Date: Thu, 11 Dec 1997 18:02:31 +0000 From: Kees Jan Koster <dutchman@tccn.cs.kun.nl> To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: SIMMs and DIMMs Message-ID: <34902AB7.41C67EA6@tccn.cs.kun.nl>
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Dear FreeBSD Hardware (sounds a bit silly, don't you think?),
I recently replaced my Expertboard 8661 (VX chipset) with a shiny new
Abit PX5 (TX chipset). I've always been told that TX chipset boards were
supposed to be faster than VX chipset boards, hence the difference in
price.
However, I could not measure any difference in speed at all. I used
bonnie and build the generic kernel and used two cpu benchmarks. Of
course, I replaced none of the other hardware (133 MHZ intel pentium
cpu, 60ns SIMMs and SCSI/VGA controller boards).
So, could someone explain to me what it is that I did wrong here?
Anyway, I wasn't done yet. My next step was to replace my 60ns SIMMs
with a 10ns DIMM. I was told that this would make a difference too.
However, again I was told wrong. I could not measure any speed
difference.
Ok, so I'm a sucker for sales stories. What am I doing wrong?
Enjoy,
Kees Jan
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Kees Jan Koster Hatertseweg 468 6533 GV Nijmegen the Netherlands
tel. +31-24-3555870 e-mail: dutchman@tccn.cs.kun.nl
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