> I have a desktop computer that is only 200mhz and has 96 megs of ram. I would > like to upgrade it to have 256 megs of ram but is that all for nothing if I > do not upgrade the cpu?
It depends on what you really want to do, and how fast you feel your existing system should be. Case in point - about a year ago I was running with a P-100 (twice as slow roughly as yours) and even after expanding its RAM up to 96 megs it still felt fairly slow - especially after using a Pentium II at work. After getting an Athlon, there was a really eye-opening speed boost, and you couldn't get that just by upgrading the RAM. RAM is really fairly cheap right now, but if you do desire to upgrade in the near future, the extra money spent for RAM won't do you much good, and can even be a waste, especially if you are using an older system, since many systems of your vintage probably use 72 pin DIMM memory, whilst the newer systems use 168 pin PC-133 (SIMM) or even DDR. > Marcia
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