[dba-Tech] Ram Usage

Man, I am so out of the loop. Not enough energy to keep up with the
software, let alone the hardware. I guess I shall call this my "twilight
years". The world moves on, and I struggle to keep up, but it's growing
increasingly difficult. Not your problem: I appreciate that. But I hate the
feeling of being left behind.

A.

On Thu, Sep 15, 2011 at 12:22 AM, Jim Lawrence <accessd at shaw.ca> wrote:

> Probably.
>
> If you are not planning on doing heavy database work or graphic rendering
> or
> web site hosting or high-end game playing, a lot of the RAM and CPU power
> will be wasted. ;-)
>
> The number one bottle neck on any current computer is the hard drive
> response. Most new motherboards come with a RAID controller and with a
> minimum of 3-4 drive; you can build an array...superior performance. Things
> to watch out for are that some motherboards only have the chip sets to
> support SATA 2 drives but most new drives are SATA 3. SATA 3 drives have
> double the performance of SATA 2.
>
> Jim
>
>