Re: Is my computer under spec?

2004-11-02 Thread luke
I've managed to use PC133 ram in an older system with no problems, except I couldn't mix'n'match with the PC100 ram that was already in there as it caused some interesting instabilities. pc133 will clock down with no instability if both chips are of decent manufacture(kingston, micron,

Re: Is my computer under spec?

2004-11-01 Thread Henry Miller
On Mon, 2004-11-01 at 00:35, Loren M. Lang wrote: I have been having performance problems with my computer for months, ever since I did a fresh install of freebsd 5.2.1. I thought the situation might change after debugging was turned off in RELENG_5 so I upgraded a couple weeks ago to

Re: Is my computer under spec?

2004-11-01 Thread R. W.
On Monday 01 November 2004 13:33, Henry Miller wrote: You can add more ram, but considering the age of that system it really isn't worth the cost. I don't know what that system takes, but in many cases old RAM isn't made anymore, so when you can buy it (supply and demand) you pay far more

Re: Is my computer under spec?

2004-11-01 Thread Tim Aslat
In the immortal words of R. W. [EMAIL PROTECTED]... It depends on the memory, it's probably PC100 or PC133. PC133 is still widely available and an extra 256MB would make a considerable difference. I have a 700MHz P3 with 512 MB, and it's fine for ordinary desktop use. PC100 is harder

Re: Is my computer under spec?

2004-10-31 Thread Tim Aslat
In the immortal words of Loren M. Lang [EMAIL PROTECTED]... I have been having performance problems with my computer for months, ever since I did a fresh install of freebsd 5.2.1. I thought the situation might change after debugging was turned off in RELENG_5 so I upgraded a couple weeks ago

Re: Is my computer under spec?

2004-10-31 Thread Jeremy Faulkner
On Mon, 2004-11-01 at 00:35, Loren M. Lang wrote: I have been having performance problems with my computer for months, ever since I did a fresh install of freebsd 5.2.1. I thought the situation might change after debugging was turned off in RELENG_5 so I upgraded a couple weeks ago to