From owner-freebsd-questions Fri May 11 15:47: 5 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from probity.mcc.ac.uk (probity.mcc.ac.uk [130.88.200.94]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 26B8B37B423 for ; Fri, 11 May 2001 15:47:03 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from jcm@freebsd-uk.eu.org) Received: from dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org ([130.88.200.97] ident=root) by probity.mcc.ac.uk with esmtp (Exim 2.05 #4) id 14yLgc-000HKH-00 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Fri, 11 May 2001 23:47:02 +0100 Received: (from jcm@localhost) by dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org (8.11.1/8.11.1) id f4BMl1a43066 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Fri, 11 May 2001 23:47:01 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from jcm) Date: Fri, 11 May 2001 23:47:01 +0100 From: j mckitrick To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: adding memory and performance Message-ID: <20010511234701.A42889@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 1.0.1i Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG If we've heard it once, we've heard it a million times: with unix, memory usually does way more to enhance performance than cpu speed. I had 64 megs and just brought it up to 160. If top and other system monitors showed i wasn't using all of my memory then, how do i know it will help to add more? I usually just run netscape, X, editors, compilers, etc. Jonathon -- The beaten path is for the beaten man. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message