Another thing to really consider is the memory and cache support in your chipset. When 200 MHz was a speedy computer the i430Vx and i430Tx chipsets were common. These chipsets can only cache 64 MB of RAM and an increase from that amount will lead to a part of the RAM being uncached. Worth thinking of. More memory might even slow the system down. With KDE or Gnome and especially when using many applications at the same time more memory will, however, be worth it. Uncached memory is extremely faster then swap-space.
I had a 200 MHz K6 and for me an increase from 64 MB to 128 MB (and from PC66 to PC100) made a huge increase in performance. Good Luck /Joacim > -----Ursprungligt meddelande----- > Från: Mario Michael da Costa [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Skickat: den 15 februari 2002 05:37 > Till: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Ämne: Re: [newbie] Memory > > > hmmm, 96 megs is a lot of RAM IMHO, having more RAM won't hurt, but is > the type of RAM that you want available ? with the 200 mmx systems, > the SDRAM has to have 60 - 70 ns timing. most modern SDRAMS have 10 > less ns timing. even the smaller SIMMS are hard to find. check and see > wether the RAM that you want will be supported by your mobo. refer to > your mobo manual for this. > > besides it is not always true that incrasing your ram will increase > the speed of your computer, the reverse is also possible. offhand, 128 > MB would be ideal for a 200 mmx system, you have 96 which is good > enough. > > switch to windowmaker/fvwm(2)/enlightenment instead of gnome or kde. > > Thank You, > Regards, > mario > > Roy wrote: > > > > ram is the biggest bottle neck on a machine. installing > ram will help out > > alot by improving most software preformace and reduce the > read-write caching > > to your hard drive > > roy > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Marcia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2002 1:26 PM > > Subject: [newbie] Memory > > > > > Dear All, > > > > > > Happy Valentine's Day. > > > > > > 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? > > > > > > Thanks for the help. > > > Sincerely, > > > > > > Marcia > > > > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > -------------- > > ---- > > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > > > > > > > --- > > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > > Version: 6.0.323 / Virus Database: 180 - Release Date: 2/8/02 > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > > -- > "The software said 'runs on Win95 or better,' so I installed it on > Linux" > >
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