Date: Sun, 27 Apr 1997 21:58:41 -0600 From: vanmaren@fast.cs.utah.edu (Kevin Van Maren) To: black@zen.cypher.net, brownie@earthling.net Cc: csubl@csv.warwick.ac.uk, smp@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Quad Pro 150 motherboard? Message-ID: <199704280358.VAA10841@fast.cs.utah.edu>
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> >i think a good rul eof thumb is about 256K per 64MB RAM (except for >servers or where bus speeds far exceed RAM speeds). so, 4 CPUs with 256K >cache should be fine in non-server configs. the 512K P6 chips are just >not cost effective. last week i ordered a P6-150 for $165. tough to >beat that. > My rule of thumb was 256k/16MB ram. But that was before memory got soooo cheap. Actually, there have been numerous benchmarks that have shown that 3 166/512k chips blow away 4 200/256k chips. It was too bad that Intel discontinued the Pro/166. Kevin
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