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Re: 560x v. 600



On Sun, 05 Apr 98 03:17:30 , "Paul Khoury" <pkhoury@loop.com> wrote:

>On Sat, 4 Apr 1998 18:31:32 +0100, LPL wrote:
>
>>I had a 560 with a 133 and 40 megs of RAM.  Stolen recently.  It was faster
>>than my new 560X with 32 megs and a 233MMX.  Now that I've added 64 megs
>>more RAM to the 560X ($239 at CDW) it is fast and acceptable.  Unreal!
>>There's something wrong.
>>
>Believe me, adding RAM makes a HUGE difference in performance and speed.
>
>When I upgraded this machine at first to 24MB, it was like I got a new machine
>altogether.  Even upgrading my desktop and server to 24MB also makes a huge difference
>in speed (from 16 each).

I know that going from 8 (or 16) to 24 or 32 can make a huge difference.  I
wonder how much of a difference going from 32 to 64 would make.