user3902: What ways are there to increase the speed of synchronisation of the network, assuming the use of the main Bitcoin client?

user5406: Next to installing an SSD, and using -dbcache=N to allow Bitcoin Core to take more memory, each release of Bitcoin Core has sped up the synchronization. 
The upcoming Bitcoin Core 0.14.0 release will introduce the option -assumevalid=<block> which will cause Bitcoin Core to not check signatures up to the given block. This is by default enabled and set to a block shortly before the release. It has been reported that synchronization only took about 2/3 of the time with 0.14.0 than with 0.13.2.
So, if you're still on an older version because you're reindexing or hadn't turned on Bitcoin in ages, you'll probably see huge benefits by upgrading to a newer version.

user208: Pass -dbcache=N as a command line option. N is a number in megabytes, and setting it higher significantly improves verification speed. The default is 450, but up to 6000 or so you can notice improvements.
This is superior to using a RAM drive.

3902: <p>What ways are there to increase the speed of synchronisation of the network, assuming the use of the main Bitcoin client?</p>
 5406: <p>Next to installing an SSD, and using <code>-dbcache=N</code> to allow Bitcoin Core to take more memory, each release of Bitcoin Core has sped up the synchronization. </p>

<p>The upcoming <code>Bitcoin Core 0.14.0</code> release will introduce the option <code>-assumevalid=&lt;block&gt;</code> which will cause Bitcoin Core to not check signatures up to the given block. This is by default enabled and set to a block shortly before the release. It has been reported that synchronization only took about <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/5xomir/0140_is_a_beast_48_faster_initial_sync/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">2/3 of the time with 0.14.0 than with 0.13.2</a>.</p>

<p>So, if you're still on an older version because you're reindexing or hadn't turned on Bitcoin in ages, you'll probably see huge benefits by upgrading to a newer version.</p>
 208: <p>Pass <code>-dbcache=N</code> as a command line option. <code>N</code> is a number in megabytes, and setting it higher significantly improves verification speed. The default is 450, but up to 6000 or so you can notice improvements.</p>

<p>This is superior to using a RAM drive.</p>
