On Thu, 07 Feb 2002 03:41:56 -0700, FemmeFatale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > FYI, if you use Windows 98, don't bother with more than 512 mb of RAM, 2k will > address up to 3 gb. > > Linux I don't know, but after about 512mb even in linux I'd bet you won't see > a huge performance boost ;p > > Unless you do intense grafx work with GIMP. I'm sure someone else can correct > or confirm this
The Linux philosophy is "unused RAM is wasted RAM". After all, there's no point in having the RAM you spent good money on sitting around doing nothing. Unlike Windows, Linux will try to fill up _all_ of your RAM. If there is any left after all your apps are loaded, it will be used to cache the hard drive. Since the hard drive is by far the slowest part of any system, this can bring huge performance improvements. IMHO, the best way to speed up a system is to have more RAM than you need. Even with the recent RAM price rises, this is still a bargain. Not only will your hard drive be cached, you also minimise HDD accesses by eliminating the need to use swap. -- Sridhar Dhanapalan You're just jealous because the voices are talking to me!
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