dfox wrote: > > > 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. >
And it depends on how much money you have to spend. I think you can get a lot of bang for the buck by buying 128 or 256 MB of the 168 pin RAM. You might spend $20 to $50. Don't know what you'll spend for an Athlon, but you'll still need them much RAM, IMHO. Randy Kramer
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