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I got an old P3 1 GHz computer, with a mother board that has a 133 or
100 MHz FSB. I will either have:
1. 512 MB SDRAM @ 100 MHZ FSB
2. 256 MB SDRAM @ 133 MHZ FSB
I don't too much graphic/audio editing, so that's not a concern. I
also do not play games often. Most of the time I am either
compiling/writing programs, using the internet, or watching movies.
That being said, would there be any real performance difference
between those two?
512 MB would be good so I never use swap space, but at the same time,
I'm not sure how often I would actually go over 256 MB seeing how I
use my computer. I currently use Linux (Gnome and KDE) and Windows XP.
Any opinions for this old machine? Thanks.
I got an old P3 1 GHz computer, with a mother board that has a 133 or
100 MHz FSB. I will either have:
1. 512 MB SDRAM @ 100 MHZ FSB
2. 256 MB SDRAM @ 133 MHZ FSB
I don't too much graphic/audio editing, so that's not a concern. I
also do not play games often. Most of the time I am either
compiling/writing programs, using the internet, or watching movies.
That being said, would there be any real performance difference
between those two?
512 MB would be good so I never use swap space, but at the same time,
I'm not sure how often I would actually go over 256 MB seeing how I
use my computer. I currently use Linux (Gnome and KDE) and Windows XP.
Any opinions for this old machine? Thanks.