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List of items to be considered when upgrading:
1. -Win2000 for OS (it will put Win95/98 where 3.11 is now)
2. -Most modern Motherboard available, and on it, its build-on own most modern hardware:
a. PipeBurst's(channel) capacity size (currently think largest is 512kB),
(eg the one(1) "tunnel" (tube/pipe/channel) where all the I/O data traffic, between
BIOS -> Processor -> RAM -> disk and <-<-<-(vise versa), has to go through)
b. 500+Mhz or higher Processor, preferably Intel iii or iv
3. -SCSI as standard for Hard Disk, preferably also multi disks, and assigning Windows
to have its large own stack on it too
4. -Fastest Video-card that is available
(with on it the largest amount of Memory capacity chip(s))
5. -Largest RAM that motherboard can hold (eg that can be fitted in the slots on motherboard)
and of the most recent standard (S-DRAM I believe) that is available
Preference sequence is so choosen, as your OS (preferably Win2000) will determine what
type of hardware is (and will be) standard required.
Then adding the above mentioned hardware to the PC (system), will truely speed up and improve
the overall (and programs singly specific) performances giantly for the better.
Therefore, best is to wait untill Win2000 comes out (Oct99 is the target release date), and
in the mean time, to also read up on it, also to read up on the above mentioned hardware
in detail and as to why the above choosen hardware particularly will also speed/improve
things for you "now much for the better".
Waiting for Win2000 release, will also give you (plenty of) time to safe for this (JUMBO)
PC-set, as it will not be cheap, but then again, now investing in an upgrade will be a waste
of good time and good money (eg Intel is already about to beta-release a 750Mhz processor,
and as in their laboratories also a 1000Mhz for capacity is the current developed focused-on
processor (but unfortunately not as yet to be released soon). Incredible speeds that already
have been reached. And:
100+ GB Hard Disks are also already being tested in labs.
20+Mb Video-cards seems to be peanuts for the manufacturers.
The above has got me to not open my wallet at the moment, eg until desperatly required:
1. on a breakdown of my current PC or
2. when ready sorting out the above hardware(through endless info-ing)
AND/OR
3. when my current system stops functioning "anymore" (eg due to the in future to be expected
newer larger program's sizes or program's other <burden on> the system requirements).
Until than, I would (advise to) wait (and I, for one, will continue on to focus on the market(s), and
on the site will get myself informed on the above "much better+reasonably reachable" hardware).
Regards,
Ton Maas
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----- Original Message -----
From: Essan Soobratty <trader@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: dinsdag 15 juni 1999 15:35
Subject: Off Topic: Choice of Processor
> Hi,
>
> I am about to upgrade my current PC which is an NEC PII 233mhz. I am
> not an expert when t comes to hardware and therefore seek views as to an
> appropriate upgrade.
>
> Its main use would be for running metastock pro, excel, word, netscape
> etc and it would be part of a LAN network. I don't think I would be
> using it for any heavy duty graphics.
>
> Browsing the shelves of Comp-USA it looks like my choices are between an
> Intel Celeron, PII or PIII. Can anyone give some suggestions and in
> particular describe the differences between the 3 processors? Whatever
> the choice, I would have a minimum of 64meg or RAM and would prefer to
> use win95.
>
> Also as a bechmark, which Celeron chip would be the equivalent to my
> current PII 233mhz?
>
> Email direct if you prefer. Thanks in advance.
>
> Essan Soobratty.
>
>
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