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I know this isn't strictly linux related....
We're in the process of buying a new machine, which will
be used largely to run linux - and I have heard that some
systems can slow down as more memory is added if the 
cache isn't sufficient.

We're looking at 64M of RAM, and as usual getting conflicting
messages from different shops.  256k cache on the chip is the 
minimum, but I was after 512k.  Is this necessary/recommended?
The remaining 256k seems to live on the motherboard - but some
shops claim that you can't put it on the m/b (I assume this
says more about their m/b's than the cache!).

So do I need 512k?  Should it live half on the m/b and half on 
the chip?

Thanks for any help...
Adrian.
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