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to: JEAN PARROT
from: JIM HOLSONBACK
date: 2003-02-06 17:38:00
subject: RAM sticks.

Hello, Jean.
-=> JEAN PARROT wrote to WAYNE CHIRNSIDE <=-

 WC> I've checked out Ebay and there's over 1000 links WC> to EDO RAM at
 15 - 22 dollars so I think I'll take a chance there.

Hmmm.  Sounds kinda steep for 64MB of 72 pin EDO.

 WC> I want 64K on this machine.
 JP>         Go for 128.

RJT has recently been through that - - not much need to put in 128MB if
the chipset will only cache the first 64MB.  Except for the HX chipset,
the Intel chipsets like FX, VX, and TX for this generation of Pentium
processors can only cache up to the first 64MB of RAM.  Based on a
test I did on a TX board with "Winbench" or similar benchmark software
some months back, adding more memory beyond that can actually slow
things down a bit.

- - -  JimH.

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