Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Mon, 19 Aug 1996 20:27:04 +0800 (WST) | From | David Luyer <> | Subject | Re: >64M RAM cache requirements? |
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On 19 Aug 1996, Shinanyaku wrote:
>> Alan Brown was heard saying .... >> > >> > A quick question for the gurus: >> > >> > Does cache still need to be adjusted above 256kb when RAM is increased >> > above 64Mb? >> >> I've been told yes, it does. I also have first hand (well, ok, second >> hand) experience with someone who went from 32M to 64M w/ a 256K >> cache. He said that on /some/ operations, it was slower, while >> manipulating huge graphics files (>40M), it was faster. >> >> He went ahead and installed another 256K cache and it made all the >> difference. Now he has a nice improvement everywhere.
It works fine and fast with 128M on a PPro 200. I have heard that this was a motherboard restriction with 486s and early Pentiums.
David.
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