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From: Alfred Perlstein <bright@wintelcom.net>
To: "Andrew L. Gould" <algould@datawok.com>
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Subject: Re: <OT> Cost/benefit of more RAM
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* Andrew L. Gould <algould@datawok.com> [001223 16:26] wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> The question is: How can I tell if adding RAM will be
> beneficial?  If the CPU's usage runs at 99% or higher and the RAM usage
> is around 80%, does this indicate that
> more RAM won't help any due to the CPU's limits?  Does
> the usage of swap space indicate that more RAM would
> be beneficial?

Yes, if you're swapping or pounding on your disks, more memory
can help by reducing swapping and keeping more data from disk
in memory.

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-Alfred Perlstein - [bright@wintelcom.net|alfred@freebsd.org]
"I have the heart of a child; I keep it in a jar on my desk."


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