Date: Mon, 27 Oct 1997 20:02:48 -0600 From: "Jaime Bozza" <wheelman@nuc.net> To: "Shawn Ramsey" <shawn@cpl.net>, "Julian Elischer" <julian@whistle.com>, "Dean" <dean@thegrid.net> Cc: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: new RAM question Message-ID: <01bce345$96e88280$0f3d31cc@electron.nuc.net>
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>Yes, Chipsets not caching ram is a big problem. The only Intel Pentium >chipset that can cache more than 64MB of ram is the HX chipset. The same was >true for 486 boards, many could only cache 16MB. Its really stupid that >adding ram could have a detrimetal effect on perfermance... Actually, the VIA Apollo VP2 chipset supports everything that the Intel TX chipset supports, plus caching of up to 512MB RAM. We're using FIC PA-2007 motherboards here, and they perform extremely well... I haven't done any tests with FreeBSD, so I don't know how they work there. If they *DO* work though, they'll be a very nice alternative to HX boards. Anyone know? Jaime Bozza Nucleus Communications, Inc.
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