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What is your current hardware?
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P4-2.4 FSB533, 1GB dual channel ram. Raedon 9800, 2x WD1000BB, gibit onboard lan on a P4P800 SE mobo.
And..... in case ofloading to a network is an option.
P4-1.8 FSB400, 768MB memory, Matrox G450 dual head, WD300BB, NC7131 Intel server nic.
Plus some incomplete dual P3 500Mhz with onboard scsi.
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Memory bandwidth usually isn't as important as the amount of memory you have. I would definitely recommend at least 2GB of RAM if you're running large SQL queeries
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I'll try 2x512MB extra. That way I still have 2GB dual channel.
But I have little hope because even with 600MB free memory windows decides to swap to disk.
So I expect just 1GB extra to be unused.
Don't get me wrong, it's not mistrust in your advice but more that I think something is configured wrong.
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URLs and info about dual CPU.
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I need some reading before I can comment on that info.
But I would liek to ask a quick question.
Do 'normal' apps benifit from HT and/or dual CPU.
Say I only run excel. Does excel run on CPU-1 and windows itself on CPU-2?
One of the apps I use isn't updated anymore and is written in 1999-2000.
So likely unaware of HT?
The other app is only a few months old. It needs .NET framework.
Will that benefit from the new hardware?
And everyday tasks like winrar, surfing, etc.?
I have no problem spending some $ But I want to avoid that half of my PC is never used
because I use the 'wrong' apps.
Thanks for all the feedback sofar.
My 'dillema' still isn't solved but I already have some good
pointers in the right direction.
And that's a big step :-)