Date: Wed, 05 Sep 2001 11:11:55 -0700 From: Joseph Grundy <joseph.grundy@home.com> To: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: How much RAM to upgrade to? Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.0.20010905110955.00a90cb8@mail.carlsbad1.ca.home.com> In-Reply-To: <20010904235605.B1654-100000@benny.geektank.org>
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At 12:01 AM 9/5/2001 -0700, Trevin Chow wrote: >I'm thinking about upgrading my machine with some more RAM considering the >insanely low prices. > >My current setup is: > >Celeron 300A, 64MB RAM, 15GB HD, soon to be adding an 80GB HD Look up your motherboard specifics, some old motherboards only handle max of 256 mbs per slot, and a max of 768 others up to 1 gig +. with the price of ram, you could get a 256 and a 128 for under 50 dollars, or 2 256 sticks for not much more. just make sure your system can handle what you put in. with the prices of RAM at this moment, its worth just maxing your machine, to all that it can handle. >Currently functions as: > >-IMAP mail server for 3 users >-Webserver for about 10 websites that have low to moderate traffic (maybe >1000-2000 hits per month) >-General development work that I do >-X Windows client to run apps like gkrellm and some other X apps > >I'm wondering how much RAM is going to be in the "sweet spot" for me. I >know there isn't a definitive answer and probably more is better, but I'm >wondering about diminishing returns of adding too much ram. I mean, my >mother supports up to 768MB of RAM, but going that high seems a bit >insane. I'm also wondering about the balance between buying lots of >RAM or some RAM and a faster CPU (like going to a P2 400mhz). Any >info/opinions appreciated. > > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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