> changed subject since we're now focusing on RAM... > > how does RAM type affect performance? > > I haven't been really using fast PC's so I don't know firsthand...
Well, benchmarks can only mean so much to some people. I've tried using Win9x and Photoshop on a 1.4GHz system with an ECS motherboard that had 2 SDR SDRAM slots and 2 DDR SDRAM slots. Testing using only 1 kind of RAM didn't really reflect too wide a "real world" performance gain when it came to the usual tests (filters, files, etc) because it was definitely a fast system, but benchmarks show the "truth" (if you can call it that) and the numbers did vary. I guess under the hood there is a significant performance gain -- but I certainly didn't notice it because I limited myself to the common stuff. Maybe when it comes to web serving, database serving, and the like it'd matter. -------------------------------------- Gino LV. Ledesma Ateneo Cervini-Eliazo Networks (ACENT) email : [EMAIL PROTECTED] web : http://cersa.admu.edu.ph/ phone : (63)(2) 426-6001 ext. 5925/5904 _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
