Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu!csn!ccncsu!purdue!mentor.cc.purdue.edu!noose.ecn.purdue.edu!samsung!spool.mu.edu!mips!swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!helios!cnh5730 From: cnh5730@maraba.tamu.edu Newsgroups: comp.sys.next Subject: Re: RAM and performance Message-ID: Date: 19 Apr 91 22:53:02 GMT References: <1991Apr19.170917.19511@hardy.u.washington.edu> Sender: usenet@helios.TAMU.EDU Lines: 26 In article <1991Apr19.170917.19511@hardy.u.washington.edu> jjb@hardy.u.washington.edu (Jim Black) writes: I have a mono 040 cube with 8MB: I'm thinking about getting more RAM to speed the system up (it seems to swap a fair bit). Can folks report their performance experiences with RAM upgrades in the NeXT - ie, is the performance difference between 8MB and 16MB RAM very noticeable/profound? I went from 8MB to 16MB. I was absolutely blown away by the increase in performance. 16MB->32MB? Oh yeah!!! Especially if you like to have a lot of stuff launched and waiting at your fingertips. What's the recommendation on how much RAM you "should" have in a basic single-user cube for high-performance? 16MB min, 24MB better min. And you can order your RAM directly from NeXT for worry-free computing. -- "Battle not with monsters, lest ye become a monster, and if you gaze into the abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." -Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche