[wplug] How much performance increase with more memory?

[Lance Tost]

On Tue, 15 Apr 2003, Scott F. Kiesling wrote:
> upgrade my memory to 256 or 512, does the WPLUG public think I will see
> signficant gains in speed? That is, should I spend the $200, or wait for
> a while and get a new machine? 

Where are you buying your memory?  What kind of RAM does it required?  
CompUSA has a 256MB PC133 SDRAMM DIMM For $20 after rebates this week 
(http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?product_code=280493&pfp=ADPRODUCTS)... 
or a 512MB DIMM for $50. 

The big retail stores always have rebates on memory... or you could 
probably find the same deal or better at a computer show when they come to 
town.

I would definitely recommend more than 128MB.  My boxes both have 256MB 
but I've been considering buying one 512MB DIMM for one and putting both 
256's in the other.

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Lance Tost <ltost at pobox.com>