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In article <evrwrite.311.0043A72E@powergrid.electriciti.com> evrwrite@powergrid.electriciti.com (Ed Redondo) writes:
>From: evrwrite@powergrid.electriciti.com (Ed Redondo)
>Subject: Re: Upgrade Suggestions?
>Date: Sun, 6 Nov 1994 09:25:37 LOCAL

>In article <19941104224623ECZ5RAR@MVS.OAC.UCLA.EDU> ECZ5RAR@MVS.OAC.UCLA.EDU
>(Anthony Ragan) writes:
>>From: ECZ5RAR@MVS.OAC.UCLA.EDU (Anthony Ragan)
>>Subject: Upgrade Suggestions?
>>Date: Fri, 04 Nov 1994 22:46

>>Hi all,

>>I'm in the mood to upgrade my PC, but I'm not sure what to do.
>>My systems specifics are:  Zeos 486dx-33, vesa local bus, 8mb of ram,
>>Diamond Speedstar Pro video card with 1mb of ram.  I use Windows for
>>work and exit to DOS for games and graphics.

>>I had considered replacing the CPU with a dx2-66, but after reading
>>articles in PC MAG and PC World, I don't think I'd get that much of a
>>performance boost for the money.  So, would I get noticeably better
>>system performance by adding a 256k ram cache?  Or from a video card
>>with 2mb of ram?  (Model recommendations?) Any other good ideas?

I just bumped my 486/33 up to 12M or RAM and it made a world of difference
in performance.  Enough in fact that I will probably pass on the DX2 chip
upgrade.  If you don't currently have any ram cache, definitely spend the 
$100 or so to put in 256k.  I usually don't notice a big difference
between 128K and 256K, but I can usually pick out the machine with no 
secondary ram memory.

>Wait!  Think Windows 95.  Wait until late 95 and purchace a 90MHz
>Pentium machine, 16MB RAM or better, 1GB HD, and Plug&Play
>accessory cards.  Have you noted how the pricing of hard drives,
>monitors, etc., have been comming down lately.  Although the price
>of Pentium mainboards will not drop much further by late 95
>the price of Pentium sysems *with* Windows 95 installed shoud be
>within reach of high-use users.  Just start saving your money
>now.  That's what I'm doing.  I'm not upgrading anything untill
>late 95, software or hardware.

According to this week's PC Week, Intel expects the cost of the 90Mhz
chip to drop in half by June.  My general strategy is to only add
upgrades that I can easily transfer to another system in 6 months to
a year.  Stuff like memory, bigger monitor, tbu, etc.

--rick

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