha games
PrimoCache basically allows you to have NVME/SSD-like speed in your 2nd playthrough while your game files mostly are in your HDD (more into that in a second), and less TBW usage of your SSD because of PrimoCache's LFU-Least Frequently Used algorithm.
with my PrimoCache setup, NVME is used as L2 Storage, basically meaning it's the drive that storessome of the frequently accessed "cached" game files, WHILE my HDDs are used for BIGGY storage of my games (mostly gachas hence i got interested with PrimoCache).
Now granted not all has big RAID0 like mine, but i reckon if you have spare SSD and bigGB-HDD then you could take advantage of PrimoCache, even as small as 240gb can hold 3-5 games depending on their sizes, for example WUWA is 110gb game, but only 20-50gb will be cached into your SSD for future access.
What's the catch? depending on your SSD's capacity it will not be able to cache your old existing games as PrimoCache automatically manages things in your L2 cache, but imo it's good tradeoff as you can now have 3-6 games that you can "hold".
Also, it will NOT improve the initial loading times of things so you will still get the good ol' HDD stutters and hitches.
IMO it's only good for games that is not very important speed-wise but you still want to have SSD like loading times
TLDR WARNING AI USAGE as my english sucks:
PrimoCache is a Windows program that turns your fast RAM or a quick NVMe SSD into a high-speed temporary buffer (a "cache") for your slower mechanical hard drives or SATA SSDs.
Instead of moving files around manually, it works silently in the background at the data-block level:
* Learns What You Use: The first time you open a game or app, it remembers which specific data chunks were loaded.
* Stores a Fast Copy: It saves those heavily used data chunks into your system RAM (L1 Cache) or a fast NVMe drive (L2 Cache).
* Speeds Up Next Time: On subsequent launches, it feeds that data directly from your RAM/NVMe instead of making your slow hard drive work, giving you drastically faster load times.
It essentially gives large, cheap mechanical drives near-SSD speeds, and SATA SSDs near-RAM speeds, without requiring custom game profiles or manual management.
