TH> There is no direct scaling. Once you have enough memory to avoid thrashing TH> then additional memory just avoids some disk access with rapidly TH> diminishing returns.
I agree. I went from 256Megs to 512Megs just because I could do so for (only) $45.00, but saw no real substantial difference. When I was evaluating DXP I did see a big difference between autoroute times on my old PC, vs the new system I put together to run DXP on. The time to route my test board dropped from over 6.5 hours to 57 Mins (WOW!). There were a lot of variables here (a faster CPU, DXP vs 99SE, 512Megs vs a GIG, ect.) so it is difficult to draw any real conclusions. My guess though, is that my biggest gains may have come from the RDRAM in the new system vs the SDRAM in the old one. (I'm sure the faster CPU played some part too...) So, I'm thinking there _might_ be a more worthwhile payoff in changing memory type (say SDRAM to DDR), vs the amount of RAM in a system, assuming one is past that thrashing point. ---Phil * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To post a message: mailto:proteledaforum@;techservinc.com * * To leave this list visit: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/leave.html * * Contact the list manager: * mailto:ForumAdministrator@;TechServInc.com * * Forum Guidelines Rules: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/forumrules.html * * Browse or Search previous postings: * http://www.mail-archive.com/proteledaforum@;techservinc.com * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
