> Date: Sun, 29 Feb 2004 00:41:11 -0500 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [PCI] PowerMac 7300/180 - Adding RAM Memory ? > > At 10:52 AM -0800 02/26/2004, MacAddictvja wrote: >> I presently have 200MB of RAM, but would like to add more. I'm also >> wondering just how much RAM should I add? And what kind of performance >> increase can I expect from the extra RAM? > > How much of that 200 MB are you actually using? VM is set to 201 MB? > > Keep the "About this Computer" dialog open for a while and watch it > as you do things. If the largest unused block falls below 10% of > your total, then adding RAM will help. If not, it's a waste of $. > > How about your hard drives? You plodding along at 5400 rpm or have > you upgraded to 7200 and 10,000 or even 15,000 rpm drives? It's > amazing how much faster a Mac can be when the drives aren't the > bottleneck. > > - Dan.
Interesting point about the HDs and it reminds me to upgrade to faster drives (mine are all the slowish 7200 or thereabouts). But I am not convinced about your advice on Ram I'm afraid. The About my computer is just not reliable. It shows superficial data. You need lots because Ram does not really become available for sure when quitting apps. Often it remains tied up (yes, a fault in Mac OS - at least in 9.04 back). I say, view "Largest Unused Block with suspicion. It is very cheap, Ram and it is a false economy to do with less (don't go to a couple of bad movies and get some Ram instead)... BTW, does 9.2.2 have better memory management? David Elmo -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
