Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 22 Aug 2001 08:27:31 +0200 | From | Luca Montecchiani <> | Subject | Re: [FAQ?] More ram=less performance (maximum cacheable RAM) |
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Robert Love wrote: > > It also has nothing to do with Linux. Some motherboard's TAG RAM do not > allow for caching more than xMB.
I'm just proposing to update the FAQ to help people like me that thinking to gain speed doubling the system ram have seen a severe performance drop for certain task like compiling the kernel .
Answer : It has nothing to do with Linux, maybe your motherboard's TAG Ram do not allow for caching more than xMB.
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