From: pdhatchm@socs.uts.edu.au (Io's Hatchet) Subject: Re: New 486 Suggestions? Date: 29 Aug 1992 03:05:47 GMT
greenfie@gauss.rutgers.edu (Greenfie) writes:
> Should I just get a 386-40, as I said above, and get the best components
>I can, or will a faster CPU help much? I have a feeling RAM makes a bigger
>impact on system performance, as in OS/2, but I'd like to be sure.
>(Especially since I wouldn't be the only user of this system.)
In my experience with Linux a faster CPU is a BIG advantage.
Someone preveously mentioned it taking a 486-33 12 minutes to do a
"make clean ; make dep ; make".
My 486-50 does this in just over 4 mins.
Whether the speed difference is worth the money difference I can not say :)
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