Win 2k - 64MB vs. 104MB

[Workin']

OK, I got the RAM, and here is what I've learned.

1. Win2k boots a few seconds faster. Barely noticeable.
2. Most (but not all) programs load in about 1/2 the time as before
3. Only the first 64MB is cacheable in the L2 cache (chipset limitation)
4. #3 doesn't seem to make a difference. The machine absoultely is much more responsive now.
5. It takes almost twice as long to go into hibernate mode. Much bigger file to write.....

So the bottom line is that going from 64MB to 104MB made an appreciable difference.

 

[edblor]

Awesome man,

Good call and sounds like a success!!!!🙂

Edblor

 

[doug]

Workin' about point 3, if I remember right it was most noticeable on Win9x. I think most operating systems started allocating memory from the bottom up, where the memory is cached, so you did get affected but only after you had allocated 64MB.

With win9x it allocated memory from the top down so you always got the performace hit since you started in the non-cached area.

 

[Workin']

The best part is that for a very small amount of money I got a very useable machine.

 

[virtuamike]

Word of advice: Adjust your page file size. Open up all the apps you normally use, check to see how big your page file is, and then set the minimum 20MB higher that the total. Looks like you have plenty of hard drive space. Helped my Win 2K performance, even after I upgraded from 128 to 256.

 

[Workin']

virtuamike - thanks for the tip - I was wondering about that. Um, could you give me some hints how to do that? I'm kinda sleepy right now.....