--- On Wed, 5/1/13, Rando Sauvage <rando.sauv...@gmail.com> wrote: > From: Rando Sauvage <rando.sauv...@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] How about a 1Ghz PIII for 2 axis? > To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" <emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > Date: Wednesday, May 1, 2013, 6:09 AM > Hi, > > I don't know this model. However, I am running LinuxCNC > 2.4.7 on a PIII 1GHz with 640MB of RAM and a 100MHz FSB (intel 440BX > chipset). > > I run a 3 axis machine and I can confirm it works out of the > box. I don't remember latency values, but I never get latencies > problems. > Maximum speed is set to 2600mm/min (not the limit that I can > achieve, just the speed I wanted)
I don't need extreme speed for an oxy-acetylene torch, so the performance of this Dell ought to be good enough. There's only one faster Socket 370 CPU, the Pentium III 1.13 Ghz. A bit better than that is the Pentium III S 1.13 Ghz with 512k cache instead of the normal 256k of the Socket 370 CPUs. There are some of the 1.13 Ghz chips in lots of several on ebay, also some pairs of the S version pulled from servers. Not really worth the $ for such a minor speed bump. Better would be a Tualatin core CPU with Coppermine adapter. Can't just drop it in even though it fits because Intel changed voltages and moved some pins around, just like they did from the version prior to Coppermine. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Introducing AppDynamics Lite, a free troubleshooting tool for Java/.NET Get 100% visibility into your production application - at no cost. Code-level diagnostics for performance bottlenecks with <2% overhead Download for free and get started troubleshooting in minutes. http://p.sf.net/sfu/appdyn_d2d_ap1 _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
