One of the problems with modern games is the size of their texture libraries etc, especially games like EVE.  This problem also extends to any large datasets that you might be working with, like graphics.

Enter the Gigabyte GC-Ramdisk (or i-RAM) – a PCI card with 4 DIMM slots, capable of holding up to 4 GB of RAM, but accessible as a SATA 150 drive via a SATA connector.  Battery backup too.  It’s not a true RAM speed ramdisk, but it sure looks nifty :)  $120 USD via Newegg.  I wonder if there’s a version in the UK?