Good performance boost on usb stick

[pmicho]

Hi,

Rasplex is a great project, but the UI is still too laggy for my liking...especially navigation between menus. I have tried other distributions like Openelec with Raspbmc, wich gives better results in terms eliminating lag. But I much prefer The Plex home theater interface. After trying many tweaks, I'm getting to something close to what i'm looking for.

 

What I do:

-Use a usb (3.0) stick to run my system. It gives a major performance boost, plus more stability (especially when you overclock).

-I overclock by editing the config.txt file, with these settings:

arm_freq=1000

core_freq=500

sdram_freq=500

over_voltage=6

 

...with heat sink.

 

The whole system is much more usable. Navigation is still a bit jerky, but for example fanart always appears immediately.

 

I'm also sure that when we have an update based on a newer version of Openelec, there will be more improvement.

Thanks to the Rasplex team.

[b_mccart_hotmail.com]

Are you able to SSH into the RPI now that you're using the USB Stick? Since I did this I can no longer connect to it

[pmicho]

I have not tried and don't feel the need to.

[j.youngberg]

Thanks for the advice. I'm going to give this a try.