RE: Processor .vs. RAM. What's a better bang for the buck?

Box 1 - CPU     (I would opt for more disk arms before a CPU upgrade if
possible)
Box 2 - RAM     (I would split between more memory and more disk arms if
possible.)


> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Taylor [SMTP:lists@studioworks-tech.com]
> Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2002 4:45 PM
> To:   midrange-l@midrange.com
> Subject:      Processor .vs. RAM. What's a better bang for the buck?
>
>
> Um... guys... if I can interrupt the Holy War Of The Week for a second, I
> need some advice on the best way to spend my hard earned dollars.
>
> Give a 250 with the following basic configurations:
>
> Box 1
> -------------------------------
> #2295 (15/50 CPW)
> 1024MB RAM
>
>
> Box 2
> -------------------------------
> #2296 (20/75 CPW)
> 256MB RAM
>
> and all else (including price) being equal, which would you consider to be
> the better performer for a mixed workload of:
>
> -  light RPG application usage (mainly testing)
> - Web development work using Tomcat, or possibly the yet to be released
> WAS-Light
>
> In other words, would I be better off throwing money at the RAM, or the
> processor upgrade?
>
>
> Thanks,
>
>
> John Taylor
>
>
>
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